High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin exerts its beneficial effect in patients with dermatomyositis by blocking endomysial deposition of activated complement fragments.

In patients with dermatomyositis (DM) the earliest lesion is microvasculopathy mediated by deposition of C5b-C9 membranolytic attack complex (MAC) on intramuscular capillaries. This leads sequentially to muscle ischemia, necrosis of muscle fibers, and muscle weakness. High-dose intravenous immunoglo...

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Hlavní autoři: Basta, M, Dalakas, M C
Médium: Artigo
Jazyk:Inglês
Vydáno: 1994
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On-line přístup:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC294563/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7962520
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