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�…

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�…

[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)�…

Maternal antibrain antibodies in autism

AW Zimmerman, SL Connors, KJ Matteson…�- Brain, behavior, and�…, 2007 - Elsevier
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder of prenatal onset that is behaviorally defined.
There is increasing evidence for systemic and neuroimmune mechanisms in children with�…

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�…

Stereotypies and hyperactivity in rhesus monkeys exposed to IgG from mothers of children with autism

LA Martin, P Ashwood, D Braunschweig…�- Brain, behavior, and�…, 2008 - Elsevier
Autism together with Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder not
otherwise specified form a spectrum of conditions (autism spectrum disorders or ASD) that is�…

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�…

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�…

Immunological and autoimmune considerations of Autism Spectrum Disorders

B Gesundheit, JP Rosenzweig, D Naor, B Lerer…�- Journal of�…, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a group of heterogeneous
neurodevelopmental conditions presenting in early childhood with a prevalence ranging�…

Brain-reactive IgG correlates with autoimmunity in mothers of a child with an autism spectrum disorder

L Brimberg, A Sadiq, PK Gregersen, B Diamond�- Molecular psychiatry, 2013 - nature.com
It is believed that in utero environmental factors contribute to autism spectrum disorder
(ASD). The goal of this study was to demonstrate, using the largest cohort reported so far�…