Title |
Monoclonal antibodies to 65kDa glutamate decarboxylase induce epitope specific effects on motor and cognitive functions in rats
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Published in |
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, June 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1750-1172-8-82 |
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Authors |
Christiane S Hampe, Laura Petrosini, Paola De Bartolo, Paola Caporali, Debora Cutuli, Daniela Laricchiuta, Francesca Foti, Jared R Radtke, Veronika Vidova, Jérôme Honnorat, Mario Manto |
Abstract |
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) is a rare autoimmune movement disorder characterized by the presence of autoantibodies specific to the smaller isoform of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD65). A pathological role of these antibodies has been suggested by their capacity to inhibit GAD65 enzyme activity and by the observation that rats receiving cerebellar injections of GAD65Ab showed cerebellar motor hyperexcitability. To assess the effect of epitope-specific GAD65Ab on cognitive and motor functions, we conducted behavioral experiments in rats that received cerebellar injections with two distinct monoclonal GAD65Ab (b96.11 and b78). |
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