Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

HIGH-DOSE INTRAVENOUS GAMMAGLOBULIN FOR IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA IN CHILDHOOD

Paul Imbach, V. D’Apuzzo, Andreas Hirt et al. · The Lancet · 1981 · 1.7K citations

Medicine, Hematology, Pediatrics +4

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

Milan Bašta, Marinos C. Dalakas · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1994 · 395 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Pathology +17

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

Jürg Kesselring, David H. Miller, S. Robb et al. · Brain · 1990 · 393 citations

Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience +15

Mechanism of therapeutic effect of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin. Attenuation of acute, complement-dependent immune damage in a guinea pig model.

Milan Bašta, Paul M. Kirshbom, M M Frank et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1989 · 181 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Pathology +17

Normal immunoglobulin G (IgG) for therapeutic use (intravenous Ig) contain antiidiotypic specificities against an immunodominant, disease-associated, cross-reactive idiotype of human anti-thyroglobulin autoantibodies.

Gilles Dietrich, M Kazatchkine · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1990 · 156 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Autoimmunity +14