Purpose: To investigate the response of tacrolimus to chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) with autoanti-bodies against paranodal proteins, including neurofascin-155 (NF155), contactin-1 (CNTN1) and contactin-associated protein 1 (Caspr1). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all CIDP patients who carried anti-NF155, CNTN1 and Caspr1 antibodies and were treated with tacrolimus at Tongji hospital from Jan 2018 to Apr 2021. Results: There were 58 patients with CIDP and only 9 patients had autoantibodies against paranodal proteins (17.2%). Five of the 9 patients received tacrolimus treatment with an initial dose of 2-3 mg once daily. One patient with anti-CNTN1 antibody started tacrolimus and corticosteroid treatment, at the first episode and eventually achieved full clinical remission without relapse. Four patients with anti-NF155 or-Caspr1 antibodies experienced relapse during corticosteroids tapering. Then, they were given oral tacrolimus and presented with clinical improvement. During follow-up, only one patient developed worsening weakness due to unreasonable tacrolimus discontinuation. Moreover, 3 patients were successfully withdrawn from corticosteroids and 2 patients took corticosteroids at low maintenance dose (10mg/d) after tacrolimus treatment. No severe adverse events were observed in all the patients. Conclusion: Patients with autoantibodies against paranodal proteins had a better long-term outcome after adding tacrolimus. Combination with corticosteroids and tacrolimus be an effective
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [81873758]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol,Tongji Hosp,Dept Neurol,Tongji Med Coll,Jiefang St 1095,Wuhan 430000,Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Yang Meng-ge,Xu Li,Ji Suqiong,et al.Tacrolimus Combined with Corticosteroids Improved the Outcome of CIDP Patients with Autoantibodies Against Paranodal Proteins[J].NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT.2022,18:1207-1217.doi:10.2147/NDT.S361461.
APA:
Yang, Meng-ge,Xu, Li,Ji, Suqiong,Gao, Huajie,Zhang, Qing&Bu, Bitao.(2022).Tacrolimus Combined with Corticosteroids Improved the Outcome of CIDP Patients with Autoantibodies Against Paranodal Proteins.NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT,18,
MLA:
Yang, Meng-ge,et al."Tacrolimus Combined with Corticosteroids Improved the Outcome of CIDP Patients with Autoantibodies Against Paranodal Proteins".NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT 18.(2022):1207-1217