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A Novel Microglia-Specific Transcriptional Signature Correlates With Behavioral Deficits in Neuropsychiatric Lupus.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Makinde Hadijat M, Winter Deborah R, Procissi Daniele, Mike Elise V, Stock Ariel D, Kando Mary J, Gadhvi Gaurav T, Droho Steven, Bloomfield Christina L, Dominguez Salina T, Mayr Maximilian G, Lavine Jeremy A, Putterman Chaim, Cuda Carla M
Abstract excerpt
Neuropsychiatric symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (NP-SLE) affect over one-half of SLE patients, yet underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. We demonstrate that SLE-prone mice (CReCOM) develop NP-SLE, including behavioral deficits prior to systemic autoimmunity, reduced brain volumes, decreased vascular integrity, and brain-infiltrating leukocytes. NP-SLE microglia exhibit numerical expansion,...
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