2022
Mispatterning and interneuron deficit in Tourette Syndrome basal ganglia organoids
Brady M, Mariani J, Koca Y, Szekely A, King R, Bloch M, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Leckman J, Vaccarino F. Mispatterning and interneuron deficit in Tourette Syndrome basal ganglia organoids. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 5007-5019. PMID: 36447010, PMCID: PMC9949887, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01880-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeInterneuron deficitsGABAergic interneuronsHealthy controlsNeurodevelopmental underpinningsNeuropathological deficitsBG circuitryNeuropsychiatric disordersDecreased differentiationT patientsInterneuronsAltered expressionPotential mechanismsCilia disruptionSonic hedgehogOrganoidsStem cellsTS individualsPluripotent stem cellsGli transcription factorsDeficitsOrganoid differentiationEarly stagesCholinergicPatients
2020
Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity
Xu J, Liu RJ, Fahey S, Frick L, Leckman J, Vaccarino F, Duman RS, Williams K, Swedo S, Pittenger C. Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 178: 48-64. PMID: 32539528, PMCID: PMC8573771, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal cholinergic interneuronsCholinergic interneuronsMouse brain slicesObsessive-compulsive disorderControl subjectsBrain slicesPediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersIntravenous immunoglobulin treatmentAutoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersAcute mouse brain slicesParvalbumin-expressing GABAergic interneuronsPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderBrain antigensImmunoglobulin treatmentBaseline serumStreptococcal infectionCritical cellular targetsSymptom improvementGABAergic interneuronsInduced autoimmunityIgG antibodiesMouse slicesIndependent cohortBehavioral pathologyNeuron types
2017
Differential binding of antibodies in PANDAS patients to cholinergic interneurons in the striatum
Frick L, Rapanelli M, Jindachomthong K, Grant P, Leckman JF, Swedo S, Williams K, Pittenger C. Differential binding of antibodies in PANDAS patients to cholinergic interneurons in the striatum. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2017, 69: 304-311. PMID: 29233751, PMCID: PMC5857467, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup A beta-hemolytic streptococciCholinergic interneuronsPediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder AssociatedNeuropsychiatric Disorder AssociatedStriatal cholinergic interneuronsStriatum of miceBeta-hemolytic streptococciBrain antigensPANDAS patientsIntravenous immunoglobulinStriatal interneuronsNeuropsychiatric symptomsObsessive-compulsive disorderSymptom improvementGABAergic interneuronsClinical trialsHealthy controlsDisorders AssociatedTic disordersChildhood onsetInterneuronsLocus of pathologyElevated bindingAntibodiesStriatum