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ArticleViruses2025

CXCL-10 in Cerebrospinal Fluid Detects Neuroinflammation in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy with High Accuracy.

Samya Jezine Da Silva, Mauro Jorge Cabral-Castro, Luiz Claudio Faria, Carolina Rosadas, Maria Fernanda Lopes de Araújo, Ana Caroline Soares Dutra, Yoshihisa Yamano, Graham Taylor, Marzia Puccioni-Sohler

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Article in Viruses, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 authors.

Samya Jezine Da SilvaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-913, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1978-0548
Mauro Jorge Cabral-CastroDepartamento de Patologia-Programa de Pós-Graduação em Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói 24070-090, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1755-999X
Luiz Claudio FariaLaboratório de Líquido Cefalorraquidiano, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-913, Brazil.
Carolina RosadasSection of Virology, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College, London W2 1PG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3922-5667
Maria Fernanda Lopes de AraújoEscola de Medicina e Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20270-004, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2960-6538
Ana Caroline Soares DutraEscola de Medicina e Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20270-004, Brazil.
Yoshihisa YamanoDepartment of Neurology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 216-8512, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7527-0345
Graham TaylorSection of Virology, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College, London W2 1PG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3773-2390
Marzia Puccioni-SohlerPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-913, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6007-9142

Funding

Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) E-26/201.330/2016Medical Research Council Medical Research Council MR/X022358/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesHTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM) is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease of the spinal cord. This study assesses the diagnostic accuracy of the neuroinflammatory biomarkers neopterin and cysteine-X-cysteine motif chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL-10) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for HAM.

methodsCSF samples from 75 patients with neurological disorders-33 with HAM (Group A), 19 HTLV-1-seronegative with other neuroinflammatory diseases (Group B), and 23 HTLV-1-seronegative with non-neuroinflammatory diseases (Group C)-were retrospectively evaluated. CSF examination included routine analysis, neopterin, and CXCL-10. The diagnostic potential of the biomarkers was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curves.

resultsHigher white cell counts and concentrations of protein, neopterin, and CXCL-10 in CSF were detected in group A (patients with HAM) and group B (

conclusionsNeopterin and CXCL-10 in CSF are accurate biomarkers for detecting neuroinflammation, including HAM. CXCL-10, in particular, is the superior biomarker for both chronic and acute neuroinflammatory diseases.

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Chemokine CXCL10HTLV-I InfectionsNeuroinflammatory DiseasesParaparesis, Tropical SpasticSpinal Cord DiseasesAdultAgedBiomarkersFemaleHumansHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1MaleMiddle AgedNeopterinRetrospective StudiesROC CurveBiomarkersChemokine CXCL10CXCL10 protein, humanNeopterinaccuracybiomarkercerebrospinal fluidCXCL-10diagnosisHTLV-1-associated myelopathyneopterin

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PMID39861878
PMCPMC11768778

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