The utility of cerebrospinal fluid analysis in patients with multiple sclerosis

M Stangel, S Fredrikson, E Meinl, A Petzold… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) requires the exclusion of other possible diagnoses. For
this reason, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) should be routinely analysed in patients with a first …

Clinical, MRI, and CSF markers of disability progression in multiple sclerosis

A Gajofatto, M Calabrese, MD Benedetti… - Disease …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) in which
the complex interplay between inflammation and neurodegeneration determines varying …

A comparative study of CSF neurofilament light and heavy chain protein in MS

J Kuhle, K Plattner, JP Bestwick… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: There is a lack of reliable biomarkers of axonal degeneration. Neurofilaments
are promising candidates to fulfil this task. We compared two highly sensitive assays to …

Consensus definitions and application guidelines for control groups in cerebrospinal fluid biomarker studies in multiple sclerosis

C Teunissen, T Menge, A Altintas… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The choice of appropriate control group (s) is critical in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarker
research in multiple sclerosis (MS). There is a lack of definitions and nomenclature of …

[HTML][HTML] Cytokine profile in relapsing‑remitting multiple sclerosis patients and the association between progression and activity of the disease

AP Kallaur, SR Oliveira… - Molecular …, 2013 - spandidos-publications.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive immune‑mediated disease caused by demyelination
of the central nervous system. Cytokines and their receptors have an important role in the …

New ELISAs with high specificity for soluble oligomers of amyloid β-protein detect natural Aβ oligomers in human brain but not CSF

T Yang, S Hong, T O'Malley, RA Sperling… - Alzheimer's & …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Soluble oligomers of amyloid ß-protein (Aß) have been increasingly linked
to synaptic dysfunction, tau alteration, and neuritic dystrophy in Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Changes in endolysosomal enzyme activities in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Parkinson's disease

KD van Dijk, E Persichetti, D Chiasserini… - Movement …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized neuropathologically by the cytoplasmic
accumulation of misfolded α‐synuclein in specific brain regions. The endolysosomal …

CSF neurofilament and N-acetylaspartate related brain changes in clinically isolated syndrome

M Khalil, C Enzinger, C Langkammer… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Axonal damage is considered a major cause of disability in multiple sclerosis
(MS) and may start early in the disease. Specific biomarkers for this process are of great …

Discovery and initial verification of differentially abundant proteins between multiple sclerosis patients and controls using iTRAQ and SID-SRM

AC Kroksveen, E Aasebø, H Vethe, V Van Pesch… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
In the present study, we aimed to discover cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins with significant
abundance difference between early multiple sclerosis patients and controls, and do an …

Serum and cerebrospinal fluid light neurofilaments and antibodies against them in clinically isolated syndrome and multiple sclerosis

L Fialová, A Bartos, J Švarcová, D Zimova… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
A release of light neurofilament subunits (NFL) into cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum in
multiple sclerosis (MS) may induce an immune response. We examined CSF and serum …