Binding specificity of anti-HNK-1 IgM M-protein in anti-MAG neuropathy: possible clinical relevance.
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| Abstract |
Anti-myelin-associated-glycoprotein (MAG) neuropathy is an intractable autoimmune polyneuropathy. The antigenic region of MAG is the human natural killer-1 (HNK-1) carbohydrate. We and others previously suggested that the extension of antibody reactivities to HNK-1-bearing proteins other than MAG was associated with treatment resistance, without statistical analyses. In this study, we established an ELISA method with recombinant proteins to test binding specificities of currently available monoclonal antibodies to MAG and another HNK-1-bearing protein, phosphacan. Using this system, we found the distinct binding specificities of anti-MAG antibody in 19 patients with anti-MAG neuropathy. Their clinical relevance was then determined retrospectively with the adjusted 10-points INCAT disability score (0 = normal and 10 = highly disable). The results showed that strong reactivities of anti-MAG antibodies to phosphacan were significantly associated with treatment resistance or progressive clinical courses, indicating a possible clinical relevance of the binding specificities.
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| Authors | Yukihiro Hamada, Makito Hirano, Motoi Kuwahara, Makoto Samukawa, Kazuo Takada, Jyoji Morise, Keiko Yabuno, Shogo Oka, Susumu Kusunoki |
| Journal | Neuroscience research (Neurosci Res) Vol. 91 Pg. 63-8 (Feb 2015) ISSN: 1872-8111 [Electronic] Ireland |
| PMID | 25450311 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd and the Japan Neuroscience Society. All rights reserved. |
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