title: Distribution of serum autoantibodies against G-protein-coupled cardiovascular receptors in Japanese patients with cardiomyopathy.
abstract: The prevalence of anti-receptor autoantibodies in the sera of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy has been previously demonstrated. This article will briefly review the distribution of autoantibodies against a series of G-protein-coupled cardiovascular receptors such as human beta 1 and beta 2 adrenoceptors, alpha 1 adrenoceptors, M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and angiotensin II-I (AT1) receptors in a well-defined population of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy from Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins