Agonistic autoantibodies directed against G-protein-coupled receptors and their relationship to cardiovascular diseases

Seminars in Immunopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 351-363

  Wallukat, Gerd ^a   Schimke, Ingolf ^b  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Cardiomyopathy; Cardiovascular diseases; G protein coupled receptors; Hypertension; Treatment options

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN[1-7]; ANGIOTENSIN[1-7] MAS RECEPTOR; APTAMER; AUTOANTIBODY; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; ENDOTHELIN 1 RECEPTOR TYPE A; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 4 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; APHERESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL STIMULATION; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IMMUNOADSORPTION; IMMUNOREGULATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; REVIEW; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED;

EID: 84902366653     PISSN: 18632297     EISSN: 18632300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00281-014-0425-9     Document Type: Review

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