B-cell activating factor of the TNF family is upregulated in neuromyelitis optica

Neurology. 2010 Jan 12;74(2):177-8. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181c919ee.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autoantibodies / blood
  • Autoantibodies / cerebrospinal fluid
  • B-Cell Activating Factor / analysis
  • B-Cell Activating Factor / blood*
  • B-Cell Activating Factor / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • B-Lymphocytes / metabolism
  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Biomarkers / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Cell Survival / immunology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Humoral / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin G / metabolism
  • Lymphocyte Activation / immunology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / blood
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / immunology
  • Neuromyelitis Optica / blood*
  • Neuromyelitis Optica / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Neuromyelitis Optica / immunology
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / analysis
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / blood*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Up-Regulation / immunology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • B-Cell Activating Factor
  • Biomarkers
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha