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Heterogeneity of the human acetylcholine receptor antibody in myasthenia gravis. Mitsuhiro OHTA 1 , Fumiyo MORI 1 , Kiyoe OHTA 1 , Hiroshi NISHITANI 2 , Kyozo HAYASHI 3 1Department of Clinical Research, Utano National Hospital 2Department of Neurology, Utano National Hospital 3Department of Biology, Gifu Pharmaceutical University pp.106-118
Published Date 1986/2/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1431905768
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The basic abnormality in myasthenia gravis (MG) is a reduction number of acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) at neuromuscular junctions, which causes for the impairment of neuromus-cular transmission and results in the muscle weakness and fatigability. Antibody binding to AChR (blockade of ACh), producing increased degradation of the AChR (antigenic modulation),altered AChR resynthesis, and complement-mediated cytolysis to the postsynaptic membrane (reduction in the number of functional AChR and morphological change of the membrane) have all been demonstrated.These data indicates that the pathogenesis of MG involves an atuo-immune attack directed against AChRs.

The detection in the serum of anti-AChR anti-body is almost specific and highly sensitive in confirming or suspecting the diagnosis of MG. These antibodies are reported in the serum of more than 80% of patients with MG and virtually absent in normal controls or in patients with other autoimmune diseases. Moreover, these antibodies have an ability of reproducing the characteristics neuromuscular abnormalities of the disease when they are passively transferred to laboratory animals.


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