Cytomegalovirus infections and anti-GM2 antibodies in Guillain-Barre syndrome

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作者
Jacobs, BC
vanDoorn, PA
Groeneveld, JHM
TioGillen, AP
vanderMeche, FGA
机构
[1] UNIV HOSP DIJKZIGT,DEPT IMMUNOL,NL-3015 GD ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[2] ERASMUS UNIV ROTTERDAM,ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
关键词
Guillain-Barre syndrome; anti-GM2; antibodies; cytomegalovirus;
D O I
10.1136/jnnp.62.6.641
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
To investigate whether antecedent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome are associated with the presence of specific antiganglioside antibodies, acute phase serum samples from 130 patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome and 200 controls were tested. Anti-GM2 IgM antibodies were found more often in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome with CMV infection (22%) than in patients without the infection (2%) (P = 0.003). CMV infections may elicit anti-GM2 antibodies in susceptible patients, which may contribute to the pathogenesis of Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with CMV.
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