title: Correlation of the chemiluminescence-activity of peripheral blood monocytes with CSF parameters of inflammation and the clinical course of patients with lymphocytic meningoencephalitis.
abstract: The chemiluminescence-activity (CL-A) of peripheral blood monocytes (MO) was measured in eight patients with lymphocytic meningitis or meningoencephalitis and compared to CSF parameters and the clinical course. The initial maximum CL-A was around four times above the control and decreased to normal values within approximately 20 days. Poor correlations were found when the CL-A was compared to CSF parameters in the total group of patients. With regard to the CSF parameters in individual patients the CL-A was closely related to the cell count, to a lesser degree to the protein content, but not to the IgG content. Finally, a very good correlation of the CL-A was found with the clinical course in individual patients. This preliminary data suggests the clinical usefulness of CL-measurements and supports the conception that the CL-A predominantly reflects the specific cellular phase of inflammation, which is dominated by T cells.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009000:Monocytes
chemical_list: D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G