Interactions between the microbiota, immune and nervous systems in health and disease

TC Fung, CA Olson, EY Hsiao - Nature neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
The diverse collection of microorganisms that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract, collectively
called the gut microbiota, profoundly influences many aspects of host physiology, including …

Guidelines on the use of therapeutic apheresis in clinical practice–evidence‐based approach from the writing committee of the American society for apheresis: the …

J Schwartz, A Padmanabhan, N Aqui… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) Journal of Clinical Apheresis (JCA) Special
Issue Writing Committee is charged with reviewing, updating, and categorizing indications …

Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

JR Carapetis, A Beaton, MW Cunningham… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2016 - nature.com
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused
by infection with group A Streptococcus. The long-term damage to cardiac valves caused by …

Guidelines on the use of therapeutic apheresis in clinical practice—evidence‐based approach from the Writing Committee of the American Society for Apheresis: the …

J Schwartz, JL Winters, A Padmanabhan… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) JCA Special Issue Writing Committee is
charged with reviewing, updating and categorizating indications for therapeutic apheresis …

[PDF][PDF] From research subgroup to clinical syndrome: modifying the PANDAS criteria to describe PANS (pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome)

SE Swedo, JF Leckman, NR Rose - Pediatr Therapeut, 2012 - kids.iocdf.org
Despite continued debates about the role of Group A streptococcal infections in the
etiopathogenesis of PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders …

Microglia and CNS interleukin-1: beyond immunological concepts

X Liu, N Quan - Frontiers in neurology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Activation of microglia and expression of the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the
CNS have become almost synonymous with neuroinflammation. In numerous studies …

Obsessive–compulsive disorder: a review of the diagnostic criteria and possible subtypes and dimensional specifiers for DSM‐V

JF Leckman, D Denys, HB Simpson… - Depression and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Since the publication of the DSM‐IV in 1994, research on obsessive–
compulsive disorder (OCD) has continued to expand. It is timely to reconsider the nosology …

Rheumatic fever, autoimmunity, and molecular mimicry: the streptococcal connection

MW Cunningham - International reviews of immunology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The group A streptococcus, Streptococcus pyogenes, and its link to autoimmune sequelae,
has acquired a new level of understanding. Studies support the hypothesis that molecular …

Molecular mimicry, autoimmunity, and infection: the cross-reactive antigens of group A streptococci and their sequelae

MW Cunningham - Microbiology spectrum, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The group A streptococci are associated with a group of diseases affecting the heart, brain,
and joints that are collectively referred to as acute rheumatic fever. The streptococcal …

Clinical management of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome: part II—use of immunomodulatory therapies

J Frankovich, S Swedo, T Murphy, RC Dale… - Journal of child and …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Introduction: Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) is a
clinically heterogeneous disorder with a number of different etiologies and disease …