Center for Neural Development & Disease, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, United States.
J Neuroimmunol. 2011 Jan;230(1-2):169-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.08.024.
Autoantibodies to brain proteins are present in Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten disease) patients and in the Cln3-/- mouse model of this disease, suggesting an autoimmune component to pathogenesis. Using genetic or pharmaceutical approaches to attenuate this immune response in Cln3-/- mice, we demonstrate decreased neuroinflammation, decreased deposition of immunoglobulin G in the brain and protection of vulnerable neuron populations. Moreover, immune suppression results in a significant improvement in motor performance providing for the first plausible therapeutic approach for juvenile Batten disease.
脑蛋白自身抗体存在于少年神经元蜡样脂褐质沉积症(Batten 病)患者和该疾病的 Cln3-/- 小鼠模型中,提示发病机制中有自身免疫成分。我们使用遗传或药物方法来减弱 Cln3-/- 小鼠的这种免疫反应,结果显示神经炎症减少,脑内免疫球蛋白 G 沉积减少,以及易损神经元群体得到保护。此外,免疫抑制可显著改善运动功能,为少年 Batten 病提供了首个合理的治疗方法。