| Literature DB >> 10443895 |
K Ishida1, H Mitoma, S Y Song, T Uchihara, A Inaba, S Eguchi, T Kobayashi, H Mizusawa.
Abstract
Humoral immune response to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of stiff-man syndrome and cerebellar ataxia, but the underlying pathomechanism is unclear. Using a whole-cell patch-clamp technique with rat cerebellar slices, we found that immunoglobulins present in the cerebrospinal fluid of an ataxic patient acted presynaptically to cause a selective suppression of GABAergic transmission. This synaptic depression was most likely elicited by an autoantibody to GAD.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10443895
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Neurol ISSN: 0364-5134 Impact factor: 10.422