CSF neurofilament and soluble TNF receptor 1 levels in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis


Matsushige T., Ichiyama T., Anlar B., Tohyama J., Nomura K., Yamashita Y., ...More

JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY, vol.205, pp.155-159, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 205
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.09.011
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.155-159
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Neurofilament (NF) is one of the major cytoskeleton proteins of neurons and sTNFR1 is thought to reflect the true biological activity of TNF-alpha. To evaluate the levels of the heavy subunit of neurofilament (NF-H) and soluble TNF receptor 1 (sTNFR1) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as biomarkers of clinical severity of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), concentrations of NF-H and sTNFR1 in CSF of 34 patients with SSPE and in control subjects were measured by ELISA. The CSF NF-H levels were significantly higher in patients with SSPE than in controls (p<0.0001), and those in patients in Jabbour stage III were significantly higher than in patients in stage II (p=0.015). The CSF sTNFR1 levels in SSPE patients were significantly higher than those in controls (1)=0.004), but there were no significant differences in CSF sTNFR1 levels between patients in Jabbour stages II and III. There was a significant correlation between CSF NF-H and sTNFR1 levels in patients with SSPE (p=0.011). We suggest that CSF NF-H levels can be used as a marker of development of neuronal degeneration in SSPE, and that TNF-alpha modifies the neurodestructive pathogenesis in SSPE. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.