Aquaporin-4 in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders: A Target of Autoimmunity in the Central Nervous System

Since the discovery of a specific autoantibody in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in 2004, the water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4) has attracted attention as a target of autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system. In NMOSD, the autoantibody (NMO-IgG) binds to the ext...

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Main Authors: Yoichiro Abe, Masato Yasui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/4/591