title: [Pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy].
abstract: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is considered to be a demyelinating autoimmune disorder in the peripheral nervous system. Concerning cellular immune response, activity of IFN-gamma producing Th1 and IL-17 producing Th17 cells might be accelerated in patients with CIDP, while regulatory function of CD4+ CD25(high) Foxp3+ regulatory T cells might be diminished. Humoral immune responses against several myelin components such as myelin protein zero and gangliosides such as GM1 might be also induced in a part of patients with CIDP. Besides, growing body of evidences suggest that immune response against several molecules expressed in the noncompact myelin might be involved in the pathogenesis of CIDP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry.
authors.forename: Toshimasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aranami
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000276:immunology; D020277:Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology; D058504:Th17 Cells / Q000276:immunology