[Effects of prednisone and azathioprine treatment on oligoclonal IGG in the cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis patients. Preliminary communication]. / Wplyw leczenia prednizonem i azatiopryna na oligoklonalna IgG w plynie mózgowordzeniowym pacjentów ze stwardnieniem rozsianym. Doniesienie wstepne.

The influence of high-dose prednisone and azathioprine therapy on oligoclonal IgG in the CSF of MS patients was studied. The oligoclonal bands were present in 93% of patients treated with prednisone and in 90% of patients treated with azathioprine. After the treatment with prednisone, the oligoclonal bands density was diminished in 3 patients, and after the treatment with azathioprine in 1 patient. The number of bands and their pattern remained the same.