Beyond LNB: Real life data on occurrence and extent of CSF CXCL13 in neuroinflammatory diseases.

Georg Pilz* (First author), Regina Steger, Peter Wipfler (Co-author), Ferdinand Otto (Co-author), Shahrzad Afazel, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher (Co-author), Eugen Trinka (Co-author), Andrea Harrer (Last author)

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Abstract

To evaluate occurrence and extent of CSF CXCL13 elevations beyond Lyme neuroborreliosis, we investigated CXCL13 in an unselected patient cohort with neuroinflammatory disease. From March 2016 to March 2017, 180 in-patients with CSF pleocytosis were categorized into following groups: pyogenic CNS infections, aseptic meningoencephalitis, neuroimmunological diseases, and reactive pleocytosis. We provide evidence that CXCL13 elevation occurs at variable extent in the majority of neuroinflammatory diseases. The exact role of CXCL13 in CSF is elusive, but the broad occurrence in neuroinflammation points at CNS immune activation, which is not exclusive for LNB.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)577087
JournalJOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY
Volume338
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID CXCL13
  • PROGNOSTIC MARKER
  • CHEMOKINE CXCL13
  • BIOMARKER

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