QUANTIFICATION OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FERRITIN AS A BIOMARKER FOR CNS MALIGNANT INFILTRATION

被引:11
作者
de Almeida, Sergio Monteiro [1 ]
da Cunha, Dione Sosnitzki [1 ]
Yamada, Edna [1 ]
Doi, Elvira Missako [1 ]
Ono, Margaret [1 ]
机构
[1] UFPR, Hosp Clin, Secao Virol, Setor Anal Clin,Clin Pathol Lab, BR-80060240 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
关键词
cerebrospinal fluid; ferritin; central nervous system; malignant cells; CNS neoplasm; CNS tumors; bacterial meningitis;
D O I
10.1590/S0004-282X2008000500022
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Several markers have been studied for their ability to make the CNS infiltration diagnosis earlier and more precise; previous studies showed that CSF ferritin concentrations were higher in patients with malignant invasion of CNS. The objective was to determine the importance of CSF ferritin as a biomarker for the diagnosis of CNS neoplasic infiltration. This study is based on 93 CSF samples, divided into five groups: malignant cells present (n13); malignant cells not present (n26); inflammatory neurological diseases (n16); neurocysticercosis (n20); acute bacterial meningitis (n18). CSF ferritin values were determined by micro particle enzyme immunoassay. CSF ferritin level (mean +/- SD) in the group with neoplasic cells in the CSF was 42.8 +/- 49.7 ng/mL, higher than in the other groups (p<0.0001). We conclude that CSF ferritin with the cut off 20 ng/mL could be an adjuvant biomarker to the diagnosis of CNS malignant infiltration.
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