Cytokine mapping in cerebrospinal fluid and blood in multiple sclerosis patients without oligoclonal bands.
AuthorsVrethem M, Kvarnström M, Stenstam J, Cassel P, Gustafsson M, Landtblom AM, Ernerudh J
JournalMult Scler
PubMed ID21965416
Since there are clinical and genetic differences between MS patients with intrathecal oligoclonal bands (OCB+) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) compared with those without (OCB-), the aim was to find out if OCB- patients showed a different pattern of cytokine immune activation compared with OCB+ patients. ... More
Cytokine mapping of sera from women with preeclampsia and normal pregnancies.
AuthorsJonsson Y, Rubèr M, Matthiesen L, Berg G, Nieminen K, Sharma S, Ernerudh J, Ekerfelt C
JournalJ Reprod Immunol
PubMed ID16388854
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific syndrome. The immune system in preeclampsia is changed with an increased innate activity and there is a hypothesis of a shift towards Th1-type immunity. The aim of this study was to determine a spectrum of soluble immunological factors denoting different aspects of immune activation in third ... More