title: Antibodies to the axolemma-enriched fraction in the cerebrospinal fluid and serum of patients with multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases.
abstract: Antibodies to an axolemma-enriched fraction (AEF) antigen have been detected in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum of patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A marginal elevation (P < 0.08) of anti-AEF IgG was found in MS CSF when compared with OND samples. When CSF was diluted to a standardized IgG concentration, the anti-AEF IgG level in MS CSF was significantly elevated (P=0.007) when compared to OND CSF. MS serum was also found to contain a significantly higher level (P < 0.001) of anti-AEF IgG when compared to OND serum using the ELISA technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-0614, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rawes
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: DeVries
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D001369:Axons / Q000276:immunology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000276:immunology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G