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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
We quantitated interleukin-6 (IL-6), soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R) and soluble form of the IL-6 signal-transducing protein gp130 (sgp130) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) (n = 17) and control subjects (n = 18) using sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Our results show that none of the parameters examined was significantly different in CSF of AD patients as compared to control age-matched non-demented patients. We conclude that CSF levels of IL-6 and their soluble receptors do not necessarily reflect local changes of the IL-6 system that has been shown to be involved in neurodegenerative events occurring in AD. Levels of sgp130 are substantially high (approximately 100 ng/ml) in the CSF of all individuals probably representing a high antagonistic potential.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
239
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and soluble forms of IL-6 receptors are not altered in cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer's disease patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Mainz, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't