Chemokine profile in the cerebrospinal fluid and serum of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease

J Neuroimmunol. 2005 Jan;158(1-2):240-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2004.07.014.

Abstract

We analyzed the concentrations of four chemokines in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and sera in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH), an autoimmune uveomeningitis syndrome against melanocyte-associated proteins, with ELISA. CSF-CXCL10/IP-10 and CSF-CCL17/TARC were significantly elevated in VKH than in controls. In the majority of VKH cases and controls, CSF-CXCL10 was higher than serum-CXCL10, and CSF-CCL17 was lower than serum-CCL17. CCL11/Eotaxin was not different between groups. CSF-CCL2/MCP-1 was significantly lower in VKH than in control. The changes in VKH were essentially similar to those in multiple sclerosis, a known Th1-dominant condition.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Chemokines / blood*
  • Chemokines / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / blood*
  • Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / cerebrospinal fluid*

Substances

  • Chemokines