Anti-ganglioside antibodies in patients with Zika virus infection-associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Brazil.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Juan Rivera-Correa, Isadora Cristina de Siqueira, Sabrina Mota, Mateus Santana do Rosário, Pedro Antônio Pereira de Jesus, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Joel D Ernst, Ana Rodriguez
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Barré
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007695; https://doaj.org/article/19da0409e4bd4d6cb43c938041597bfc

Zika virus infection is associated with the development of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a neurological autoimmune disorder caused by immune recognition of gangliosides and other components at nerve membranes. Using a high-throughput ELISA, we have analyzed the anti-glycolipid antibody profile, inc...