目的探究对重症肌无力合并胸腺病变的患者血清中乙酰胆碱受体(acetylcholine receptors,AchR)抗体、肌联蛋白(Titin)抗体和肌肉特异性酪氨酸激酶(muscle specific tyrosine kinase,MuSK)抗体的检测意义。方法选取我院收治的80例重症肌...目的探究对重症肌无力合并胸腺病变的患者血清中乙酰胆碱受体(acetylcholine receptors,AchR)抗体、肌联蛋白(Titin)抗体和肌肉特异性酪氨酸激酶(muscle specific tyrosine kinase,MuSK)抗体的检测意义。方法选取我院收治的80例重症肌无力患者,根据是否存在胸腺病变分为胸腺病变组48例和非胸腺病变组32例,另取80例健康个体作为对照组,通过免疫酶联吸附试验对3组成员血清中AchR抗体、Titin抗体和MuSK抗体进行检测并比较。结果重症肌无力患者血清AchR抗体和Titin抗体阳性率(76.3%,52.5%)均明显高于对照组(11.3%,5.0%)(P<0.05);重症肌无力组及对照组患者血清MuSK抗体阳性率均为0,但前者血清中MuSK抗体水平明显高于后者(P<0.05);AchR,Titin两种抗体联合检测可明显提高检测重症肌无力的灵敏度;AchR和Titin抗体在胸腺病变组中的阳性率明显高于非胸腺病变组(P<0.05);全身型重症肌无力患者的血清AchR抗体和Titin抗体阳性率明显高于眼肌型(P<0.05)。结论 AchR抗体和Titin抗体的阳性率与重症肌无力患者的病情相关,病情严重或合并胸腺病变可明显提高两者的阳性率,此外两者联合检测可提高诊断的灵敏度。而MuSK抗体在我国重症肌无力患者中的阳性率较低。展开更多
Background: Antibodies (Ab) against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) are found in 80-90% of generalized myasthenia gravis (MG),but only in 50% of pure ocular MG. Furthermore,Ab against the muscle-specific receptor ty...Background: Antibodies (Ab) against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) are found in 80-90% of generalized myasthenia gravis (MG),but only in 50% of pure ocular MG. Furthermore,Ab against the muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK) were detected in 38-54% of patients with AChR-Ab negative (“ seronegative” ) MG,but not in pure ocular MG. Methods: 2 case reports have been analysed: Two patients (42 years old and 61 years old) with primary ocular MG were studied. Both patients complained of fluctuating bilateral ptosis and double vision lasting for 2 to 3 months. Results: AChR-Ab were negative but MuSK-Ab were clearly positive. In spite of treatment with pyridistigmin and prednisolone,the symptoms in patient 1 generalized within 4 weeks causing dysphagia,limb muscle weakness and respiratory crisis. Symptoms immediately responded to plasmapheresis. Patient 2 clearly improved under treatment with pyridostigmine,methylprednisone,and azathioprine. There was no generalizationwithin a course of 12 months. Conclusions: Both cases clearly indicate that MuSKAb can be found in primary isolated ocular MG lasting for 2 to 3 months. In a primary ocular manifestation of MG the detection of MuSK might indicate the risk for subsequent generalization and might have implications for immunosuppressive therapy. Therefore,seronegative MG requires testing for MuSK-Ab.展开更多
文摘Background: Antibodies (Ab) against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) are found in 80-90% of generalized myasthenia gravis (MG),but only in 50% of pure ocular MG. Furthermore,Ab against the muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK) were detected in 38-54% of patients with AChR-Ab negative (“ seronegative” ) MG,but not in pure ocular MG. Methods: 2 case reports have been analysed: Two patients (42 years old and 61 years old) with primary ocular MG were studied. Both patients complained of fluctuating bilateral ptosis and double vision lasting for 2 to 3 months. Results: AChR-Ab were negative but MuSK-Ab were clearly positive. In spite of treatment with pyridistigmin and prednisolone,the symptoms in patient 1 generalized within 4 weeks causing dysphagia,limb muscle weakness and respiratory crisis. Symptoms immediately responded to plasmapheresis. Patient 2 clearly improved under treatment with pyridostigmine,methylprednisone,and azathioprine. There was no generalizationwithin a course of 12 months. Conclusions: Both cases clearly indicate that MuSKAb can be found in primary isolated ocular MG lasting for 2 to 3 months. In a primary ocular manifestation of MG the detection of MuSK might indicate the risk for subsequent generalization and might have implications for immunosuppressive therapy. Therefore,seronegative MG requires testing for MuSK-Ab.
