国家神经系统疾病临床医学研究中心数据管理与共享系统

Data Management And Sharing System of China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases

Cytokines and Tissue Damage Biomarkers in First-Onset Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders: Significance of Interleukin-6

第一作者:Yuzhen Wei

通讯作者:Xinghu Zhang,Linlin Yin

T helper 17 cells · Regulatory T cells · Cytokine

基本信息

  • 负责人:Yuzhen Wei
  • 数据来源: OTHERS
  • 论文编号:OTHERS20190048
  • 发表时间:2018-12-13

2018-12-13

已发表文章

发表杂志:Neuroimmunomodulation

发表类型: Original Contributions

影响因子(IF): 2.492

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主要研究背景及目的

We investigated the contribution of several cytokines in the pathogenesis of first-onset neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and determined the differences between aquaporin 4 immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG)-positive and AQP4-IgG-negative subtypes.

方法

We enrolled 18 NMOSD (10 AQP4-IgG-positive and 8 AQP4-IgGnegative) and 8 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, whose serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were collected during the acute phase of the first onset before immunotherapy. Fifteen patients with other noninflammatory neurological diseases (OND) were also included. The serum and CSF levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, IL-17, IL-21, IL-23, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 and the CSF levels of 3 biomarkers of axonal loss and astrocytic damage were measured using the human cytokine multiplex assay or ELISA

结论

IL-6 plays a role in the pathogenetic process of NMOSD, especially in the AQP4-IgG-positive subtype. Distinct pathogenesis exists between AQP4-IgG-positive and AQP4-IgG-negative NMOSD in the initial phase of the disease.

主要结果

Serum levels of IL-10 and TGF-β1 and CSF levels of IL-6, IL-10, and TGF-β1 were significantly increased in first onset NMOSD compared to in OND patients. In a subgroup analysis, the CSF levels of IL-6, neurofilament light protein (NFL), S100B, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were significantly more elevated in the AQP4-IgG-positive patients than in the AQP4-IgG-negative NMOSD patients. Correlations were found between the CSF cytokines and tissue damage biomarkers and the clinical findings in NMOSD patients. Notably, the CSF IL-6 level had the strongest correlation with the tissue damage biomarkers and it also correlated with CSF white blood cell (WBC) count.