TY - JOUR
T1 - CXCL16 is elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid versus serum and in inflammatory conditions with suspected and proved central nervous system involvement
AU - Le Blanc, Linda M.P.
AU - Van Lieshout, Antoine W.T.
AU - Adema, Gosse J.
AU - Van Riel, Piet L.C.M.
AU - Verbeek, Marcel M.
AU - Radstake, Timothy R.D.J.
PY - 2006/4/10
Y1 - 2006/4/10
N2 - In neuro-inflammatory diseases, activated T cells are thought to drive the inflammatory process. In this study, we investigated the potential role of three T cell attracting chemokines (CK) in neuro-inflammation. For this purpose, we measured levels of CXCL16, CCL17 and CCL18 in matched serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples of patients with different neurological diseases. Interestingly, CXCL16 levels were significantly elevated in the CSF and were higher in inflammatory disease than in controls, whereas CCL17 and CCL18 were absent in the CSF. CCL18 was only elevated in serum of SLE patients. These data suggest that attraction of activated memory type T cells by CXCL16 might play an important role in the orchestration of immune responses in the central nervous system.
AB - In neuro-inflammatory diseases, activated T cells are thought to drive the inflammatory process. In this study, we investigated the potential role of three T cell attracting chemokines (CK) in neuro-inflammation. For this purpose, we measured levels of CXCL16, CCL17 and CCL18 in matched serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples of patients with different neurological diseases. Interestingly, CXCL16 levels were significantly elevated in the CSF and were higher in inflammatory disease than in controls, whereas CCL17 and CCL18 were absent in the CSF. CCL18 was only elevated in serum of SLE patients. These data suggest that attraction of activated memory type T cells by CXCL16 might play an important role in the orchestration of immune responses in the central nervous system.
KW - CCL17
KW - CCL18
KW - Cerebrospinal fluid
KW - Chemokines
KW - CXCL16
KW - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
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U2 - 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.12.029
DO - 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.12.029
M3 - Article
C2 - 16406320
AN - SCOPUS:33644762988
SN - 0304-3940
VL - 397
SP - 145
EP - 148
JO - Neuroscience Letters
JF - Neuroscience Letters
IS - 1-2
ER -