Anti-Mycobacterial Antibodies in Paired Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Samples from Japanese Patients with Multiple Sclerosis or Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Anti-Mycobacterial Antibodies in Paired Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Samples from Japanese Patients with Multiple Sclerosis or Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Local synthesis of antibodies and presence of oligoclonal bands in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are hallmarks of multiple sclerosis (MS). We investigated the frequency of antibodies against mycobacterial and relevant human epitopes in the CSF of patients with MS or neuromyelitis optica spectrum dis...

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Main Authors: Kazumasa Yokoyama, Davide Cossu, Yasunobu Hoshino, Yuji Tomizawa, Eiichi Momotani, Nobutaka Hattori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
Mycobacterium
Japan
humoral response
cerebrospinal fluid
multiple sclerosis
NMOSD
MBP
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/12/522

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