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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
The perivascular accumulation of mononuclear cells (MNC) in brain white matter is critical in the development of active lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS). Chemokines contribute to leukocyte recruitment by increasing the adhesiveness of integrins expressed on leukocytes and by promoting migration through endothelium and extracellular matrix. By using an in situ hybridization technique, it was possible to enumerate blood and CSF MNC expressing mRNA for the two CC chemokines monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and RANTES (regulated upon activation, normal T cells, expressed and secreted) in MS patients and controls. No differences in numbers of blood MNC expressing MCP-1 or RANTES could be found in MS patients compared to healthy individuals or patients with acute aseptic meningoencephalitis (AM). High numbers of CSF MNC expressing MCP-1 and RANTES were found in some MS patients, but also in patients with AM. This shows that elevated numbers of MCP-1 and RANTES mRNA expressing CSF MNC are not specific for the inflammatory process in MS. We conclude that there is no evidence for a systemic dysregulation of the CC chemokines MCP-1 and RANTES in MS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0165-5728
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
108-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
No evidence for elevated numbers of mononuclear cells expressing MCP-1 and RANTES mRNA in blood and CSF in multiple sclerosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neurology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Pia.Kivisakk@cnsf.ki.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't