Abnormal peripheral chemokine profile in Huntington's disease.
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Summary, in English
Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by both neurological and systemic abnormalities. Immune activation is a well-established feature of the HD brain and we have previously demonstrated a widespread, progressive innate immune response detectable in plasma throughout the course of HD. In the present work we used multiplex ELISA to quantify levels of chemokines in plasma from controls and subjects at different stages of HD. We found an altered chemokine profile tracking with disease progression, with significant elevations of five chemokines (eotaxin-3, MIP-1β, eotaxin, MCP-1 and MCP-4) while three (eotaxin-3, MIP-1β and eotaxin) showed significant linear increases across advancing disease stages. We validated our results in a separate sample cohort including subjects at different stages of HD. Here we saw that chemokine levels (MCP-1 and eotaxin) correlated with clinical scores. We conclude that, like cytokines, chemokines may be linked to the pathogenesis of HD, and that immune molecules may be valuable in tracking and exploring the pathogenesis of HD.
Department/s
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Publication/Series
PLoS Currents
Volume
3
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Topic
- Endocrinology and Diabetes
- Neurosciences
Status
Published
Research group
- Biomarkers in Brain Disease
- Diabetes - Islet Patophysiology
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2157-3999