title: Pattern of cytokine secretion by peripheral blood cells of patients with multiple sclerosis in Brazil.
abstract: Autoimmune T cells play a key role as regulators and effectors of organ-specific autoimmune disease. In multiple sclerosis (MS), activated T cells specific for myelin components produce a plethora of inflammatory cytokines and mediators that contribute to myelin damage. The production of proinflammatory and regulatory cytokines by peripheral blood cells from patients with active and stable MS and healthy controls were examined. The results show that TNF alpha production was somewhat elevated in active MS with no significant increase in the level IFN gamma, whereas in the chronic phase the anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-10 and TGF beta increased, accompanied by a reduction in IFN gamma when stimulated by myelin basic protein. Multiple Sclerosis (2000) 6 293 - 299
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biology, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Scagliusi
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Diaz-Bardales
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maciel
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Damasceno
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Blotta
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Tilbery
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D020529:Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016753:Interleukin-10; D007371:Interferon-gamma