Intrathecal IgG Synthesis and Albumin Leakage Are Increased in Subjects with HIV‐1 Neurologic Disease
作者:
E. Singer,
K. Syndulko,
B. Fahy-Chandon,
P. Schmid,
A. Conrad,
W. Tourtellotte,
期刊:
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
(OVID Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 7,
issue 3
页码: 265-271
ISSN:0894-9255
年代: 1994
出版商: OVID
关键词: Human immunodeficiency virus;Cerebrospinal;Neurological- disease;Intrathecal IgG synthesis;Albumin leakage;Blood-brain barrier.
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
SummaryWe analyzed matched cerebrospinal fluid and blood samples from 139 subjects enrolled in a study of the effects of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) on the nervous system. Mean total intrathecal IgG synthesis rate was significantly higher in subjects with HIV-1-related neurologic disease (NeuroPos) than in HIV-1-seropositive (HIV +) subjects without neurologic disease (NeuroNeg) or at-risk seronegative controls (SNC). Mean trans-blood-brain barrier (BBB) albumin leakage (AL) rate increased significantly across groups (SNC < NeuroNeg < NeuroPos). AL was significantly higher in subjects with absolute CD4 counts <100/mm3versus those with <100 cells/mm3and significantly higher in AIDS compared with asymptomatic HIV +. Elevated total intrathecal IgG synthesis rate could not be accounted for solely by the presence of a damaged BBB, because 79% of subjects with elevated IgG synthesis rates had a normal BBB as assessed by the AL formula. Furthermore, the Tourtellotte formula inherently corrects for BBB leakage. We confirmed, using state-of-the-art albumin and IgG determinations, that intrathecal IgG synthesis is prevalent in all stages of HIV-1 disease. In the absence of a CNS opportunistic infection or tumor, mean total intrathecal IgG synthesis rate and trans-BBB AL are significantly higher in subjects with clinical HIV-1 CNS disease than in neurologically normally HIV + subjects.
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