Publication details
Imbalance in T-cell and cytokine profiles in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of the neurological sciences |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2010.08.053 |
| Field | Neurology, neurosurgery, neurosciences |
| Keywords | multiple sclerosis; T-cells; memory cells; cytokines; flow cytometry |
| Description | In the present study, T-lymphocyte populations and pro-inflammatory as well as suppressive cytokine profiles were evaluated in detail in previously untreated patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). CD4(+) and CD8(+) naive, central memory (Tcm), effector memory (Tem), terminal effector memory (Ttem), CD4(+) regulatory T-cells (Treg) and CD8(+) T-suppressor cells (Ts) were analysed using flow cytometry, and levels of ten plasma cytokines were determined using fluorescent bead-based immunoassay. We evaluated two groups of RRMS with minor (n=33) and major (n=25) clinical impairment and compared them with healthy controls (n=40) in order to detect any correlation between severity of MS clinical symptoms and immune disturbances. In conclusion, we demonstrate complex immune dysbalances in untreated MS patients. |
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