Elevated Prolactin Levels Are Associated With Increased Severity and Psychiatric Symptoms in Anti‐N‐Methyl‐D‐Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis
Circulating PRL levels are significantly elevated in anti-NMDAR encephalitis and correlate with disease activity, suggesting its potential utility as a biomarker for monitoring disease progression. The pathophysiological role of PRL-whether pathogenic or protective-warrants further investigation.
Authors
- Yingying Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5848-2642)
- Xiaoyu Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8853-5629)
- Wei Shang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0086-0436)
- Wei Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8102-8192)
- Yaxin Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6278-4347)
- Pin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8939-5413)
- Shougang Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6210-5914)
- Yaqing Shu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1421-0239)
- Yuge Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3005-6163)
- Weiqi Wang
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Second Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
- Shandong Provincial Hospital (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain and Behavior
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70960
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Shandong University
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province