A proportion of patients with peripheral neuropathies has circulating autoantibodies directed against neural antigens. In some cases, autoantibodies may play a pathogenic role. We studied a patient with a progressive sensory-motor axonal neuropathy of unknown etiology, looking for circulating autoantibodies against neural antigens and we showed that the patient's serum contained anti-amphiphysin I (AMP I) and amphiphysin II (AMP II) autoantibodies. A sural nerve biopsy revealed an axonal neuropathy. Indirect immunofluorescence experiments with the patient's serum showed a staining of rat axons due to alpha-AMP I autoantibodies and a specific labelling of cytoplasm and Schmidt-Lanterman incisures of Schwann cells due to alpha-AMP II autoantibodies. In conclusion we identified a patient affected by a sensory-motor neuropathy with autoantibodies against both AMP I and AMP II.

Perego, L., Previtali, S., Nemni, R., Longhi, R., Carandente, O., Saibene, A., et al. (2002). Autoantibodies to amphiphysin I and amphiphysin II in a patient with sensory-motor neuropathy. EUROPEAN NEUROLOGY, 47(4), 196-200 [10.1159/000057898].

Autoantibodies to amphiphysin I and amphiphysin II in a patient with sensory-motor neuropathy

VILLA, ANTONELLO;
2002

Abstract

A proportion of patients with peripheral neuropathies has circulating autoantibodies directed against neural antigens. In some cases, autoantibodies may play a pathogenic role. We studied a patient with a progressive sensory-motor axonal neuropathy of unknown etiology, looking for circulating autoantibodies against neural antigens and we showed that the patient's serum contained anti-amphiphysin I (AMP I) and amphiphysin II (AMP II) autoantibodies. A sural nerve biopsy revealed an axonal neuropathy. Indirect immunofluorescence experiments with the patient's serum showed a staining of rat axons due to alpha-AMP I autoantibodies and a specific labelling of cytoplasm and Schmidt-Lanterman incisures of Schwann cells due to alpha-AMP II autoantibodies. In conclusion we identified a patient affected by a sensory-motor neuropathy with autoantibodies against both AMP I and AMP II.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Male; Neural Conduction; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies; Autoantibodies; Nerve Tissue Proteins; Aged; Motor Neurons; Blotting, Western; Humans
English
2002
47
4
196
200
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Perego, L., Previtali, S., Nemni, R., Longhi, R., Carandente, O., Saibene, A., et al. (2002). Autoantibodies to amphiphysin I and amphiphysin II in a patient with sensory-motor neuropathy. EUROPEAN NEUROLOGY, 47(4), 196-200 [10.1159/000057898].
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