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ArticleOpen journal of immunology2022

Hypothesizing That Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Associated Streptococcal (PANDAS) Causes Rapid Onset of Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) Behaviors and May Require Induction of "Dopamine Homeostasis".

Kenneth Blum, Catherine A Dennen, Eric R Braverman, Ashim Gupta, David Baron, Bernard William Downs, Debasis Bagchi, Panayotis Thanos, Maureen Pollock, Jag Khalsa and 3 more

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Article in Open journal of immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 9 institutions in 3 countries.

Kenneth BlumCenter for Mental Health and Sports, Psychiatry, Western University Health Sciences, Pomona, USA.
Catherine A DennenDepartment of Family Medicine, Jefferson Health Northeast, Philadelphia, USA.
Eric R BravermanThe Kenneth Blum Behavioral & Neurogenetic Institute, Austin, USA.
Ashim GuptaFuture Biologics, Lawrenceville, USA.
David BaronCenter for Mental Health and Sports, Psychiatry, Western University Health Sciences, Pomona, USA.
Bernard William DownsDivision of Nutrigenomics, Victory Nutrition International Inc., Bonita Springs, USA.
Debasis BagchiDivision of Nutrigenomics, Victory Nutrition International Inc., Bonita Springs, USA.
Panayotis ThanosDepartment of Psychology & Behavioral Neuropharmacology and Neuroimaging Laboratory on Addictions (BNNLA), Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA.
Maureen PollockThe Kenneth Blum Behavioral & Neurogenetic Institute, Austin, USA.
Jag KhalsaDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA.
Igor ElmanCambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, USA.
Abdalla BowirratDepartment of Molecular Biology, Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Rajendra A BadgaiyanDepartment of Psychiatry, Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
NeuroGenetic Pharmaceuticals (United States) · USAriel University · ILCambridge Health Alliance · USEötvös Loránd University · HUGeorge Washington University · USMount Sinai Hospital · USTexas Southern University · USThomas Jefferson University Hospital · USWestern University of Health Sciences · US

Funding

A Systematic Medical Approach to Reward Transformation (SMART) for Brain Health in Opioid Use DisorderR41MD012318 · NIMHD · VERSA INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC. · PI BLUM, KENNETH, GONDRE-LEWIS, MARJORIE C · 2017 to 2017
$221k
Dopamine Neurotransmission in AddictionI01CX000479 · VA · VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · PI BADGAIYAN, RAJENDRA D · 2013 to 2014
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CSRD VA I01 CX000479NIMHD NIH HHS R41 MD012318
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with group A streptococcal infections (PANDAS) is a concept that is used to characterize a subset of children with neuropsychiatric symptoms, tic disorders, or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), whose symptoms are exacerbated by group A streptococcal (GAS) infection. PANDAS has been known to cause a sudden onset of reward deficiency syndrome (RDS). RDS includes multiple disorders that are characterized by dopaminergic signaling dysfunction in the brain reward cascade (BRC), which may result in addiction, depression, avoidant behaviors, anxiety, tic disorders, and/or OCD. According to research by Blum

Indexed as

BorreliaCANSDopamine HomeostasisGroup A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal (GABHS)LymeMolecular MimicryPANDASPro-Dopamine RegulationReward Deficiency Syndrome

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PMID36407790
PMCPMC9670240
OpenAlexW4309657879

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