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Philosophical Approach to Neural Autoantibodies in Psychiatric Disease—Multi-Systemic Dynamic Continuum from Protective to Harmful Autoimmunity in Neuronal Systems

Authors :
Niels Hansen
Source :
Antibodies, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 1 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

(1) Background: philosophical views are important to enable a general and multi-systemic view of the potential understanding of autoimmunity in psychiatric disease that is not solely reflected by an immunological viewpoint. (2) Methods: we reviewed current theories of autoimmunity. (3) Results: we propose a novel area view integrating the “self/non-self” and “continuity” model into the expression of varied forms of autoimmunity in psychiatric disease, ranging from protective to harmful autoimmunity consequences framed into micro-systems (nerve cells) and macro-systems (neuronal networks), termed the “multi-systemic dynamic continuum model”. (4) Conclusions: autoimmunity’s dynamic spectrum is delineated here as something that probably functions as a whole entity to maintain, first of all, human homeostasis in behavior affecting cells or neuronal networks differently, and secondly to prevent psychiatric disease.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20734468
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Antibodies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.315e59e381ed492f8e68f9ae71f6af53
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/antib12010001