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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS
Volume 46, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102430
Keywords
Neuromyelitisoptica spectrum disorders; Interleukin-39; Serum; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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- General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [81671177]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Plan Project [20190201043JC]
- Technology Innovation Program of Jilin Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission of China [2016J040]
- Swedish Research Council [2015-03005]
- First hospital, Jilin University of China
- Swedish Research Council [2015-03005] Funding Source: Swedish Research Council
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Aims: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) is an inflammatory demyelinating autoimmune disorder in the central nervous system (CNS), which is mainly mediated by aquaporin 4 antibodies (AQP4-Ab). Interleukin (IL)-39 is a new pro-inflammatory cytokine which belongs to the IL-12 cytokine family. However, the role of IL-39 in patients with NMOSD is not completely understood. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the possible implication of IL-39 in the pathogenesis of NMOSD. Methods: In this study, 50 patients with NMOSD, 20 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), 30 patients with non-inflammatory neurological disorders (NND) and 78 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. The levels of serum IL-39 were measured using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: Our study showed serum IL-39 levels in patients with NMOSD were significantly higher than that in RRMS patients, NND patients and HCs, and positively correlated with Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score. Conclusion: These findings suggested that IL-39 may play a pro-inflammatory role in the pathogenesis of NMOSD and correlate with disease severity.
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