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ReviewBrain research reviews2007

Neuroimmunopathology in a murine model of neuropsychiatric lupus.

David A Ballok

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Review in Brain research reviews, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The MRL Model: A Valuable Tool in Studies of Autoimmunity-Brain Interactions.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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  15. Bipolar Disorder Associated with Another Autoimmune Disease-Pemphigus: A Population-based Study.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

David A BallokDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, HSC Rm 4N4, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5. ballokda@mcmaster.ca
McMaster University · CA

Funding

BRAIN CELL DEATH IN MRL MICE: TARGETS AND MECHANISMSR21AR049163 · NIAMS · MCMASTER UNIVERSITY · PI SAKIC, BORIS · 2002 to 2004
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NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR049163
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Animal models are extremely useful tools in defining pathogenesis and treatment of human disease. For many years researchers believed that structural damage to the brain of neuropsychiatric (NP) patients lead to abnormal mental function, but this possibility was not extensively explored until recently. Imaging studies of NP-systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) support the notion that brain cell death accounts for the emergence of neurologic and psychiatric symptoms, and evidence suggests that it is an autoimmunity-induced brain disorder characterized by profound metabolic alterations and progressive neuronal loss. While there are a number of murine models of SLE, this article reviews recent literature on the immunological connections to neurodegeneration and behavioral dysfunction in the Fas-deficient MRL model of NP-SLE. Probable links between spontaneous peripheral immune activation, the subsequent central autoimmune/inflammatory responses in MRL/MpJ-Tnfrsf6(lpr) (MRL-lpr) mice and the sequential mode of events leading to Fas-independent neurodegenerative autoimmune-induced encephalitis will be reviewed. The role of hormones, alternative mechanisms of cell death, the impact of central dopaminergic degeneration on behavior, and germinal layer lesions on developmental/regenerative capacity of MRL-lpr brains will also be explored. This model can provide direction for future therapeutic interventions in patients with this complex neuroimmunological syndrome.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoimmune Diseases of the Nervous SystemBrainCell DeathDisease Models, AnimalDopamineEncephalitisLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiceNeurocognitive DisordersNeurodegenerative DiseasesDopamine

Identifiers

PMID17223198
PMCPMC2577581
OpenAlexW2022603096

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