Neurotoxic autoantibodies mediate congenital cortical impairment of offspring in maternal lupus.
Neurotoxic autoantibodies mediate congenital cortical impairment of offspring in maternal lupus.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease mediated by autoantibodies (AAbs) and preferentially affecting women of childbearing age. Since the offspring of mothers with SLE exhibit a high frequency of learning disorders, we hypothesized that maternally transferred AAbs that bind DNA and the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) could play a pathogenic role during fetal brain development. Here we describe a maternal SLE murine model wherein pregnant dams harbored DNA-specific, NMDAR-specific AAbs throughout gestation. High titers of these AAbs in maternal circulation led to histological abnormalities in fetal brain and subsequent cognitive impairments in adult offspring. These data support a paradigm in which in utero exposure to neurotoxic AAbs causes abnormal brain development with long-term consequences. This paradigm may apply to multiple congenital neuropsychiatric disorders.
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影响因子:
15.3
作者:
Putterman, C;Diamond, B
通讯作者:
Diamond, B
影响因子:
5.1
作者:
Omdal, R;Brokstad, K;Mellgren, SI
通讯作者:
Mellgren, SI
DOI:
10.1016/s0165-3806(01)00126-2
发表时间:
2001-04-30
期刊:
DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
Meador-Woodruff, JH
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作者:
Ross, G;Sammaritano, L;Lockshin, M
通讯作者:
Lockshin, M
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0608397104
发表时间:
2006-12-26
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
Kowal, Czeslawa;DeGiorgio, Lorraine A.;Diamond, Betty
通讯作者:
Diamond, Betty