2006
Association of polymorphisms within the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-α with clinical outcomes of rheumatic fever
Ramasawmy R, Faé K, Spina G, Victora G, Tanaka A, Palácios S, Hounie A, Miguel E, Oshiro S, Goldberg A, Kalil J, Guilherme L. Association of polymorphisms within the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-α with clinical outcomes of rheumatic fever. Molecular Immunology 2006, 44: 1873-1878. PMID: 17079017, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2006.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAortic DiseasesAutoimmune DiseasesChildChoreaCohort StudiesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMyocarditisPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePredictive Value of TestsQuantitative Trait LociRheumatic Heart DiseaseStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pyogenesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsRheumatic feverRF patientsClinical outcomesHealthy controlsTNFA geneMinor alleleRF/RHDAortic valve lesionsRecognition of autoantigensStratification of patientsTumor necrosis factorAssociation of polymorphismsMild carditisValve lesionsAdaptive armsSydenham's choreaAutoimmune diseasesHeart diseaseInflammatory diseasesNecrosis factorBorderline associationG-308APatientsImmune systemClinical phenotype
2001
Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette’s syndrome, Sydenham’s chorea, and autoimmune disorders
Morshed S, Parveen S, Leckman J, Mercadante M, Kiss M, Miguel E, Arman A, Yazgan Y, Fujii T, Paul S, Peterson B, Zhang H, King R, Scahill L, Lombroso P. Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette’s syndrome, Sydenham’s chorea, and autoimmune disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2001, 50: 566-577. PMID: 11690591, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01096-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal antinuclear antibodiesAntinuclear antibodiesAutoimmune disordersTourette syndromeAnticytoskeletal antibodiesAntineural antibodiesStreptococcal infectionT patientsTS patientsBeta-hemolytic streptococcal infectionPrior streptococcal infectionHemolytic streptococcal infectionAntistreptolysin O titerIndirect immunofluorescent assayLevels of immunoreactivityWestern blot techniqueMean rankClinical characteristicsSydenham's choreaO titerPatient groupSC patientsIgG antibodiesIgG classNormal controls
1989
Catatonic syndrome caused by autoimmune disease: spontaneous remission.
Lichtenstein A, Calish I, Oliveira R, Miguel Filho E, Rocha A. Catatonic syndrome caused by autoimmune disease: spontaneous remission. Clinics 1989, 44: 312-5. PMID: 2486424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigen-Antibody ComplexAutoimmune DiseasesCatatoniaCentral Nervous SystemFemaleHumansPsychophysiologic DisordersConceptsCSF immune complexesAutoimmune diseasesImmune complexesCatatonic syndromeCerebrospinal fluidPositive antinuclear factorSystemic lupus erythematosusAntinuclear factorLupus erythematosusRare manifestationSystemic involvementSystemic manifestationsSpontaneous remissionImmunosuppressive drugsPsychiatric manifestationsCatatonic patientsImmunologic testsCase reportMetabolic disturbancesPsychiatric effectsNucleolar patternSchizophrenic disordersValuable markerDiseasePsychiatric picture