Circulating levels of cytokines and their modulation by intravenous immunoglobulin in multifocal motor neuropathy

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-71

  Terenghi, Fabrizia ^a,b   Allaria, Silvia ^a,c   Nobile Orazio, Eduardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokines; IVIg; Multifocal motor neuropathy; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYTOKINES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-4; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POLYNEUROPATHIES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 33644766238     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1085-9489.2006.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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