期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY
卷 102, 期 1, 页码 98-106出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(99)00166-6
关键词
cerebrospinal fluid; chemokine; matrix metalloproteinase; multiple sclerosis; CD4 T cells
Chemokines and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) appear to be crucial in leukocyte recruitment to the central nervous system in multiple sclerosis (MS). CCR5 Delta 32. a truncated allele of the CC chemokine receptor CCR5 gene encoding a non-functional receptor, did not confer protection from MS. CCR5 Delta 32 was, however, associated with a lower risk of recurrent clinical disease activity. High CSF levels of MMP-9 activity were also associated with recurrent disease activity. These results directly link intrathecal inflammation to disease activity in patients with MS, suggesting that treatments targeting CCR5 or treatment with MMP inhibitors may attenuate disease activity in MS. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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