Mechanisms of action of intravenous immunoglobulin in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

Abstract

Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) exert a broad range of immunoregularoty functions that provide a basis for the beneficial effects of IVIg in autoimmune and systemic inflammatory disorders. This review focuses on the effects f IVIg on humoral and cellular inmmunity that may be of relevance for the treatment of inflammatory neurological diseases.