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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
The American College of Rheumatology presented a consensus document in 1999 proposing the classification of 19 different syndromes defined by neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The detection of autoantibodies in patient's serum or cerebrospinal fluid has not been used as diagnostic markers for the proposed neuropsychiatric lupus classifications as their disease associations remain highly contentious. Autoantibodies detected in the serum and/or cerebrospinal fluid, that have been reported to segregate with patients presenting with neuropsychiatric lupus include: (1) anti-neuronal antibodies, (2) brain-lymphocyte cross-reactive antibodies, (3) anti-ribosomal P antibodies, (4) anti-phospholipid antibodies and (5) anti-ganglioside antibodies. Tests for anti-neuronal, anti-brain-lymphocyte cross-reactive and anti-ganglioside antibodies remain highly specialized whereas tests for ribosomal P antibodies and for antiphospholipid antibodies are currently routinely available in most diagnostic laboratories. Anti-ribosomal antibodies segregate with SLE. Antiphospholipid P antibodies are markers for the antiphospholipid syndrome. This syndrome may be associated with another disease, commonly SLE. In this setting, neuropsychiatric manifestations in SLE may arise as a consequence of thrombotic episodes involving the cerebral vasculature. There is a pressing need for antibodies to ribosomal P and to phospholipids to be standardized for routine diagnostic application. We conclude that the search for specific antibody marker(s) that can be applied for the routine laboratory diagnosis for neuropsychiatric lupus remains elusive.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0891-6934
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
79-86
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Autoantibodies in neuropsychiatric lupus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Immunology, Monash University Medical School, Prahran, Vic., Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't