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ArticleActa neuropathologica communications2017

Rho-associated protein kinase 2 (ROCK2): a new target of autoimmunity in paraneoplastic encephalitis.

Stoyan Popkirov, Ilya Ayzenberg, Stefanie Hahn, Jan Bauer, Yvonne Denno, Nicole Rieckhoff, Christiane Radzimski, Volkmar H Hans, Sebastian Berg, Florian Roghmann and 12 more

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Article in Acta neuropathologica communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Stoyan PopkirovDepartment of Neurology, Ruhr-Epileptology, Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, In der Schornau 23-25, 44892, Bochum, Germany. popkirov@gmail.com.
Ilya AyzenbergDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Stefanie HahnInstitute of Experimental Immunology, Euroimmun AG, Lübeck, Germany.
Jan BauerDepartment of Neuroimmunology, Center for Brain Research, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Yvonne DennoInstitute of Experimental Immunology, Euroimmun AG, Lübeck, Germany.
Nicole RieckhoffInstitute of Experimental Immunology, Euroimmun AG, Lübeck, Germany.
Christiane RadzimskiInstitute of Experimental Immunology, Euroimmun AG, Lübeck, Germany.
Volkmar H HansInstitute of Pathology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Sebastian BergDepartment of Urology, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Florian RoghmannDepartment of Urology, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Joachim NoldusDepartment of Urology, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Christian G BienEpilepsy Centre Bethel, Krankenhaus Mara, Bielefeld, Germany.
Sabine SkoddaDepartment of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Jörg WellmerDepartment of Neurology, Ruhr-Epileptology, Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, In der Schornau 23-25, 44892, Bochum, Germany.
Winfried StöckerInstitute of Experimental Immunology, Euroimmun AG, Lübeck, Germany.
Christos KrogiasDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Ralf GoldDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Uwe SchlegelDepartment of Neurology, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Christian ProbstInstitute of Experimental Immunology, Euroimmun AG, Lübeck, Germany.
Lars KomorowskiInstitute of Experimental Immunology, Euroimmun AG, Lübeck, Germany.
Ramona MiskeInstitute of Experimental Immunology, Euroimmun AG, Lübeck, Germany.
Ingo KleiterDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Euroimmun Medizinische Labordiagnostika (Germany) · DERuhr University Bochum · DESt. Josef-Hospital · DEUniversitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum · DEEvangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld · DEMedical University of Vienna · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Onconeural antibodies are associated with cancer and paraneoplastic encephalitis. While their pathogenic role is still largely unknown, their high diagnostic value is undisputed. In this study we describe the discovery of a novel target of autoimmunity in an index case of paraneoplastic encephalitis associated with urogenital cancer.A 75-year-old man with a history of invasive bladder carcinoma 6 years ago with multiple recurrences and a newly discovered renal cell carcinoma presented with seizures and progressive cognitive decline followed by super-refractory status epilepticus. Clinical and ancillary findings including brain biopsy suggested paraneoplastic encephalitis. Immunohistochemistry of the brain biopsy was used to characterize the inflammatory response. Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) was used for autoantibody screening. The autoantigen was identified by histo-immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry and was validated by expressing the recombinant antigen in HEK293 cells and neutralization tests. Sera from 125 control patients were screened using IFA to test for the novel autoantibodies.IFA analysis of serum revealed a novel autoantibody against brain tissue. An intracellular enzyme, Rho-associated protein kinase 2 (ROCK2), was identified as target-antigen. ROCK2 was expressed in affected brain tissue and archival bladder tumor samples of this patient. Brain histopathology revealed appositions of cytotoxic CD8

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AgedAutoantibodiesAutoimmune Diseases of the Nervous SystemAutoimmunityBrainCarcinomaEncephalitisHEK293 CellsHumansKidney NeoplasmsMaleParaneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous Systemrho-Associated KinasesUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAutoantibodiesrho-Associated KinasesROCK2 protein, humanAutoantibodyParaneoplastic encephalitisRho-associated protein kinase 2Status epilepticusUrogential cancer

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PMID28554330
PMCPMC5448146
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