| Preferential increase of B-cell activating factor in the cerebrospinal fluid of neuromyelitis optica in a white population. | |
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PMID: 20935029 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Anti-aquaporin-4 antibodies are believed to have a central pathogenetic role in neuromyelitis optica (NMO). B-cell activating factor (BAFF) is one of the crucial factors that determines the fate and survival of B cells and may play a role in induction of antibody-mediated autoimmunity. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of BAFF in NMO and multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. METHODS: Peripheral blood samples were collected from 21 definite NMO patients, 22 healthy controls and 45 MS patients and CSF from 8 NMO and 11 MS patients. BAFF levels were measured using an ELISA technique. RESULTS: We found significantly higher levels of BAFF in the CSF of NMO patients compared with that in MS (215.6 ± 41 pg/ml in NMO and 77.4 ± 11 pg/ml in MS, p < 0.001). There were no differences in serum BAFF levels between NMO, MS and healthy donors. MS patients treated with interferon-beta (IFNβ) or glatiramer acetate (GA) had significantly higher serum BAFF levels, as compared with untreated patients (1227 ± 203 pg/ml in untreated MS, 2253 ± 83.4 pg/ml in GA-treated, p < 0.01, and 2106 ± 277.9 pg/ml in interferon-treated, p < 0.05) CONCLUSION: The presence of increased BAFF, a soluble factor associated with B-cell activation in the proximity of the disease target organ (CSF) in NMO, and its increase in association with immunomodulating treatments, may help our understanding of the immunopathogenetic mechanisms involved in this disease and contribute to more successful and targeted therapeutic intervention. |
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Authors:
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Adi Vaknin-Dembinsky; Livnat Brill; Naama Orpaz; Oded Abramsky; Dimitrios Karussis |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-10-08 |
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Title: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) Volume: 16 ISSN: 1477-0970 ISO Abbreviation: Mult. Scler. Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-12-01 Completed Date: 2011-03-21 Revised Date: 2011-10-04 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9509185 Medline TA: Mult Scler Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1453-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroimmunology and the Agnes-Ginges Center for Neurogenetics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Hospital, Ein-Karem, Jerusalem, Israel. adembinsky@yahoo.com |
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Adult B-Cell Activating Factor / blood, cerebrospinal fluid* Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay European Continental Ancestry Group Female Humans Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use Interferon-beta / therapeutic use Male Multiple Sclerosis / blood, cerebrospinal fluid, drug therapy Neuromyelitis Optica / blood, cerebrospinal fluid* Peptides / therapeutic use |
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0/B-Cell Activating Factor; 0/Immunologic Factors; 0/Peptides; 0/TNFSF13B protein, human; 0/copolymer 1; 77238-31-4/Interferon-beta |
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Mult Scler. 2011 May;17(5):639-40; author reply 641
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