OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the diagnostic value of cerebrospinal fluid oligoclonal bands in individuals less than 18 years of age.. METHODS: In a nationwide population-based setting, we retrieved data on 2055 childrens oligoclonal band examination, including concordant cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, during 1994 to 2017. Case ascertainment was by review of medical records and diagnostic codes. We used Fishers exact test to explore distribution differences of oligoclonal band positivity in acquired demyelinating syndromes (ADS) before and after age 12 years and calculated the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of oligoclonal bands to distinguish ADS from the other diagnostic groups.. RESULTS: Median age at oligoclonal band examination was 15.2 years (range = 1.8 to 18.0), and 10% had presence of cerebrospinal fluid oligoclonal bands. Oligoclonal band positivity was the highest in ADS (52%), but it was age dependent: 21% in children with ADS before ...
OBJECTIVES--To determine whether oligoclonal band (OCB) negative multiple sclerosis is a reliable diagnosis and, if so, whether it has a distinctive prognosis. METHODS--Retrospective and matched prospective comparison of the clinical and laboratory features of patients with clinical definite multiple sclerosis with and without intrathecal synthesis of oligoclonal IgG. RESULTS--Thirty four patients were identified with apparent OCB negative clinically definite multiple sclerosis. The results of oligoclonal banding proved to have been equivocal in 14 of 34; the clinical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was questionable in 8 of 34. The remaining 12 patients with true OCB negative multiple sclerosis were significantly less disabled than matched OCB positive controls. Re-examination of CSF-serum pairs from six OCB negative patients showed that three remained OCB negative while three showed evidence of intrathecal synthesis of OCBs. CONCLUSIONS--OCB negative clinically definite multiple sclerosis is ...
Objective: To determine the characteristics of oligoclonal bands that are frequently detected by serum proteinelectrophoresis (SPEP) and immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE) after stem cell transplantation. Methods: Weretrospectively analyzed 56 patients with multiple myeloma (MM) undergoing transplantation, and standardimmunofixation electrophoresis was used to identify and quantify paraproteins. Results: The median follow-upwas 35 months (range, 10-76months) and 21 patients relapsed. Twelve (25.0%) demonstrated oligoclonal bandsafter a median time 1.4 months (range, 1-3months), with a median duration of 5.8 months (range, 1-15months).The majority patients with oligoclonal bands had normal quantities of immunoglobulins and the one year eventfree survival (EFS) was 92%, even higher than for patients without OBs (P=0.002). Conclusion: Oligoclonalbands frequent develop post-transplantation in MM cases. In the vast majority of patients, they may notrepresent relapsed disease, and more likely represent a
OBJECTIVE: Since there are clinical and genetic differences between MS patients with intrathecal oligoclonal bands (OCB+) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) compared with those without (OCB-), the aim was to find out if OCB- patients showed a different pattern of cytokine immune activation compared with OCB+ patients.. METHODS: The study included 25 MS patients (10 OCB- and 15 OCB+) and 13 controls. A panel of cytokines was measured; IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8/CXCL8, IL-10, TNF and GM-CSF in serum, CSF and in supernatants from polyclonally stimulated blood mononuclear cells, where also levels of IL-12p40, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17 and IFN-γ were measured. The concentrations of soluble (s) VCAM-1 and sCD14 were measured in serum and CSF.. RESULTS: In general, there were no extensive differences in cytokine concentrations between the OCB- and OCB+ groups.. CONCLUSION: OCB- MS patients do not seem to constitute a separate entity concerning inflammatory parameters measured as cytokine concentrations in CSF and ...
The role of autoreactive antibodies in MS has received intense attention since the discovery of oligoclonal immunoglobulin (Ig) bands in the spinal fluid of the majority (,95%) of MSers. However, many questions remain. We still do not know whether the production of Ig in the brain of MSers is an epiphenomenon of CNS autoimmunity, resulting from growth factor-driven expansion of long-lived B cells (the cells that make antibodies) in the meningeal* compartment or whether Ig production from antigen-driven proliferation of B-cell clones contributes to CNS pathology. CSF Ig from oligoclonal bands is produced by CSF B lineage cells and primarily recognizes epitopes of multiple neurotropic viruses and Epstein-Barr virus antigens. However, antimyelin antibodies also occur in the serum and CSF of patients with MS. ...
Oligoclonal bands (OCBs) are bands of immunoglobulins that are seen when a patients blood serum, or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is analyzed. Two methods of analysis are possible: (a) protein electrophoresis, a method of analyzing the composition of fluids, also known as agarose gel electrophoresis/Coomassie Blue staining, and (b) the combination of isoelectric focusing/silver staining. The latter is more sensitive. For the analysis of cerebrospinal fluid, a patient has a lumbar puncture performed, which collects some of his or her cerebrospinal fluid. The blood serum can be gained from a clotted blood sample. Normally it is assumed that all the proteins that appear in the CSF, but are not present in the serum, are produced intrathecally (inside the CNS). Therefore, it is normal to subtract bands in serum from bands in CSF when investigating CNS diseases. OCBs are especially important for multiple sclerosis. In MS, normally only OCBs made of immunoglobulin G antibodies are considered, though ...
Brändle, Simone Maren (2016): Analysis of oligoclonal band antibodies from patients with neurological diseases. Dissertation, LMU München: Faculty of Medicine ...
Immunological hallmarks of multiple sclerosis include the production of antibodies in the central nervous system, expressed as presence of oligoclonal bands and/or an increased immunoglobulin G index-the level of immunoglobulin G in the cerebrospinal fluid compared to serum. However, the underlying differences between oligoclonal band-positive and-negative patients with multiple sclerosis and reasons for variability in immunoglobulin G index are not known. To identify genetic factors influencing the variation in the antibody levels in the cerebrospinal fluid in multiple sclerosis, we have performed a genome-wide association screen in patients collected from nine countries for two traits, presence or absence of oligoclonal bands (n = 3026) and immunoglobulin G index levels (n = 938), followed by a replication in 3891 additional patients. We replicate previously suggested association signals for oligoclonal band status in the major histocompatibility complex region for the rs9271640*A-rs6457617*G ...
Immunological hallmarks of multiple sclerosis include the production of antibodies in the central nervous system, expressed as presence of oligoclonal bands and/or an increased immunoglobulin G index-the level of immunoglobulin G in the cerebrospinal fluid compared to serum. However, the underlying differences between oligoclonal band-positive and-negative patients with multiple sclerosis and reasons for variability in immunoglobulin G index are not known. To identify genetic factors influencing the variation in the antibody levels in the cerebrospinal fluid in multiple sclerosis, we have performed a genome-wide association screen in patients collected from nine countries for two traits, presence or absence of oligoclonal bands (n = 3026) and immunoglobulin G index levels (n = 938), followed by a replication in 3891 additional patients. We replicate previously suggested association signals for oligoclonal band status in the major histocompatibility complex region for the rs9271640*A-rs6457617*G ...
Icelandic sheep were injected intracerebrally with visna virus, which produces a persistent infection of the CNS accompanied by encephalomyelitis and focal demyelinating lesions. Studies were conducted on two groups of sheep, with short-term infections (25 sheep sampled 1-3 months after infection) and long-term infections (14 sheep sampled 5-6 years after ... read more infection). Quantitative determination of CSF immunoglobulin levels 5 years after infection indicated that IgM concentrations was usually elevated, IgG2 was occasionally elevated and IgG1 was rarely elevated. CSF oligoclonal bands were seen in about half the sheep examined 5 years after infection. There was a correlation between high titers of CSF antiviral antibody and both elevated CSF IgM concentration and CSF oligoclonal bands. Serum/CSF IgG1 ratios indicated that the blood-brain barrier was apparently intact in long-term visna infection, consistent with intrathecal synthesis of IgM and of antiviral antibody. The alterations ...
Background: Given the presumed key role for autoreactive lymphocytes in multiple sclerosis (MS), treatment strategies have been developed to ablate lymphocyte activity. Intrathecal lymphocyte activation can be measured by CSF-soluble(s)CD27.. Objective: To determine the effect of maximum whole-body immune ablation on two different markers that detect lymphocyte activation in CSF-oligoclonal IgG bands and levels of CSF-sCD27.. Design, setting and patients: The study quantified sCD27 levels and assessed the presence of oligoclonal IgG bands in CSF samples of secondary progressive patients with MS treated by autologous bone-marrow transplantation. In eight individuals, CSF was taken before and 6-9 months after conditioning. CSF-sCD27 levels were compared with other MS and non-inflammatory neurological disease controls. Regarding the effect of stem-cell transplantation on CSF oligoclonal bands, the study analysed pooled data of this and four other international studies on stem-cell transplantation ...
Results: In 31 out 56 MSers the highly increased CSF levels of κ monomers and dimers were demonstrated. In 18 MSers, the increased κ-FLC levels were accompanied by highly elevated λ dimers. Five MSers showed no significant elevation in κ-FLC, but they displayed abnormally high λ dimer levels. The intensity of the immunoreactive FLC bands was measured to account for κ and λ monomer and dimer levels and their ratios in the CSF and serum. Combined usage of different FLC parameters allowed the determination of the appropriate FLC threshold values to diagnose MS. The developed method showed higher sensitivity and specificity (96% and 90%, respectively), as compared to those of the conventional OCB test (82% and 70%, respectively). ...
Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis [MS] rests on clinical symptoms and examination as outlined in the revised McDonalds criteria supported by appropriate magnetic resonance imaging findings or other laboratory tests such as detection of oligoclonal bands in cerebrospinal fluid and evoked potential testing [1-7]. Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) is a first neurologic episode lasting at least 24 hours possibly caused by focal inflammation or demyelination [8, 9]. Approximately 10,000-15,000 new diagnoses of MS are made in the United States each year [10]. Approximately 2-3 times that number experience a CIS each year indicating that a far greater number of subjects experience a CIS than develop MS [11-14]. Costs to healthcare of determining if a subject with a CIS will develop MS are significant considering the cost of MRI and additional testing performed and the fact that many more subjects develop CIS than MS.. Presence of abnormal MRI findings and detection of oligoclonal bands in the ...
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To the Editor: Acute encephalitis/encephalopathy associated with human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been documented in children (1-3). Recently, Fok et al. (4) described an encephalitis case in an adult but were unable to test cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for HMPV. Following authors recommendations, we performed diagnostic testing on the CSF of an adult with HMPV-associated encephalitis.. A previously healthy 61-year-old man came to our institution with headache and seizures 5 days after onset of an influenza-like illness. A lumbar puncture on admission revealed pleocytosis (36 cells/µL) and a mononuclear predominance of 98%. Results of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography of the head and chest radiography on admission were inconclusive. The patient was treated in the intensive care unit for possible viral and bacterial meningoencephalitis. Although results of routine CSF-workup for infectious causes were unremarkable, total CSF protein level was elevated at 1.39 g/L (reference range ...
Objectives: It was the aim of this study to evaluate if the quantitative intrathecal immunoglobulin G (IgG) synthesis correlates with the brain atrophy and the total lesion volume (TLV) in brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Methods: A total of 50 patients with relapsing-remitting MS were included in this study. MRIs were performed and cerebrospinal fluid samples were collected during the diagnostic determination when patients were in remission without treatment. Results: At study baseline, IgG index values were elevated in 36 patients (72%), and oligoclonal IgG bands were positive in 42 of 50 patients (84%). Brain MRI was abnormal in 94% of patients, and, compared with healthy controls, brain atrophy was observed in MS patients. A positive correlation among IgG index, cerebrospinal fluid leukocyte count and TLV was observed; the Expanded Disability Status Scale correlated positively with TLV and the number of lesions, although a significant relationship ...
Objective: Rheumatic diseases with involvement of the central nervous system (RDwCNS) may mimic multiple sclerosis (MS). Inversely, up to 60% of MS-patients have antinuclear autoantibodies (ANAs) and may be misdiagnosed as RDwCNS. The detection of antibodies against extractable nuclear antigens (ENA) and oligoclonal bands (OCB) are established valuable diagnostic tools in the differential diagnosis of RDwCNS and MS. The MRZ-reaction (MRZR) is defined by three antibody indices (AIs) against neurotropic viruses and is frequently positive in MS. To investigate the added value of MRZR combined with testing for antibodies against ENAs and OCB detection to distinguish RDwCNS from ANA positive MS ...
The current presence of oligoclonal bands of IgG (OCB) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be used to determine a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), but their specificity has remained an enigma since its first description over forty years back. had been sequestered in the CSF area preferentially. However CSF contains a mixture of immunoglobulins derived from OCBs and antibodies derived from the periphery that generate a polyclonal background. We therefore used recombinant antibodies derived from single B- and plasma cells selected from the CSF of American MS patients and controls to investigate OCB specificity (Owens et al., 2009). This approach is usually feasible as CSF-resident B cells have been shown to be responsible for the production of OCBs (Obermeier et al., 2008). We investigated 73 recombinant antibodies from MS patients and 27 from patients with other neurological diseases (OND) for lipid antigen specificities. Table 1 Clinical data. Demographics of patients included in lipid array ...
Adults are more likely to manifest symptoms of neuroberreliosis than are children. These symptoms can include peripheral nerve parasthesias, a Guillain-Barre-like syndrome and Bannwarths syndrome (lymphocytic meningoradiculitis).(2) A study by Hansen et al. showed that patients with neuroborreliosis demonstrate a blood brain barrier disturbance with 62 % showing an elevated albumin ratio and 60 % revealing an increased IgG index, indicative of intrathecal IgG synthesis. In addition, 51 % of patients exhibited oligoclonal IgG bands and these bands were more likely to be present with a longer time since onset of neurologic symptoms. (3) Immune complexes can be recognized by their distinctive staining pattern on zone electrophoresis. B cells in the CNS may give rise to a clonal proliferation of immunoglobulins within the CSF which will appear as a distinct, restricted band in the gamma region of the zone electrophoresis gel. Immune complexes occur when the antibody binds an antigen which results ...
Various laboratories have reported differing success rates in their ability to detect intrathecal synthesis of antibody when comparing the index of [Formula: see text] with electrophoretic analysis. We selected 44 patients in the borderline area of minimal and/or equivocal abnormality by IgG index. Electrophoretic analysis (on polyacrylamide gels for oligoclonal gamma globulin pattern) of parallel specimens was performed at the same time. The number of samples giving a normal index but showing oligoclonal bands varied between 34% and 43% depending on the cut-off point. The views about normal barrier functions underlying such indices are discussed with particular reference to the pathophysiology of the blood-CSF barrier.. ...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disorder. Classically presents with Charcots neurologic triad, which consists of scanning speech, internuclear ophthalmoplegia, and nystagmus, with symptoms characteristically worsening after a hot shower. Optic neuritis, urinary and fecal incontinence, motor abnormalities such as trembling and paresis, sensory changes ranging from pain to numbness and depression, all of which typically, though not exclusively, display a relapsing pattern. Diagnosis of MS includes the gold standard presence of simultaneous periventricular plaques on MRI, as well as elevated CSF immunoglobulins, most commonly IgG, and finally identification of oligoclonal IgG bands on immunoelectrophoresis.
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) begins with an acute clinical attack (clinically isolated syndrome) in approximately 85% of patients. The conversion rate from clinically isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis has been documented at 30% to 82% in previous studies. When an individual presents for evaluation after a single episode of inflammation of the CNS, several decisions regarding follow-up in subsequent years need to be made, including that of whether or not to start a therapy. There is, therefore, an emerging need to identify the predictive factors that anticipate conversion from CIS to MS. Methods: This paper presents a single-center prospective longitudinal study aimed at identification of the most powerful independent predictors for conversion from CIS to MS, utilizing the 2010 McDonald MS criteria and focusing on selected demographic, clinical, radiographical (magnetic resonance imaging - MRI), cerebrospinal fluid (predominantly oligoclonal bands - OCB) and electrophysiological ...
As most patients know, diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis is no easy matter. Despite sophisticated diagnostic tools and techniques, such as MRI imaging, spinal fluid analysis, and visual and sensory evoked potentials, the diagnosis of MS remains one of exclusion, meaning that other likely diseases must be eliminated before a conclusive diagnosis of MS can be made. There is no test or tests that can definitively determine whether or not a patient is suffering from MS. There are indicators that are strongly suggestive of MS, such as brain and/or spinal cord lesions seen on MRIs, and oligoclonal bands (O-bands) in the Cerebrospinal Fluid, but even the presence of these does not guarantee that a diagnosis of MS is correct. Although MRIs can detect lesions in the CNS, they cant determine specifically what those lesions are, as a tumor and an area of demyelination can often look much the same on an MRI image. Therefore, a subjective determination of the nature of any lesions found must be made by a ...
A number of studies have indicated that adolescent obesity is a risk factor for the development of MS, most notably in patients with the HLA-DRB1*15 genotype (Hedstrom et al. Mult Scler 2015; epublished September 11, 2015; Hedstrom et al. Neurology 2014;82:865-872). The relationship between obesity and clinical course once MS has been diagnosed is less clear. A recent study found that obesity (body-mass index ,30 kg/m2) did not appear to be associated with increased severity (relapse rate), or disability (EDSS score), nor was obesity linked to the presence of oligoclonal bands (Coban et al. Obes Res Clin Pract 2015;9:533-535).. ...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. Only a few biomarkers are available in MS clinical practice, such as cerebrospinal fluid oligoclonal band
The workup of this patient included complete blood count, basic metabolic panel, B12, folate, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), antinuclear antibody (ANA), Bartonella and toxoplasma serologies, and fluorescent treponemal antibody (FTA-Abs). HIV testing was deferred. A lumbar puncture was performed, with an opening pressure of 20 cm H2O. Cerebrospinal fluid was analyzed for cryptococcal antigen, oligoclonal bands, Herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1 and 2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR), cytomegalovirus (CMV) PCR, and India ink ...
On hospital day 5 she was transferred to our neurological intensive care unit because of deteriorating mental status and the need for mechanical ventilation. On day 12, an axial FLAIR-weighted MRI showed large confluent white matter lesions in the brain (Figure 1). Similar abnormalities were found in the spinal cord. The lesions showed no signal enhancement on diffusion weighted imaging, but had patchy gadolinium contrast enhancement. CSF cell, protein and glucose levels remained stable over several lumbar punctures, and CSF specific antibody production was shown with CSF specific oligoclonal bands. Microbiological CSF analyses were negative for bacterial or viral pathogens, including JC-virus and enteroviruses. Anti-aquaporin 4 antibodies were not detectable. The peripheral leukocytosis of her blast crisis peaked at 102 G/l. No BCR-ABL rearrangement was detectable. The patients condition continued to deteriorate despite antimicrobial and steroid treatment. The patient died on hospital day ...
For survival, the emergence of oligoclonal bands after multiple myeloma treatment is less important than achieving complete remission. Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BJHH.2017.05.010 Published: 2017-10. Update policy: https://doi.org/10.1016/ELSEVIER_CM_POLICY. ...
Our patient underwent numerous investigations: serologic tests included inflammatory markers (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, and antinuclear antibody), aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibodies, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies, and infectious testing including HIV, tuberculosis, and syphilis screening, bacterial cultures, and fungal cultures; all results were normal. CSF analysis revealed the following: total nucleated cells (TNC), 12 cells/μL; erythrocytes, 1,000 cells/μL; protein, 98 mg/dL; glucose, 69 mg/dL; 0 oligoclonal bands; negative cytology and flow cytometry; negative bacterial and fungal testing. A CT chest/abdomen/pelvis was unremarkable.. Both serum and CSF autoimmune encephalopathy panels were sent to Mayo Clinic, which includes antibodies directed against N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI-1), contactin-associated protein 2 (CASPR2), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD65), GABAB receptor, ...
A 55-year-old man presented in October 2004 with general unease, vomiting, and gait disturbance. Initially diagnosed with an inner ear infection, the patients symptoms did not improve and he was evaluated further. MRI revealed a cerebellar lesion, which led to the suspicion of a posterior circulation stroke, and he was started on antiplatelet drugs. However, an angiogram suggested no vascular pathology. In March 2011, he had another episode of ataxia and MRI showed a right brainstem lesion. Cryptogenic stroke was reconsidered. In March 2013, the patient developed paraparesis with urinary and bowel symptoms. MRI revealed myelitis of the midthoracic spinal cord. Oligoclonal bands were present in both serum and CSF and steroids were begun. In February 2014, he was admitted with expressive aphasia and right hemiparesis. MRI (figure 1) confirmed a new T2-hyperintense lesion in the left frontal lobe and he was given IV methylprednisolone and subsequently underwent plasma exchange. Aquaporin 4 (AQP4) ...
Jacobs JF et al. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2015 Dec 7. pii: /j/cclm.ahead-of-print/cclm-2015-0879/cclm-2015-0879.xml. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2015-0879. [Epub ahead of print].. Use of isoelectric focusing to discriminate transient oligoclonal bands from monoclonal protein in treatedmyeloma. ...
As clinicians, it is important to recognise classic features that alert us to the possibility of autoimmune encephalitis. These features include subacute onset of confusion, short-term memory loss, behaviour change (depression, apathy, irritability), and seizures (usual temporal complex partial type).4 These features can precede the development of cancer for paraneoplastic encephalitis.5 It is important to obtain the history of smoking and family history of malignancy. The occurrence of refractory seizure despite prescription of multiple antiepileptics should prompt the clinician to consider this diagnosis as well. As part of the workup to exclude other differential diagnoses, lumbar puncture, electroencephalogram, and brain MRI should be performed, although these are non-specific tests for confirming autoimmune encephalitis.4 A CSF picture of lymphocytosis with mildly elevated protein and presence of oligoclonal bands will be present.4 Electroencephalography will show temporal lobe ...
I am a 53 year old otherwise healthy and active woman with a 3 year history of episodic vertigo. My 1st episode was in 11/2011. The episodes occur 3-4 times per year and last from 3-6 days. Some episodes are minor but the worst ones leave me vomiting from motion sickness. I have had 4 MRIs all showing multiple white matter lesions but without significant progression (last 4/2014). I have no other risk factors or reason for the lesions (not hypertensive, etc.) I am without a diagnosis. My neuro exam is normal. I have had 2 LPs, first one showed 1 oligoclonal band, the repeat was negative. Recently I feel that my memory is deteriorating and I have trouble multi-tasking. I also recently had one of the worst episodes of vertigo. I really just want to know what is wrong with me. My physician has discussed the possibility of MS but doesnt feel that there is enough information to make such an awful diagnosis. I am also a very active person, a former competetive runner. And i dont think that he feels ...
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Internet-Draft IPv6-over-80211-OCB April 2019 The 802.11-OCB links are specified to be compatible as much as possible with the behaviour of 802.11a/b/g/n and future generation IEEE WLAN links. From the IP perspective, an 802.11-OCB MAC layer offers practically the same interface to IP as the 802.11a/b/g/n and 802.3. A packet sent by an IP-OBU may be received by one or multiple IP-RSUs. The link-layer resolution is performed by using the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery protocol. To support this similarity statement (IPv6 is layered on top of LLC on top of 802.11-OCB, in the same way that IPv6 is layered on top of LLC on top of 802.11a/b/g/n (for WLAN) or layered on top of LLC on top of 802.3 (for Ethernet)) it is useful to analyze the differences between 802.11-OCB and 802.11 specifications. During this analysis, we note that whereas 802.11-OCB lists relatively complex and numerous changes to the MAC layer (and very little to the PHY layer), there are only a few characteristics which may be important for ...
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We all know how those Oligo bands are used to diagnose MS....the bands show signs that IgG has been elevated in the CNS, and myelin is being destroyed. The story MS patients have been told is that this is caused ...
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Supplementary MaterialsFigure S1: FDR (vertical axis) vs. energetic), IgG index, IgGOB Pattern, IgM Index, IgA index, and CSF cells count number (/uL) and HLA-DRB1 typing are reported for every individual. CIS, medical isolated symptoms; H4 RRMS, relapsing remitting MS; OCB, oligoclonal rings. Data_Sheet_3.PDF (40K) GUID:?CF4967A5-B243-4090-966F-167C1AF20F0C Supplementary Data 1: All peptides determined with Mascot and Ursgal. PSM of every peptides with regards to search engines utilized and their cells distribution. Desk_1.xlsx (99M) GUID:?DD760EA8-038D-4833-BE2A-C720B863B80C Abstract Defense responses to citrullinated peptides have been described in autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and multiple sclerosis (MS). We investigated the post-translational modification (PTM), arginine to. Continue Reading. ...
OCB physicians are actively involved in research that is advancing the understanding of many conditions that cause blindness. As a result, OCB has ongoing studies aimed at improving the medical and surgical care of these conditions, so that we are able to offer better treatment options to our patients. Many are enrolling patients. If you are interested in learning more about potentially participating in one of our studies, please contact the research coordinators listed below.. Understanding Clinical Trials. Clinical trials are used to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of medication or medical devices by monitoring their effects on groups of people. They are conducted in a series of steps, called phases. Each phase is designed to answer a separate research question.. ...
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An adolescent girl presented with a 5-day history of left foot weakness, which had worsened to foot paralysis. There were no signs of encephalopathy. Physical examination revealed muscle strength 5/5 at hip flexors and extensors; 4/5, knee extensors; 3/5, knee flexors; 2/5, ankle dorsiflexion; 3/5, ankle plantar flexion; 2/5, foot inversion; and 3/5, foot eversion, and a steppage gait. Sensation was intact throughout the body. Axial fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance (MR) image (image A) revealed 2 oval foci of high signal intensity within the periventricular white matter (arrows), representing likely demyelination. The coronal T1 postcontrast MR image demonstrated avid enhancement of the most prominent focus of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery signal abnormality (image B). Cerebral spinal fluid findings revealed normal glucose (54 mg/dL) and protein (32 mg/dL) levels, an elevated IgG index of 0.67, and more than 5 oligoclonal bands. Treatment consisted of intravenous ...
The 2001 International Panel on the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (IPDMS) (McDonald et al.) McDonald Criteria require objective evidence of CNS lesions disseminated in space and time in order to diagnose MS. Spatial criterion is defined by the Barkhof-Tintore MR imaging criteria, which require three of the following four findings: 1) at least one gadolinium-enhancing lesion or 9 T-2 hyperintense lesions; 2) at least one infratentorial lesion; 3) at least one juxtacortical lesion; 4) at least 3 periventricular lesions. Lesions should be greater than 3-mm in cross-section. A spinal cord lesion may substitute for a brain lesion, and in the setting of oligoclonal IgG bands or elevated IgG/Albumin ratio in the CSF, only 2 instead of 9 T2 lesions are needed to satisfy the criteria. Temporal criterion is satisfied by follow up imaging 3 or more months after the onset of the clinical event. The 2005 IPDMS (Polman et al.) suggested revisions to the 2001 McDonald criteria based on several research ...
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most frequent organic diseases of the nervous system, with a prevalence of 30-60 per 100,000 inhabitans. It is charcterized by an inflammatory destruction of the myelin sheaths in the white matter of the central nervous system, which may lead to severe disability and death. The underlying mechanism has not been clearly elucidated yet, but involves an attack of the bodys immune system against some of its own neural tissue antigens. One of the immunopathologic hallmarks of MS is the chronic intrathecal production of immunoglobulin (Ig). This contains IgG of very restricted variability, i.e. oligoclonal IgG, and in addition, recognizes a panel of different pathogens such as measles, rubella, and herpes zoster virus. While the antigen-specificity of the largest part of oligoclonal IgG in multiple sclerosis is unknown, the oligoclonal IgG arising during CNS infections are reactive against the specific pathogen. Recently, a link between Chlamydia (C.) pneumoniae ...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease of the CNS. Inflammatory features of MS include lymphocyte accumulations in the CNS and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The preclinical events leading to established MS are still enigmatic. Here we compared gene expression patterns of CSF cells from MS-discordant monozygotic twin pairs. Six healthy co-twins, who carry a maximal familial risk for developing MS, showed subclinical neuroinflammation (SCNI) with small MRI lesions. Four of these subjects had oligoclonal bands (OCBs). By single-cell RNA sequencing of 2752 CSF cells, we identified clonally expanded CD8+ T cells, plasmablasts, and, to a lesser extent, CD4+ T cells not only from MS patients but also from subjects with SCNI. In contrast to nonexpanded T cells, clonally expanded T cells showed characteristics of activated tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells. The TRM-like phenotype was detectable already in cells from SCNI subjects but more pronounced in cells from patients with definite MS. ...
Objective. To describe the effect of HIV serostatus on serum proteins, serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) patterns and monoclonal bands. Setting. Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban. Design. Retrospective, anonymous analysis of routine laboratory results. Results. Monoclonal bands were not increased in HIV-positive patients, who were younger and had increased polyclonal and oligoclonal bands and total proteins when compared with HIV-negative patients.
A 73-year-old man presented with three episodes of dysphasia and disinhibited behaviour, a single seizure and transient ischaemic attack-like events characterised by right arm and/or leg weakness. These episodes were separated by month-long asymptomatic intervals. Medical history included rheumatoid arthritis, which was clinically quiescent on leflunomide. Repeated cerebrospinal fluid examination showed a persistent lymphocytosis with mildly reduced glucose and elevated protein; oligoclonal bands and viral PCR were negative. MRI of the brain was initially normal, but 7 months after initial presentation revealed meningeal enhancement with bifrontal cortical hyperintensities on T2/fluid-attenuated inversion recovery. Brain biopsy demonstrated necrotising granulomatous meningitis with mixed T cell and B cell infiltrates and without evidence of vasculitis or infection. Serum anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies were strongly positive. The diagnosis of rheumatoid meningoencephalitis was made ...
within the course of a year, a 29 year-old man developed three relapses that were distinguishable regarding their neurological signs and symptoms. Clinically and on MRI, all relapses were localised to the cervico-thoracic spinal cord (sensory level Th6, monoparesis right leg, sign of Lhermitte). Four years before, he had been diagnosed with supradiaphragmatic Hodgkin´s lymphoma stage IIa. Four courses of chemotherapy with the ABVD-protocol and irradiation with 29,5 Gray led to complete tumour remission. Consecutive MR-imaging of the brain and spinal cord revealed fluctuating and partially contrast-enhancing lesions exclusively in those sections of the spinal cord that were localised in the field irradiated four years before. Treatment with pulsed i.v. steroids led to improvement. CSF analysis showed mild pleocytosis and isolated oligoclonal bands. Extensive work-up for differential diagnoses was negative. Genetic sequencing for DNA repair enzymes and in-vitro assays of the patients peripheral ...
Evidence for the efficacy of interferon beta-1b in delaying the onset of clinically definite multiple sclerosis in individuals with clinically isolated syndrome. - Mark S Freedman
Cross-reactive cells are oligoclonal T memory cell expansions. (A) Cross-reactive CD8+ T cells display a restricted BV repertoire. Naive (top) or A/NT/60/68-pri
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