Abstract
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers are a useful tool for determining disease progression or activity in some neurological disorders which need parameters both for evaluating treatments and investigating pathobiological evolution in research-oriented follow-up. A number of CSF proteins are reviewed with data on biological properties, analytical methods, clinical usefulness of: myelin basic protein, S-100 protein, glial fibrillary acidic protein, neural-cell adhesion molecule, neuron-specific enolase and others.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Biomarkers / cerebrospinal fluid*
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Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal / cerebrospinal fluid
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / cerebrospinal fluid
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Humans
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Myelin Basic Protein / cerebrospinal fluid
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / cerebrospinal fluid*
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Nervous System Diseases / cerebrospinal fluid*
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Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / cerebrospinal fluid
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S100 Proteins / cerebrospinal fluid
Substances
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Biomarkers
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Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
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Myelin Basic Protein
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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S100 Proteins
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Phosphopyruvate Hydratase