How To Diagnose And Treat Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)

Intravenous Immunoglobulin

Intravenous immunoglobulin is an infusion composed of small portions of IgM and IgA and a more significant portion of heterogeneous human IgG. In each batch of intravenous immunoglobulin, there are blood components that have been prepared from the serum of between one and fifteen thousand human donors. This type of solution can provide a wide array of antibodies with the capacity to neutralize the components of the immune system causing damage to the affected individual's myelin sheathing. The exact mechanism of action that has proven to show improvements in the symptoms of CIDP is not clear, but it is thought to involve the inhibition of the autoantibody action on the healthy tissues. Intravenous immunoglobulin has been able to promote the remyelination of lacking nerves, which may reverse some of the damage done by the affected individual's rogue immune system.

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