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Chitinase 3-like 1 is associated with the response to interferon-beta treatment in multiple sclerosis.
Matute-Blanch, Clara; Río, Jordi; Villar, Luisa M; Midaglia, Luciana; Malhotra, Sunny; Álvarez-Cermeño, José C; Vidal-Jordana, Angela; Montalban, Xavier; Comabella, Manuel.
Affiliation
  • Matute-Blanch C; Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: clara.matute@vhir.org.
  • Río J; Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Villar LM; Departments of Neurology and Immunology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigacion Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain.
  • Midaglia L; Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Malhotra S; Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Álvarez-Cermeño JC; Departments of Neurology and Immunology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigacion Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain.
  • Vidal-Jordana A; Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Montalban X; Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Comabella M; Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: manuel.comabella@vhir.org.
J Neuroimmunol ; 303: 62-65, 2017 02 15.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28063616
ABSTRACT
Chitinase 3-like 1 (CHI3L1) plays a prognostic role in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, we investigated a potential association between CHI3L1 and the response to interferon-beta (IFNß) and glatiramer acetate (GA). Serum CHI3L1 levels were measured by ELISA in 117 relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients, 76 IFNß-treated and 41 GA-treated patients. CHI3L1 levels were increased by GA (p=0.014) but unchanged by IFNß (p=0.830). CHI3L1 was associated with IFNß response and levels were higher in non-responder group (p=0.020), while GA showed no responder effect (p=0.943). These results suggest a role for CHI3L1 as response biomarker to IFNß in RRMS patients.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Interferon-beta / Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1 Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Neuroimmunol Year: 2017 Document type: Article Publication country: HOLANDA / HOLLAND / NETHERLANDS / NL / PAISES BAJOS / THE NETHERLANDS

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Interferon-beta / Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1 Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Neuroimmunol Year: 2017 Document type: Article Publication country: HOLANDA / HOLLAND / NETHERLANDS / NL / PAISES BAJOS / THE NETHERLANDS