| Literature DB >> 8429097 |
S Nakamura1, I Nagano, M Yoshioka, S Shimazaki, J Onodera, K Kogure.
Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha-positive cells constituted 1.6-18% and 8.2-23.5% of the total number of cerebrospinal fluid cells from six of 12 patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy and in all samples obtained from inflammatory cases, respectively. However, in non-inflammatory cases no TNF-alpha-positive cells were detected. These results suggest that some of the infiltrating CSF cells produce TNF-alpha, which plays a role in host immune defenses against causative agents including HTLV-I and in lesion formation within the central nervous system in inflammatory diseases.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8429097 DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(93)90001-f
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478