title: Increased serum levels of soluble CD95 (APO-1/Fas) in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
abstract: CD95/CD95 ligand interactions are critically involved in the negative regulation of peripheral T-cell responses. Here, we report that serum levels of soluble CD95 are significantly elevated in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. In a transectional study, CD95 levels did not correlate with clinical disability or lesion formation on magnetic resonance imaging. Longitudinally, Expanded Disability Status Scale changes were associated with high CD95 levels. Interferon-beta (IFNbeta) treatment led to an initial increase and subsequent decline of serum CD95 levels. Interestingly, patients generating neutralizing antibodies to the drug had significantly higher baseline CD95 levels before IFNbeta treatment than those without neutralizing antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zipp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weller
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Calabresi
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Bash
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dichgans
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: McFarland
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000502:physiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D000068556:Interferon beta-1a; D000068576:Interferon beta-1b; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000097:blood; D012008:Recurrence; D012016:Reference Values; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000097:blood* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000906:Antibodies; D019014:fas Receptor; D000068576:Interferon beta-1b; D016899:Interferon-beta; D000068556:Interferon beta-1a