title: Chronic relapsing EAE in guinea pigs: IgG index and oligoclonal bands in cerebrospinal fluid and sera.
abstract: IgG and albumin levels were quantitated in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and sera from chronic relapsing (R)-EAE animals using the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The animals showed increased CSF IgG compared to that of age-matched animals injected with complete Freund's adjuvant. However, the CSF IgG index suggested no significant increase in IgG synthesis within the central nervous system of R-EAE animals. Matching CSF and sera from R-EAE animals, when compared in immunofixation after isoelectric focusing, showed identical oligoclonal IgG band patterns. Although the clinical and morphologic findings in R-EAE are similar to those seen in multiple sclerosis, the site of IgG synthesis in these two diseases appears to be different.
mesh_terms: D000418:Albumins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D000818:Animals; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000276:immunology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D012709:Serum Albumin