| Literature DB >> 10900355 |
F Sellebjerg1, C V Jensen, M Christiansen.
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We studied intrathecal IgG synthesis and autoantibody-secreting cells in 148 patients with possible onset symptoms of MS (POSMS) or clinically definite MS (CDMS). In POSMS intrathecal synthesis of IgG oligoclonal bands and abnormalities on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging were associated but the former were more prevalent. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leukocyte count and the number of anti-protelipid protein antibody-secreting cells in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) correlated with disease activity in POSMS. Intrathecal IgG synthesis levels and the number of anti-myelin basic protein antibody-secreting cells in CSF correlated with disease activity in CDMS. Our results support recent reports of pathogenetic heterogeneity and a pathogenetic role of the antibody response in MS.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10900355 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(00)00292-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478