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- Title
Adaptive and Innate Immune Responses in Autism: Rationale for Therapeutic Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin.
- Authors
Gupta, Sudhir; Samra, Daljeet; Agrawal, Sudhanshu
- Abstract
Autism is a complex polygenic neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in communication and social interactions as well as specific stereotypical behaviors. Both genetic and environmental factors appear to contribute to the pathogenesis of autism. Accumulating data including changes in immune responses, linkage to major histocompatibility complex antigens, and the presence of autoantibodies to neural tissues/antigens suggest that the immune system plays an important role in its pathogenesis. In this brief review, we discuss the data regarding changes in both innate and adaptive immunity in autism and the evidence in favor of the role of the immune system, especially of maternal autoantibodies in the pathogenesis of a subset of patients with autism. The rationale for possible therapeutic use of intravenous immunoglobulin is also discussed.
- Publication
Journal of clinical immunology, 2010, Vol 30 Suppl 1, pS90
- ISSN
1573-2592
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10875-010-9402-9