Effect of Plasmapheresis and Laser Radiation on Red Blood Cells in the Complex Treatment of Myasthenia

摘要

The main factor of myasthenia pathogenesis is the presence of autoantibodies to acetylcholine receptors in the blood. Myasthenia is accompanied by a significant increase the pathological forms of erythrocytes in peripheral blood. Plasmapheresis is the most effective way to remove antibodies from the blood. It has been found that plasmapheresis significantly increases the level of pathological forms of erythrocytes. Intravascular laser irradiation of blood is one of the most effective methods for preserving and restoring red blood cell forms. The authors investigated the effect of low-intensity laser radiation on erythrocytes in combination with plasmapheresis. Laser therapy in combination with efferent detoxification methods allows to eliminate antibodies from the blood, and on the other hand restores the optimal ratio among discocytes and pathological forms of erythrocytes.