Journal
JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY
Volume 177, Issue 1-2, Pages 136-141Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2006.05.008
Keywords
neuroschistosomiasis; spinal cord disease; cytokines; cerebrospinal fluid; Schistosoma mansoni
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
We investigate the cytokine profile in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum of patients with spinal cord schistosomiasis (SCS). Increased levels of IL-1 beta, IL-4, IL-6 and IL-10 and low concentrations of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma were observed in both CSF and serum. CSF showed higher levels of IL-4 and IL-6 when compared to the paired serum samples. A negative correlation between the concentrations of IL-10 and IFN-gamma was observed in the CSF. These findings suggest an inflammatory as well as a skewed type-2 immune response that probably occur both locally and systemically and may be involved in the pathogenesis of SCS. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available