孤独症谱系障碍中免疫异常的研究进展

Research advances in immunological dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorders

孤独症谱系障碍(ASD)是一组以社会交往和交流障碍、兴趣狭窄和重复刻板性行为为主要特征的神经发育障碍性疾病。其发病原因尚不明确。目前许多研究发现ASD患儿免疫功能异常。该文综述了ASD的免疫学异常研究进展,包括免疫细胞、抗体蛋白、补体、细胞因子、主要组织相容性复合体的异常及他们与ASD之间的潜在关系,同时阐述了母体免疫激活等与ASD发病相关的免疫学影响。

Autism spectrum disorders （ASD） are a group of neuro-developmental disorders in early childhood which are defined by social difficulties, communication deficits and repetitive or restrictive interests and behaviours. The etiology of ASD remains poorly understood. Much research has shown that children with ASD suffer from immunological dysfunction. This alticle reviews the current research progress on immunological dysfunction in children with ASD, including abnormalities in immune cells, antibodies, complements, cytokines, major histocompatibility complex and their potential association with ASD, and explores the impacts of maternal immunological activation on the immune dysfunction of children with ASD.