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
2012
Behavioral, Pharmacological, and Immunological Abnormalities after Streptococcal Exposure: A Novel Rat Model of Sydenham Chorea and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Brimberg L, Benhar I, Mascaro-Blanco A, Alvarez K, Lotan D, Winter C, Klein J, Moses AE, Somnier FE, Leckman JF, Swedo SE, Cunningham MW, Joel D. Behavioral, Pharmacological, and Immunological Abnormalities after Streptococcal Exposure: A Novel Rat Model of Sydenham Chorea and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology 2012, 37: 2076-2087. PMID: 22534626, PMCID: PMC3398718, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2012.56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSydenham's choreaNeuropsychiatric disordersStreptococcal exposureImmunological abnormalitiesMotor symptomsRat modelAnimal modelsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor paroxetineGroup A streptococcal infectionsSerotonin reuptake inhibitor paroxetineSK-N-SH neuronal cellsMale Lewis ratsNovel rat modelNew animal modelCalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIRelated neuropsychiatric disordersStreptococcal infectionLewis ratsAntibody depositionBasal gangliaCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIDopamine D1GAS antigensGlutamate levelsD2 receptors
2000
The Psychiatric Symptoms of Rheumatic Fever
Mercadante MT, Busatto GF, Lombroso PJ, Prado L, Rosário-Campos MC, do Valle R, Marques-Dias MJ, Kiss MH, Leckman JF, Miguel EC. The Psychiatric Symptoms of Rheumatic Fever. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 2036-2038. PMID: 11097972, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.12.2036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderRheumatic feverSydenham's choreaTic disordersHigh riskComparison groupFever groupMajor depressive disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderDepressive disorderRisk factorsPsychiatric symptomsPsychiatric disordersChoreaFeverNeuropsychiatric disordersObsessive-compulsive symptomsRating ScaleHyperactivity disorderSymptomsDisordersADHD symptomsChildrenSemistructured interviews