Correlation between DJ-1 levels in the cerebrospinal fluid and the progression of disabilities in multiple sclerosis patients.
Mult Scler
; 14(8): 1056-60, 2008 Sep.
Article
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| ID: mdl-18632777
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
DJ-1 plays a key role in the anti-oxidative stress function. Increasing evidence supports the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to investigate whether the DJ-1 levels were increased in patients with MS and to examine its association with the progression of MS.METHODS:
Quantitative immunoblot assays were performed to evaluate the DJ-1 level in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collected from relapsing-remitting patients with MS (n = 29), disease controls subjects (n = 14), and healthy subjects (n = 44).RESULTS:
No significant difference was observed in the serum DJ-1 level among the patients with MS, disease controls, and healthy controls. However, the CSF DJ-1 levels were significantly higher in the patients with MS than in the disease control subjects (P < 0.0001). A significant positive correlation was also found between the CSF DJ-1 levels and the Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score (P < 0.005, r = 0.501).CONCLUSIONS:
These results show that the CSF DJ-1 levels are significantly increased in the CSF of patients with MS and that the CSF DJ-1 levels may be associated with the disease progression of MS. Therefore, DJ-1 possibly plays an important role in the pathogenesis of MS.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oncogene Proteins
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Disabled Persons
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Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
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Multiple Sclerosis
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Mult Scler
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japón