The cerebrospinal fluid cytokine signature of multiple sclerosis: A homogenous response that does not conform to the Th1/Th2/Th17 conventionShow others and affiliations
2014 (English)In: Journal of Neuroimmunology, ISSN 0165-5728, E-ISSN 1872-8421, Vol. 277, no 1-2, p. 153-159Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
In this cross-sectional study, we wanted to identify key cytokines characteristic of different stages of multiple sclerosis (MS). To this end, cerebrospinal fluid from patients with MS was investigated with a multiplexed fluorescent bead-based immunoassay. In total 43 cytokines were assessed and related to clinical and imaging data. Increased levels of CCL22, CXCL10 and sCD40L characterized relapsing-remitting MS patients with the presence of gadolinium-enhancing lesions; decreased CCL2 and increased CXCL1 and CCL5 were typical of relapsing-remitting MS patients irrespectively of the presence of gadolinium-enhancing lesions. These homogenous patterns of cytokine activation do not conform to conventional Th1/Th2/Th17 responses.
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2014. Vol. 277, no 1-2, p. 153-159
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Neurology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-239312DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.10.005ISI: 000347663100019PubMedID: 25457841OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-239312DiVA, id: diva2:774152
2014-12-222014-12-222017-12-05Bibliographically approved