Autism spectrum disorder(ASD)is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder,the etiology and mechanism of which are not yet clear.Studies have shown that folate deficiency can lead to abnormalities in the de-velopment of th...Autism spectrum disorder(ASD)is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder,the etiology and mechanism of which are not yet clear.Studies have shown that folate deficiency can lead to abnormalities in the de-velopment of the central nervous system.Patients with autism spectrum disorders develop folate-alpha recep-tor autoantibodies.Folate-alpha receptor autoantibodies block folate transport,leading to a deficiency of folate in nerve tissues.Folate is effective in treating patients with folate-alpha receptor autoantibodies.展开更多
Objectives To explore the relationship between serum autoantibodies against myocardial β1-adrenergic, M2-cholinergic receptors and chronic Keshan disease (CKD). Methods The second extracellular loops of β1 and...Objectives To explore the relationship between serum autoantibodies against myocardial β1-adrenergic, M2-cholinergic receptors and chronic Keshan disease (CKD). Methods The second extracellular loops of β1 and M2 receptors on human cardiomyocytes were used as the antigens. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was applied to determine serum autoantibodies against myocardial β1 and ME receptors in 32 CKD patients. 31 healthy subjects from endemic area were selected as the control. Results Positive rate of autoantibodies against myocardial β1 adrenergic (51.3%, 17/32) and M2 cholinergic (56.3% , 18/32) receptors were significantly higher than those in the control (9.7%, 3/ 31; 12.9%, 4/31) (both P〈 0.01). Both positive rate and titers of above autoantibodies in NYHA Ⅱ - Ⅲ CKD patients were significantly higher than those in NYHA Ⅳ, demonstrating an apparently positive correlation between serum antibodies against myocardial β1 and M2 receptors (r=0.95). Conclusions Autoantibodies against myocardial β1 and M2 receptors were found in sera of CKD patients; distribution of positive rate and titers of the autoantibodies in CKD patients in various NYHA are significantly different. classes of cardiac function展开更多
To investigate the roles of autoantibodies to β 2 adrenergic receptors in the pathogenesis of asthma, the positive chronotropic action of the β 2selective adrenergic agonist, clenbuterol, was investigated on culture...To investigate the roles of autoantibodies to β 2 adrenergic receptors in the pathogenesis of asthma, the positive chronotropic action of the β 2selective adrenergic agonist, clenbuterol, was investigated on cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes, firstly. Then we detected the autoantibodies to β 2adrenergic receptors through the sera of patients with asthma could inhibit the positive chronotropic action of clenbuterol. The results showed that all the sera of the patients with asthma (16 cases) had the autoantibodies to β 2 adrenergic receptors; in contrast, none of the control subjects (20 cases) had the autoantibodies to β 2 adrenergic receptors, and that the inhibitory autoantibodies were IgG type. This study suggests that the autoantibodies to β 2 adrenergic receptors may play an important role in the pathogenesis of asthma.展开更多
基金Yunnan Provincial Department of Education Scien-tific Research Fund Project(K13225116).
文摘Autism spectrum disorder(ASD)is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder,the etiology and mechanism of which are not yet clear.Studies have shown that folate deficiency can lead to abnormalities in the de-velopment of the central nervous system.Patients with autism spectrum disorders develop folate-alpha recep-tor autoantibodies.Folate-alpha receptor autoantibodies block folate transport,leading to a deficiency of folate in nerve tissues.Folate is effective in treating patients with folate-alpha receptor autoantibodies.
文摘Objectives To explore the relationship between serum autoantibodies against myocardial β1-adrenergic, M2-cholinergic receptors and chronic Keshan disease (CKD). Methods The second extracellular loops of β1 and M2 receptors on human cardiomyocytes were used as the antigens. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was applied to determine serum autoantibodies against myocardial β1 and ME receptors in 32 CKD patients. 31 healthy subjects from endemic area were selected as the control. Results Positive rate of autoantibodies against myocardial β1 adrenergic (51.3%, 17/32) and M2 cholinergic (56.3% , 18/32) receptors were significantly higher than those in the control (9.7%, 3/ 31; 12.9%, 4/31) (both P〈 0.01). Both positive rate and titers of above autoantibodies in NYHA Ⅱ - Ⅲ CKD patients were significantly higher than those in NYHA Ⅳ, demonstrating an apparently positive correlation between serum antibodies against myocardial β1 and M2 receptors (r=0.95). Conclusions Autoantibodies against myocardial β1 and M2 receptors were found in sera of CKD patients; distribution of positive rate and titers of the autoantibodies in CKD patients in various NYHA are significantly different. classes of cardiac function
文摘To investigate the roles of autoantibodies to β 2 adrenergic receptors in the pathogenesis of asthma, the positive chronotropic action of the β 2selective adrenergic agonist, clenbuterol, was investigated on cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes, firstly. Then we detected the autoantibodies to β 2adrenergic receptors through the sera of patients with asthma could inhibit the positive chronotropic action of clenbuterol. The results showed that all the sera of the patients with asthma (16 cases) had the autoantibodies to β 2 adrenergic receptors; in contrast, none of the control subjects (20 cases) had the autoantibodies to β 2 adrenergic receptors, and that the inhibitory autoantibodies were IgG type. This study suggests that the autoantibodies to β 2 adrenergic receptors may play an important role in the pathogenesis of asthma.