Cytokines and Chemokines in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Neuropsychiatric syndromes of systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is a life-threatening disorder and early diagnosis and proper treatment are critical in the management of this neuropsychiatric manifestations in lupus. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalogram (EEG), neuropsychol...
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doaj-9dce81a5a874453189f5f8495714f8f42020-11-24T21:26:39ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology1110-72431110-72512010-01-01201010.1155/2010/268436268436Cytokines and Chemokines in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes of Systemic Lupus ErythematosusHiroshi Okamoto0Akiko Kobayashi1Hisashi Yamanaka2Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo 162-0054, JapanInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo 162-0054, JapanInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo 162-0054, JapanNeuropsychiatric syndromes of systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is a life-threatening disorder and early diagnosis and proper treatment are critical in the management of this neuropsychiatric manifestations in lupus. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalogram (EEG), neuropsychological tests, and lumbar puncture are clinical used for the diagnosis of NPSLE. In addition to these tests, cytokine and chemokine levels in CSF have been reported as useful diagnostic marker of NPSLE. Based on the number of recently published studies, this review overviewed the roles of cytokines and chemokines in NPSLE.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/268436 |
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Hiroshi Okamoto Akiko Kobayashi Hisashi Yamanaka Cytokines and Chemokines in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology |
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Hiroshi Okamoto Akiko Kobayashi Hisashi Yamanaka |
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Cytokines and Chemokines in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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Cytokines and Chemokines in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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Cytokines and Chemokines in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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Cytokines and Chemokines in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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Cytokines and Chemokines in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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cytokines and chemokines in neuropsychiatric syndromes of systemic lupus erythematosus |
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Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology |
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Neuropsychiatric syndromes of systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is a life-threatening disorder and early diagnosis and proper treatment are critical in the management of this neuropsychiatric manifestations in lupus. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalogram (EEG), neuropsychological tests, and lumbar puncture are clinical used for the diagnosis of NPSLE. In addition to these tests, cytokine and chemokine levels in CSF have been reported as useful diagnostic marker of NPSLE. Based on the number of recently published studies, this review overviewed the roles of cytokines and chemokines in NPSLE. |
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