New Treatment Perspectives for Acute Relapses in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system, characterized by recurrent attacks of optic neuritis, transverse myelitis, brainstem, and/ or cerebral symptoms. Despite the current standard of care consisting of high-dose corticosteroids and therapeutic plasma exchange, many patients are left with a permanent neurological disability after each attack. With the recent advancements in understanding the pathogenic mechanisms involved in NMOSD relapses, possibilities to develop new targeted therapies are anticipated. To date, therapies targeted at inhibiting the complement cascade, inhibiting the vascular endothelial growth factor, inhibiting granulocyte migration and degranulation, and depleting B cells have been explored in phase I clinical trials, while other agents are being investigated in preclinical and early clinical trials. This review aims to discuss the potential targets for relapse treatment in NMOSD and provide the readers with a summary of the available data regarding some of the candidate agents for future application in clinical practice.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Transfusion medicine reviews - 36(2022), 4 vom: 31. Okt., Seite 230-232

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lotan, Itay [VerfasserIn]
Levy, Michael [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AQP4
Aquaporin 4
Autoantibodies
Efficacy
Journal Article
MOGAD
NMOSD
Relapse
Review
Safety
Treatment
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.12.2022

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tmrv.2022.06.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346694760