Elevated immune response in the brain of autistic patients

Xiaohong Li; Abha Chauhan; Ashfaq M. Sheikh; Sangita Patil; Ved Chauhan; Xiu Min Li; Lina Ji; Ted Brown; Mazhar Malik

doi:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.12.002

Elevated immune response in the brain of autistic patients

Xiaohong Li, Abha Chauhan, Ashfaq M. Sheikh, Sangita Patil, Ved Chauhan, Xiu Min Li, Lina Ji, Ted Brown, Mazhar Malik

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Abstract

This study determined immune activities in the brain of ASD patients and matched normal subjects by examining cytokines in the brain tissue. Our results showed that proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6 and GM-CSF), Th1 cytokine (IFN-γ) and chemokine (IL-8) were significantly increased in the brains of ASD patients compared with the controls. However the Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5 and IL-10) showed no significant difference. The Th1/Th2 ratio was also significantly increased in ASD patients. Conclusion: ASD patients displayed an increased innate and adaptive immune response through the Th1 pathway, suggesting that localized brain inflammation and autoimmune disorder may be involved in the pathogenesis of ASD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	111-116
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume	207
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.12.002
State	Published - 15 Feb 2009

Keywords

Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD)
Cytokines
Flow cytometry method
Immune response
Inflammation
Multiplexed bead analysis

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