title: Kappa/lambda ratios in IgG, IgA and IgM of cerebrospinal fluid and of sera in patients with multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Kappa/lambda (kappa/lambda) ratios of each immunoglobulin, i.e. IgG, IgA and IgM in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and in sera of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) were analysed by sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. In CSF kappa/lambda ratios of IgG of MS patients were significantly (p less than 0.05) higher than those of normal controls, whereas the values of IgA and IgM did not differ significantly from those of normal controls. In sera kappa/lambda ratios of IgG, IgA and IgM did not differ significantly from those of normal controls. Our results suggest that in MS patients abnormal kappa/lambda ratios are also restricted to IgG components in CSF, as oligoclonal IgG bands are.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Araga
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kagimoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Funamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000032:analysis* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / Q000032:analysis* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains