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TI Soluble E-selectin in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with
multiple sclerosis and human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated
myelopathy.
DT 9602
AU Tsukada N; Miyagi K; Matsuda M; Yanagisawa N; Health Medical Center,
Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan.
SO Neurology. 1995 Oct;45(10):1914-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96022174
AB To evaluate the activation of endothelial cells of the brain and the
spinal cord, we investigated the presence of soluble endothelial
leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (sE-selectin) in the serum and
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and
those with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy
(HAM). There were significantly higher levels of sE-selectin found in
the serum of patients with relapsing-remitting MS during an exacerbation
(p < 0.001) and those with chronic progressive MS (p < 0.01) compared
with controls. Serum levels of sE-selectin in patients with HAM did not
differ significantly from serum levels in controls or non-HAM carriers.
We also found sE-selectin in the CSF of eight patients during an
exacerbation of relapsing-remitting MS. These results suggest that an
active immune reaction involving E-selectin production that is
indicative of endothelial cell damage occurs in the CNS of patients
during an exacerbation of relapsing-remitting MS. Thus, sE-selectin may
be useful in monitoring disease activity in patients with
relapsing-remitting MS.
DE Adult E-Selectin/*BLOOD/*CEREBROSPINAL FLUID Enzyme-Linked
Immunosorbent Assay Female Human HTLV-I
Infections/*BLOOD/*CEREBROSPINAL FLUID Male Middle Age Multiple
Sclerosis/*BLOOD/*CEREBROSPINAL FLUID Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL
ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
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