title: Degenerative and inflammatory markers in the cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis patients with relapsing-remitting course of disease and after clinical isolated syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Literature includes evidence of initial predominance of inflammation and later development of neurodegeneration in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To search for differences in inflammatory and degenerative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers between relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and the clinical isolated syndrome (CIS).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 148 subjects were evaluated, 65 MS patients (45 RRMS and 20 CIS) and 83 controls. The evaluated parameters included albumin quotient and prealbumin, transferrin, C3 and C4 complement factors, haptoglobin, beta-2-microglobulin, orosomucoid, alpha-1-antitrypsin, apolipoprotein A-I, apolipoprotein B, cystatin C, neuron-specific enolase, tau protein, beta-amyloid, oligoclonal IgG band (OCB), and IgG quotient (QIgG).
  
  
  RESULTS
  No differences were found in the inflammatory and degenerative CSF markers between patients with RRMS and CIS. QIgG was higher in RRMS than that in CIS but the number of OCB was higher after CIS. Cystatin C levels were significantly lower in RRMS compared to the other groups. It can be considered an indicator of the demyelination degree. Normal values of beta-amyloid were less frequent in RRMS compared to those in controls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic. sladkovav@centrum.cz
authors.forename: Vladimira
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sladkova
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mareš
authors.forename: Blanka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lubenova
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zapletalova
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stejskal
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hlustik
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kanovsky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020529:Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000473:pathology; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins