Association of anti-GM(2) antibodies in Guillain-Barre syndrome with acute cytomegalovirus infection

被引:77
作者
Irie, S [1 ]
Saito, T [1 ]
Nakamura, K [1 ]
Kanazawa, N [1 ]
Ogino, M [1 ]
Nukazawa, T [1 ]
Ito, H [1 ]
Tamai, Y [1 ]
Kowa, H [1 ]
机构
[1] KITASATO UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT BIOCHEM, SAGAMIHARA, KANAGAWA 228, JAPAN
关键词
anti-GM(2) antibody; Guillain-Barre syndrome; cytomegalovirus;
D O I
10.1016/0165-5728(96)00059-8
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
We examined serum anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) and anti-ganglioside antibodies by ELISA in 51 patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), and titers were compared with those from 47 normal and 74 disease controls. Three GBS patients with IgM anti-CMV antibodies had high titers of IgM and IgG anti-GM(2) antibodies. The other GBS patients without IgM anti-CMV antibodies, and the normal and disease controls except one of 6 non-GBS patients with acute CMV infections had no anti-GM(2) antibodies. The titers of anti-CM(2) antibodies decreased on absorption with CMV-infected cells. These findings suggest that anti-GM(2) antibodies are associated with acute CMV infections in GBS patients.
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