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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

The role of complement in the immunopathogenesis of acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis: bystander or key player?

Iliana Michailidou, Anastasia Patsiarika, Evangelia Kesidou, Marina Kleopatra Boziki, Dimitrios Parisis, Christos Bakirtzis, Elisabeth Chroni, Nikolaos Grigoriadis

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Iliana MichailidouLaboratory of Experimental Neurology and Neuroimmunology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Anastasia PatsiarikaAstraZeneca, Medical Affairs Department Rare Disease, Athens, Greece.
Evangelia KesidouLaboratory of Experimental Neurology and Neuroimmunology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Marina Kleopatra BozikiLaboratory of Experimental Neurology and Neuroimmunology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dimitrios Parisis2 Department of Neurology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Christos Bakirtzis2 Department of Neurology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Elisabeth ChroniDepartment of Neurology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patra, Greece.
Nikolaos GrigoriadisLaboratory of Experimental Neurology and Neuroimmunology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The complement system is a key component of the innate immune system. In antiacetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody-positive (Ab+) generalized myasthenia gravis (MG), complement activation has long been considered a principal driver of pathology. Understanding the role of complement in AChR-Ab+ generalized MG has gained increasing importance in recent years, as anticomplement drugs have been approved for clinical use or are undergoing phase II/III clinical trials. This review aims to discuss recent and previous findings on the role of complement in AChR-Ab+ MG pathology, including its interaction with pathogenic antibodies and mechanisms beyond the classical pathway activation.

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AutoantibodiesComplement ActivationComplement System ProteinsMyasthenia GravisReceptors, CholinergicAnimalsHumansAutoantibodiesComplement System ProteinsReceptors, Cholinergicanti-acetylcholine receptor antibodiescomplement systemmembrane attack complexmyasthenia gravistherapy

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PMID40303417
PMCPMC12037622

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