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EXPERT REVIEW OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue 12, Pages 1143-1153Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/1744666X.2017.1400380
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Biomarkers; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; multiple sclerosis; neurofilament light; plasma; serum; single molecule array; treatment
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- Medical Research Council [UKDRI-1003] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [UKDRI-1003] Funding Source: UKRI
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Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated chronic neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Therapeutic interventions with immunomodulatory agents reduce disease activity and disability development, which are monitored clinically and by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, these measures largely lack information on the impact from these therapies on inflammation, demyelination and axonal injury, the essential pathophysiological features of MS. Several biomarkers for inflammation and neurodegeneration have been detected in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In MS, some of these biomarkers seem to reflect disease activity, disability progression, and therapeutic response.Areas covered: In this review, we describe the most promising CSF biomarkers of inflammation and degeneration for monitoring therapeutic interventions in MS. We also describe the evolution of highly sensitive immunoassays that enable determination of neuron-specific biomarkers in blood.Expert commentary: Together with clinical and MRI measures, CSF biomarkers may improve the assessment of therapeutic efficacy and make personalized treatment possible. One disadvantage has been the need of repetitive lumbar punctures to obtain CSF. However, the technical development of highly sensitive immunoassays allows determination of extremely low quantities of neuron-specific proteins in blood. This will potentially open a new era for monitoring disease activity and treatment response in MS.
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