title: Measles antibodies, anti-proteinase and plasminogen distribution in serum and plasma from patients affected with multiple sclerosis and patients affected with non-neurological diseases.
abstract: Total protein content, alpha 1-antitrypsin, alpha 2-macroglobulin and plasminogen levels and measles antibody titers were determined in serum and plasma from patients affected with multiple sclerosis and patients affected with non-neurological diseases. The results were compared with those from a control group of healthy donors. Both multiple sclerosis patients and patients affected with non-neurological diseases differed from controls for the following parameters: total protein, plasminogen and measles antibody activity. However, when studied longitudinally the different parameters were not altered to the same degree in multiple sclerosis and non-neurological diseases, a fact which is translated in the difference of significance levels. Individual plasminogen values were very often higher in non-neurological diseases than in multiple sclerosis, whereas for increased measles antibody titers it was the reverse. Also, there were no notable changes in alpha 1-antitrypsin and alpha 2-macroglobulin values in multiple sclerosis, whereas in some non-neurological disease patients particularly high alpha 1-antitrypsin and alpha 2-macroglobulin values were observed. In the multiple sclerosis patients, no correlations existed between the duration of the disease and disturbed biochemical parameters, or between the disturbed parameters themselves.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D010958:Plasminogen / Q000032:analysis*; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000097:blood*; D011786:Quality Control; D013997:Time Factors; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000032:analysis; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D001798:Blood Proteins; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins; D010958:Plasminogen