Non-TH1 cytokines are augmented systematically early in Guillain-Barre syndrome

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Press, R [1 ]
Ozenci, V [1 ]
Kouwenhoven, M [1 ]
Link, H [1 ]
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[1] Huddinge Univ Hosp, Karolinska Inst, Dept Neurol, Neuroimmunol Unit, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden
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10.1212/WNL.58.3.476
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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The T(H)1 vs non-T(H)1 cytokine balance in Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is unknown. Using enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assays, we observed elevated numbers of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10-secreting blood mononuclear cells (BMNC) during the acute phase in untreated patients, low levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha-secreting BMNC in the recovery phase of GBS. Numbers of IL-12p70-secreting BMNC were not affected over the course of GBS. The non-T(H)1 cytokine profile observed early in GBS may explain the self-limited clinical course associated with GBS.
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