| Literature DB >> 15652417 |
Koichi Narikawa1, Kazuo Fujihara, Tatsuro Misu, Juan Feng, Juichi Fujimori, Ichiro Nakashima, Isabelle Miyazawa, Hiroshi Saito, Shigeru Sato, Yasuto Itoyama.
Abstract
We measured four chemokines in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) with ELISA. CXCL10/IP-10, a T cell type 1 (Th1)-associated chemokine, was significantly elevated in HAM/TSP compared with controls, and the values were even significantly higher in HAM/TSP than in multiple sclerosis (MS) in which CXCL10/IP-10 up-regulation was previously reported. Among Th2-associated chemokines, CCL17/TARC and CCL11/Eotaxin in HAM/TSP were not different from those in controls. As shown in MS, CCL2/MCP-1 was significantly lower in HAM/TSP than in control. Following interferon (IFN)-alpha therapy in HAM/TSP, CCL2/MCP-1 became significantly higher than that before therapy, which may reflect a Th2 induction, while CXCL10/IP-10 remained elevated.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15652417 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2004.10.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478