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Citation Information: JCI Insight. 2024;9(21):e164762. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.164762.
Abstract
Despite growing recognition, neuropsychiatric diseases associated with infections are a major unsolved problem worldwide. Group A streptococcal (GAS) infections can cause autoimmune sequelae characterized by movement disorders, such as Sydenham chorea, and neuropsychiatric disorders. The molecular mechanisms underlying these diseases are not fully understood. Our previous work demonstrates that autoantibodies (AAbs) can target dopaminergic neurons and increase dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) signaling. However, AAb influence on dopamine D1 receptor (D1R) activity is underexplored. We found evidence that suggests GAS-induced cross-reactive AAbs promote autoimmune encephalitis of the basal ganglia, a region of high dopamine receptor density. Here, we report a mechanism whereby neuropsychiatric syndromes are distinguished from movement disorders by differences in D1R and D2R AAb titers, signaling, receiver operating characteristic curves, and immunoreactivity with D1R and D2R autoreactive epitopes. D1R AAb signaling was observed through patient serum AAbs and novel patient-derived monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), which induced both D1R G protein– and β-arrestin–transduced signals. Furthermore, patient AAbs and mAbs enhanced D1R signaling mechanisms mediated by the neurotransmitter dopamine. Our findings suggest that AAb-mediated D1R signaling may contribute to the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric sequelae and inform new options for diagnosis and treatment of GAS sequelae and related disorders.
Authors
Chandra M. Menendez, Jonathan Zuccolo, Susan E. Swedo, Sean Reim, Brian Richmand, Hilla Ben-Pazi, Abraham Kovoor, Madeleine W. Cunningham
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