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Changes in serum cytokine levels during plasmapheresis in patients with myasthenia gravis

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Changes in serum cytokine levels during

plasmapheresis in patients with myasthenia

gravis

施純明

Yeh JH;Wang SH;Chien PJ;Shin CM;Chiu HC

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Abstract

Background:

The effect of plasmapheresis on cytokine levels in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) has not been well established. Methods:

Cytokine levels were measured in 19 patients with MG before and after treatment with one course of double-filtration plasmapheresis (DFP). The control group comprised 6 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers. Results:

At baseline, patients with MG had higher levels of IL-10 than normal controls. The levels of IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, and tumor necrosis factor-α were almost undetectable in MG patients. After a single session of DFP treatment, IL-10 levels were significantly increased. After three sessions, IL-10 levels were still higher than those at baseline. Elevated IL-10 level was significantly associated with use of immunosuppressant drugs, thymectomy, and good response to DFP treatment. Conclusions:

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