2021
ENT2 facilitates brain endothelial cell penetration and blood-brain barrier transport by a tumor-targeting anti-DNA autoantibody
Rattray Z, Deng G, Zhang S, Shirali A, May CK, Chen X, Cuffari BJ, Liu J, Zou P, Rattray N, Johnson CH, Dubljevic V, Campbell JA, Huttner A, Baehring JM, Zhou J, Hansen JE. ENT2 facilitates brain endothelial cell penetration and blood-brain barrier transport by a tumor-targeting anti-DNA autoantibody. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e145875. PMID: 34128837, PMCID: PMC8410084, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.145875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierAnti-DNA autoantibodiesBrain tumorsBreast cancer brain metastasesBlood-brain barrier transportBrain tumor immunotherapyCancer brain metastasesBrain endothelial cellsEndothelial cell penetrationCNS lupusNeurotoxic autoantibodiesBrain metastasesTumor immunotherapyBarrier transportAntibody-based approachesCNS penetrationAutoantibodiesEfficacy studiesOrthotopic glioblastomaEndothelial cellsTumorsCancer cellsNucleoside fluxesActionable mechanismsKey transporters
2020
Clinical characteristics of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 antibody‐related polyneuropathy: a retrospective study
Kovvuru S, Cardenas Y, Huttner A, Nowak R, Roy B. Clinical characteristics of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 antibody‐related polyneuropathy: a retrospective study. European Journal Of Neurology 2020, 27: 1310-1318. PMID: 32068339, DOI: 10.1111/ene.14180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic inflammatory neuropathiesInflammatory neuropathiesSensory neuropathyFGFR3 antibodiesDistal lower extremity weaknessIntravenous immunoglobulin responseLower extremity paresthesiasCommon presenting symptomLower extremity weaknessRetrospective chart reviewPure sensory neuropathyHistory of cancerDistal sensationMotor findingsPresenting symptomChart reviewClinical characteristicsDemyelinating featuresNerve biopsySymptom onsetUnsteady gaitClinical presentationFoot dropRetrospective studyAutoimmune diseases