Correlation between level of TSH receptor antibody and activity of Graves ophthalmopathy after treatment with glucocorticoid / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

ABSTRACT

Fifty-six patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy(GO)were treated with antithyroid drug and oral prednisone for three months,TSH receptor antibody(TRAb)level was reduced,GO activity and severity of some patients were ameliorated but still positively associated with TRAb.It suggests that TRAb not only triggers off GO but also plays a possible role in the maintenance of the autoimmune process in GO.