Hello from the Other Side: How Autoantibodies Circumvent the Blood–Brain Barrier in Autoimmune Encephalitis

Antibodies against neuronal receptors and synaptic proteins are associated with autoimmune encephalitides (AE) that produce movement and psychiatric disorders. In order to exert their pathological effects on neural circuits, autoantibodies against central nervous system (CNS) targets must gain acces...

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Main Authors: Tyler Cutforth, Maryann P. Platt, Dritan Agalliu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00442/full