Embryonic intraventricular exposure to autism-specific maternal autoantibodies produces alterations in autistic-like stereotypical behaviors in offspring mice

J Camacho, K Jones, E Miller, J Ariza, S Noctor…�- Behavioural brain�…, 2014 - Elsevier
Multiple studies have implicated a role of maternal autoantibodies reactive against fetal
brain proteins specific to autism in the etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In the�…

Autism-specific maternal autoantibodies produce behavioral abnormalities in an endogenous antigen-driven mouse model of autism

KL Jones, MC Pride, E Edmiston, M Yang…�- Molecular�…, 2020 - nature.com
Immune dysregulation has been noted consistently in individuals with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and their families, including the presence of autoantibodies reactive to fetal�…

Prenatal exposure to autism-specific maternal autoantibodies alters proliferation of cortical neural precursor cells, enlarges brain, and increases neuronal size in adult�…

V Mart�nez-Cerde�o, J Camacho, E Fox, E Miller…�- Cerebral�…, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) affect up to 1 in 68 children. Autism-specific
autoantibodies directed against fetal brain proteins have been found exclusively in a�…

Maternal autism-associated IgG antibodies delay development and produce anxiety in a mouse gestational transfer model

D Braunschweig, MS Golub, CM Koenig, L Qi…�- Journal of�…, 2012 - Elsevier
A murine passive transfer model system was employed to ascertain the effects of gestational
exposure to a single, intravenous dose of purified, brain-reactive IgG antibodies from�…

Prenatal exposure to antibodies from mothers of children with autism produces neurobehavioral alterations: a pregnant dam mouse model

HS Singer, C Morris, C Gause, M Pollard…�- Journal of�…, 2009 - Elsevier
A pregnant mouse model was used to compare the effect of IgG, administered E13-E18,
from mothers of children with autistic disorder (MCAD), to controls (simple-and IgG-) on�…

[HTML][HTML] Maternal antibodies from mothers of children with autism alter brain growth and social behavior development in the rhesus monkey

MD Bauman, AM Iosif, P Ashwood…�- Translational�…, 2013 - nature.com
Antibodies directed against fetal brain proteins of 37 and 73 kDa molecular weight are found
in approximately 12% of mothers who have children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)�…

[HTML][HTML] Altered behavior, brain structure, and neurometabolites in a rat model of autism-specific maternal autoantibody exposure

MR Bruce, ACM Couch, S Grant, J McLellan, K Ku…�- Molecular�…, 2023 - nature.com
Maternal immune dysregulation is a prenatal risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Importantly, a clinically relevant connection exists between inflammation and metabolic�…

Altered postnatal cell proliferation in brains of mouse pups prenatally exposed to IgG from mothers of children with autistic disorder

SD Kadam, BM French, ST Kim…�- Journal of�…, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Auto antibodies found in the mothers of children with autistic disorder (MCAD) when
passively transferred to pregnant mice cause behavioral alterations in juvenile and adult�…

Autism: maternally derived antibodies specific for fetal brain proteins

D Braunschweig, P Ashwood, P Krakowiak…�- Neurotoxicology, 2008 - Elsevier
Autism is a profound disorder of neurodevelopment with poorly understood biological
origins. A potential role for maternal autoantibodies in the etiology of some cases of autism�…

Maternal autoantibodies are associated with abnormal brain enlargement in a subgroup of children with autism spectrum disorder

CW Nordahl, D Braunschweig, AM Iosif, A Lee…�- Brain, behavior, and�…, 2013 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is very heterogeneous and multiple subtypes and etiologies
likely exist. The maternal immune system has been implicated in the pathogenesis of some�…