Journal
ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA
Volume 118, Issue 6, Pages 737-743Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-009-0582-4
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Paraneoplastic; Limbic encephalitis; NMDA; Antibodies; Teratoma
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- [RO1CA89054]
- [RO1CA107192]
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [R01CA107192, R01CA089054] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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We report the immunopathological analysis of the brain and tumor of two patients who died of anti-NMDAR-associated encephalitis, and of the tumor of nine patients who recovered. Findings included prominent microgliosis and deposits of IgG with rare inflammatory infiltrates in the hippocampus, forebrain, basal ganglia, and spinal cord. Detection of cells expressing markers of cytotoxicity (TIA, granzyme B, perforin and Fas/Fas ligand) was extremely uncommon. All tumors showed NMDAR-expressing neurons and inflammatory infiltrates. All patients' NMDAR antibodies were IgG1, IgG2, or IgG3. No complement deposits were observed in any of the central nervous system regions examined. Overall, these findings coupled with recently reported in vitro data showing that antibodies downregulate the levels of NMDA receptors suggest that the antibody immune-response is more relevant than cytotoxic T-cell mechanisms in the pathogenesis of anti-NMDAR-associated encephalitis.
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