Abstract
We investigated CD45RA and CCR7 expression in CD4+ and CD8+ subsets of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lymphocytes, both immediately ex vivo and after stimulation, from 134 patients with a variety of inflammatory and non-inflammatory neurological diseases. Most inflammatory diseases had a higher CD4+:CD8+ ratio and higher percentage of effector memory T cells (T(EM)) than non-inflammatory controls, excluding active infection. Moreover, we found that patients with highly elevated cell counts in the CSF tended to have a lower percentage of central memory T cells (T(CM)) than patients with low or absent pleocytosis, with a concomitant increase in T(EM). We also found that samples with elevated IgG index or presence of oligoclonal bands had a significantly higher CD4+:CD8+ ratio than normal samples, consistent with increased CD4+ help for intrathecal IgG synthesis by B cells.
MeSH Terms
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology,metabolism
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology,metabolism
Central Nervous System Diseases/cerebrospinal fluid,immunology,metabolism
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G/cerebrospinal fluid
Infant
Inflammation/cerebrospinal fluid,immunology,metabolism
Leukocyte Common Antigens/biosynthesis,cerebrospinal fluid,immunology
Male
Middle Aged
Receptors, CCR7/analysis,biosynthesis,immunology
T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology,metabolism
Young Adult
Chemicals
CCR7 protein, human
Immunoglobulin G
Receptors, CCR7
Leukocyte Common Antigens
Authors & Affiliations
7 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Mullen Katherine M
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21287, United States.
Gocke Anne R
Allie Rameeza
Ntranos Achilles
Grishkan Inna V
Pardo Carlos
Calabresi Peter A
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