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  • Title: Chemokines CXCL10 and CXCL11 in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with tick-borne encephalitis.
    Author: Lepej SZ, Misić-Majerus L, Jeren T, Rode OD, Remenar A, Sporec V, Vince A.
    Journal: Acta Neurol Scand; 2007 Feb; 115(2):109-14. PubMed ID: 17212614.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to determine whether cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) contains CXCL10, CXCL11, p40 subunit of interleukin-12 (IL-12)/IL-23, IL-18 and IL-15. We compared serum and CSF concentrations of CXCL10 and analysed the possible concentration gradient of this chemokine between the periphery and central nervous system. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study enrolled 19 TBE patients and 10 patients with non-inflammatory neurological diseases. RESULTS: CSF of TBE patients contained CXCL10 (median 217 pg/ml), CXCL11 (8.3 pg/ml), p40 subunit of IL-12/IL-23 (38.9 pg/ml), IL-18 (30.1 pg/ml) and IL-15 (5.9 pg/ml). CXCL10 in the CSF of TBE patients was higher compared with serum (median 62 pg/ml, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: CSF of TBE patients contains CXCL10, CXCL11, p40 subunit of IL-12/IL-23, IL-18 and IL-15. Increased CXCL10 concentration in CSF suggests a role for this chemokine in the recruitment of CXCR3-expressing T-cells into the CSF of TBE patients.
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