Autoantibodies against NMDAR subunit NR1 disappear from blood upon anesthesia
Anesthetics penetrate the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) and - as confirmed preclinically – transiently disrupt it. An analogous consequence in humans has remained unproven. In mice, we previously reported that upon BBB dysfunction, the brain acts as ‘immunoprecipitator’ of autoantibodies against N-methy...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-10-01
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Series: | Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354622000849 |