Antibodies to the α1-adrenergic receptor cause vascular impairments in rat brain as demonstrated by magnetic resonance angiography.

<h4>Background</h4>Circulating agonistic autoantibodies acting at G protein-coupled receptors have been associated with numerous sever pathologies in humans. Antibodies directed predominantly against the α(1)-adrenergig receptor were detected in patients suffering from widespread disease...

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Main Authors: Peter Karczewski, Andreas Pohlmann, Babette Wagenhaus, Natali Wisbrun, Petra Hempel, Bernd Lemke, Rudolf Kunze, Thoralf Niendorf, Marion Bimmler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22860001/?tool=EBI