PMID- 28666326 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190121 LR - 20190121 IS - 1460-2377 (Electronic) IS - 0953-8178 (Linking) VI - 29 IP - 11 DP - 2017 Dec 30 TI - IVIG-mediated effector functions in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. PG - 491-498 LID - 10.1093/intimm/dxx039 [doi] AB - Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a pooled preparation of normal IgG obtained from several thousand healthy donors. It is widely used in the immunotherapy of a large number of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The mechanisms of action of IVIG are complex and, as discussed in this review, experimental and clinical data provide an indicator that the therapeutic benefit of IVIG therapy is due to several mutually non-exclusive mechanisms affecting soluble mediators as well as cellular components of the immune system. These mechanisms depend on Fc and/or F(ab')2 fragments. A better understanding of the effector functions of IVIG should help in identification of biomarkers of responses to IVIG in autoimmune patients. CI - (c) The Japanese Society for Immunology. 2017. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Galeotti, Caroline AU - Galeotti C AD - Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale Unite, France. AD - Sorbonne Universites, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France. AD - Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe -Immunopathologie et Immunointervention Therapeutique, Paris, France. AD - Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, National Referral Centre of Auto-inflammatory Diseases, CHU de Bicetre, France. FAU - Kaveri, Srini V AU - Kaveri SV AD - Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale Unite, France. AD - Sorbonne Universites, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France. AD - Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe -Immunopathologie et Immunointervention Therapeutique, Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, France. FAU - Bayry, Jagadeesh AU - Bayry J AD - Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale Unite, France. AD - Sorbonne Universites, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France. AD - Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe -Immunopathologie et Immunointervention Therapeutique, Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - England TA - Int Immunol JT - International immunology JID - 8916182 RN - 0 (Immunoglobulins, Intravenous) SB - IM MH - Autoimmune Diseases/*immunology/*therapy MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/*immunology/*therapeutic use MH - Inflammation/*immunology/*therapy OTO - NOTNLM OT - B cell OT - autoimmunity OT - dendritic cell OT - granulocyte OT - sialylation EDAT- 2017/07/02 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/22 06:00 CRDT- 2017/07/02 06:00 PHST- 2017/05/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/06/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/07/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/07/02 06:00 [entrez] AID - 3897037 [pii] AID - 10.1093/intimm/dxx039 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int Immunol. 2017 Dec 30;29(11):491-498. doi: 10.1093/intimm/dxx039.