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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2017

Cytokine Profile in Patients with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and Its Association with Disease Progression and Disability.

Ana Paula Kallaur, Sayonara Rangel Oliveira, Andréa Name Colado Simão, Daniela Frizon Alfieri, Tamires Flauzino, Josiane Lopes, Wildea Lice de Carvalho Jennings Pereira, Caio de Meleck Proença, Sueli Donizete Borelli, Damacio Ramón Kaimen-Maciel and 2 more

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ana Paula KallaurHealth Sciences Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences Center, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
Sayonara Rangel OliveiraHealth Sciences Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences Center, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
Andréa Name Colado SimãoDepartment of Pathology, Clinical Analysis and Toxicology, Health Sciences Center, State University of Londrina, Av. Robert Koch, 60, CEP 86.038-440, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
Daniela Frizon AlfieriHealth Sciences Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences Center, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
Tamires FlauzinoHealth Sciences Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences Center, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
Josiane LopesHealth Sciences Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences Center, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
Wildea Lice de Carvalho Jennings PereiraHealth Sciences Postgraduate Program, Health Sciences Center, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
Caio de Meleck ProençaOutpatient Clinic for Multiple Sclerosis, University Hospital, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
Sueli Donizete BorelliDepartment of Clinical Analysis, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
Damacio Ramón Kaimen-MacielOutpatient Clinic for Multiple Sclerosis, University Hospital, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
Michael MaesImpact Strategic Research Centre, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Edna Maria Vissoci ReicheDepartment of Pathology, Clinical Analysis and Toxicology, Health Sciences Center, State University of Londrina, Av. Robert Koch, 60, CEP 86.038-440, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. reiche@sercomtel.com.br.
Universidade Estadual de Londrina · BRKing Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital · THUniversidade Estadual de Maringá · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation is the driving force for brain injury in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The objective of the present study is to delineate the serum cytokine profile in patients with progressive MS in a Southern Brazilian population compared with healthy controls and patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and its associations with disease progression and disability. We included 32 patients with progressive MS, 126 with RRMS, and 40 healthy controls. The patients were evaluated using the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with gadolinium. Serum interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-12, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interferon (IFN)-γ, IL-10, IL-4, and IL-17 levels were assessed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-17, IL-4, and IL-10 levels were higher in progressive MS than in controls. Increased IL-1β and IFN-γ and decreased IL-12 and IL-4 levels were found in progressive MS compared with RRMS. Patients with progressive MS with disease progression presented higher TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-10 levels than those without disease progression. Patients with progressive MS with disease progression showed a higher frequency of positive gadolinium-enhanced lesions in MRI; higher TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-17 levels; and decreased IL-12 levels compared with RRMS patients with progression. There was a significant inverse correlation between IL-10 levels and EDSS score in patients with progressive MS. The results underscore the complex cytokine network imbalance exhibited by progressive MS patients and show the important involvement of TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-17 in the pathophysiology and progression of the disease. Moreover, serum IL-10 levels were inversely associated with disability in patients with progressive MS.

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Disease ProgressionPersons with DisabilitiesCase-Control StudiesCytokinesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Sclerosis, Chronic ProgressiveMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingCytokinesCytokinesDisabilityInflammationMultiple sclerosisProgressive multiple sclerosis

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PMID27023227
OpenAlexW2314198668

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