title: Autoantibodies involved in neuropsychiatric manifestations associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: In the course of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), a variety of neuropsychiatric disturbances is reported with a prevalence ranging from 17% to 75%. The diagnosis of these syndromes is difficult and requires a careful psychiatric evaluation. Distinct autoantibodies detectable in serum or cerebrospinal fluid of patients with SLE are associated with the presence of neuropsychiatric disorders. These autoantibodies may have a pathogenic relevance in neuropsychiatric SLE or they may be merely an epiphenomenon. This review describes the various autoantibodies reported to be associated with neuropsychiatric manifestations in SLE and discusses their possible role.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Colasanti
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Delunardo
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Margutti
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vacirca
authors.forename: Ettore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Piro
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siracusano
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ortona
mesh_terms: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000502:physiology; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000502:physiology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000502:physiology*; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000276:immunology; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000276:immunology; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D009474:Neurons / Q000276:immunology; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000276:immunology; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000276:immunology; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D001323:Autoantibodies; D005732:Gangliosides; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; C035356:SS-A antibodies; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases