Salmaggi A, Bianchi G, Cerrato D, Lazzaroni M, Malesani L, Nespolo A, Corridori F, La Mantia L, Milanese C. Cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood T-lymphocyte subsets in multiple sclerosis: monoclonal antibody analysis and correlations with clinical activity.
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 1987;
8:327-30. [PMID:
2960634 DOI:
10.1007/bf02335734]
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Abstract
Enumeration of cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood T-lymphocyte subsets (T-total, T-helper and T-suppressor) was performed by monoclonal antibody technique in 18 patients with Multiple Sclerosis and in 4 patients with non-inflammatory neurological diseases. While no differences were observed in peripheral blood subsets among the various phases of the disease, a marked rise in cerebrospinal fluid helper-suppressor ratio was seen in acute relapses. The results give further support to the concept of a strict compartimentalization in immune response abnormalities in Multiple Sclerosis patients.
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