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Lupus autoantibodies initiate neuroinflammation sustained by continuous HMGB1:RAGE signaling and reversed by increased LAIR-1 expression
Cognitive impairment is a frequent manifestation of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus, present in up to 80% of patients and leading to a diminished quality of life. In the present study, we used a ...
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Open AccessLupus autoantibodies act as positive allosteric modulators at GluN2A-containing NMDA receptors and impair spatial memory
Patients with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience various peripheral and central nervous system manifestations including spatial memory impairment. A subset of autoantibodies (DNRAbs) cross-react wit...
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Maternal antibodies and develo** blood–brain barrier
We briefly review the protective role of maternal antibodies during fetal development and at early postnatal stages. We describe antibody delivery to fetuses, particularly in the context of the develo** bloo...
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Aspects of CNS Lupus: Mouse Models of Anti-NMDA Receptor Antibody Mediated Reactivity
This chapter describes methods utilized in establishing a mouse model of neuropsychiatric lupus encompassing both cognitive and emotional dysfunction, and a model of the influence of maternal antibody on the d...
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Losing your nerves? Maybe it's the antibodies
In this Opinion article, Betty Diamond and colleagues propose that common serum antibodies that crossreact with brain antigens might be responsible for many acquired changes or congenital impairments in cognit...
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Neurotoxic autoantibodies mediate congenital cortical impairment of offspring in maternal lupus
Children born to mothers with lupus have a higher rate of learning disorders. Now, in mouse studies, Betty Diamond and her colleagues show that neurotoxic antibodies found in mothers with lupus are transferred...
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An EαEβ heterodimer dramatically alters selection of functional T-cell subsets in A.CA transgenic mice