Research progress of mechanism of anti-NMDA-receptor antibodies in NPSLE / 中国免疫学杂志

ABSTRACT

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)is an autoimmune disease,involving multiple organs and systems,and it is defined as neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) when neuropsychiatric symptoms appear.The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is a kind of membrane-spanning ion channels' glutamate receptors,which mainly contains NR1 subunit and NR2 subunit.In recent years,the role of anti-NMDA-receptor antibodies in the pathogenesis of NPSLE has become a research hotspot,especially for anti-NR2 antibody.Therefore we review the research progress of the mechanism of the anti-NMDA-receptor antibodies in NPSLE in this paper.