2013
Brain Human Monoclonal Autoantibody from Sydenham Chorea Targets Dopaminergic Neurons in Transgenic Mice and Signals Dopamine D2 Receptor: Implications in Human Disease
Cox CJ, Sharma M, Leckman JF, Zuccolo J, Zuccolo A, Kovoor A, Swedo SE, Cunningham MW. Brain Human Monoclonal Autoantibody from Sydenham Chorea Targets Dopaminergic Neurons in Transgenic Mice and Signals Dopamine D2 Receptor: Implications in Human Disease. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 191: 5524-5541. PMID: 24184556, PMCID: PMC3848617, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, BacterialAutoantibodiesBasal GangliaChildChoreaCross ReactionsDopamineDopaminergic NeuronsG(M1) GangliosideHEK293 CellsHumansImmunoglobulin GMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicReceptors, Dopamine D2Recombinant Fusion ProteinsRheumatic FeverSignal TransductionStreptococcal InfectionsTransgenesConceptsSydenham's choreaDopamine D2 receptorsDopaminergic neuronsD2 receptorsTransgenic micePediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersDose-dependent inhibitoryMain neurologic manifestationsAutoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersBehavioral disordersHuman monoclonal autoantibodiesBrain AgsNeurologic manifestationsRheumatic feverChoreiform movementsTg miceBasal gangliaHuman dopamine D2 receptorAb reactivityTyrosine hydroxylaseAutoantibodiesB cellsMonoclonal autoantibodiesNeuropsychiatric disordersD2R
1988
Elevated CSF dynorphin A [1–8] in Tourette's syndrome
Leckman JF, Riddle MA, Berrettini WH, Anderson GM, Hardin M, Chappell P, Bissette G, Nemeroff CB, Goodman WK, Cohen DJ. Elevated CSF dynorphin A [1–8] in Tourette's syndrome. Life Sciences 1988, 43: 2015-2023. PMID: 2463450, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(88)90575-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathobiology of TSTourette syndromeNeuroanatomic distributionEndogenous opioidsNeuropathological studiesObsessive-compulsive disorderPrevalence of TSBehavioral effectsPost-mortem brain studiesPathophysiology of TSGilles de la Tourette's syndromeCentral dopaminergic neuronsRecent neuropathological studiesLevels of dynorphinSevere Tourette syndromeBasal ganglia structuresChronic neuropsychiatric disorderLa Tourette's syndromeCentral monoaminergicCSF dynorphinElevated CSFStriatal fibersCSF studiesDopaminergic neuronsBasal ganglia