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ArticleJournal of neuroimmunology2011

Immunosuppression alters disease severity in juvenile Batten disease mice.

Sabrina S Seehafer, Denia Ramirez-Montealegre, Andrew Ms Wong, Chun-Hung Chan, Julian Castaneda, Michael Horak, Sarah M Ahmadi, Ming J Lim, Jonathan D Cooper, David A Pearce

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Article in Journal of neuroimmunology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sabrina S SeehaferCenter for Neural Development & Disease, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, United States.
Denia Ramirez-Montealegre
Andrew Ms Wong
Chun-Hung Chan
Julian Castaneda
Michael Horak
Sarah M Ahmadi
Ming J Lim
Jonathan D Cooper
David A Pearce
University of Rochester · US

Funding

The Autoimmune Response of Battens DiseaseR01NS044310 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI PEARCE, DAVID A. · 2003 to 2011
$2.3M
RETINAL CELL MODEL FOR BATTEN DISEASER21NS040580 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI PEARCE, DAVID A · 2000 to 2002
$596k
Comparative Morphology of Neuronal Ceroid LipofuscinosisR21NS041930 · NINDS · KING'S COLLEGE LONDON · PI COOPER, JONATHAN D · 2002 to 2004
$385k
NINDS NIH HHS NS40580NINDS NIH HHS NS41930NINDS NIH HHS NS44310NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS044310NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS040580NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS041930Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust GR079491MA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoantibodies to brain proteins are present in Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten disease) patients and in the Cln3-/- mouse model of this disease, suggesting an autoimmune component to pathogenesis. Using genetic or pharmaceutical approaches to attenuate this immune response in Cln3-/- mice, we demonstrate decreased neuroinflammation, decreased deposition of immunoglobulin G in the brain and protection of vulnerable neuron populations. Moreover, immune suppression results in a significant improvement in motor performance providing for the first plausible therapeutic approach for juvenile Batten disease.

Indexed as

Immunosuppression TherapyAnimalsAutoantibodiesBlotting, WesternBrainCell CountDisease Models, AnimalImmunohistochemistryImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMolecular ChaperonesMotor SkillsAutoantibodiesCLN3 protein, mouseImmunosuppressive AgentsMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular ChaperonesMycophenolic Acid

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PMID20937531
PMCPMC3118572
OpenAlexW2169276902

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