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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-5-17
pubmed:abstractText
Antibodies to one or more glycosphingolipids were detected by means of a liposome lysis assay in the sera of 60/81 patients with multiple sclerosis, 24/42 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and in the majority of patients with cranial trauma or cerebrovascular accidents. Antibodies against ganglioside GM1 and asialo GM1 were found most commonly and they were frequently present in the same sera. Among patients whose sera contained antibodies to glycolipids, anti-GM1 alone occurred more frequently in patients with multiple sclerosis (14/59) than in systemic lupus erythematosus (1/22; p = 0.045) and antiasialo GM1 alone was more common in patients with lupus (9/22) than in patients with multiple sclerosis (8/59, p = 0.007). In 10 sera analyzed, all of the antibodies against these two glycolipids were of the IgM class, and some fluctuation in antibody titers was noted over a three-month period. The role of these antibodies in the initiation or perpetuation of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system remains to be determined.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0077-8923
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
436
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Antibodies to glycosphingolipids in patients with multiple sclerosis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't