title: Interleukin-6 in cerebrospinal fluid of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy.
abstract: We demonstrated significant titers of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the CSF from 6 of 11 patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM). The patients positive for IL-6 generally had more severe clinical symptoms and signs than those negative for IL-6. There was no correlation between the value of IL-6 and inflammatory findings in the HAM CSF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohbo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sekizawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kogure
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D012677:Sensation; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D013256:Steroids