The Beneficial Clinical Effects of Teriflunomide in Experimental Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis and the Investigation of the Possible Immunological Mechanisms.

ABSTRACT: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoantibody-mediated autoimmune disease characterized by skeletal muscle weakness exacerbated with exercise. There is a need for novel drugs effective in refractory MG. We aimed to test the potential of teriflunomide, an immunomodulatory drug currently used in rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis treatment, in a murine experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG) model. EAMG was induced by immunizations with recombinant acetylcholine receptor (AChR). Teriflunomide treatment (10 mg/kg/day, intraperitoneal) was initiated to one group of mice (n = 21) following the third immunization and continued for 5 weeks. The disease control group (n = 19) did not receive medication. Naïve mice (n = 10) received only mock immunization. In addition to the clinical

SUBMITTER: Koseoglu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11412195 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature