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Advances in Immunology
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Volume 345:747-755 September 6, 2001 Number 10
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Immunomodulation of Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases with Intravenous Immune Globulin
Michel D. Kazatchkine, M.D., and Srini V. Kaveri, D.V.M., Ph.D.

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Intravenous immune globulin has been used in the treatment of primary and secondary antibody deficiencies for more than 25 years. It is a safe preparation with no long-term side effects. Intravenous immune globulin was first demonstrated to be effective in an autoimmune disorder — idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura — two decades ago. Since then, it has been established to be efficacious in the treatment of the Guillain–Barré syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, myasthenia gravis, corticosteroid-resistant dermatomyositis, and Kawasaki's syndrome and in the prevention of graft-versus-host disease in recipients of allogeneic bone marrow transplants. Benefits have been reported in many other autoimmune . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Components of Intravenous Immune Globulin

Natural Antibodies

Antibodies against Soluble and Membrane Molecules Involved in Immune Regulation

Clinical Use of Intravenous Immune Globulin

Safety of Intravenous Immune Globulin

Mechanisms of Action of Immune Globulin

Fc Receptor–Mediated Effects

Antiinflammatory Effects

Effects on B Cells and Antibodies

Effects on T Cells

Conclusions


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From INSERM Unité 430, Hôpital Broussais and the Department of Clinical Immunology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou and Université Pierre et Marie Curie — all in Paris.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Kazatchkine at INSERM U430, Hôpital Broussais, 96 rue Didot, 75014 Paris, France, or at michel.kazatchkine@egp.ap-hop-paris.fr.

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