myelin-basic-protein and Acinetobacter-Infections

myelin-basic-protein has been researched along with Acinetobacter-Infections* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for myelin-basic-protein and Acinetobacter-Infections

ArticleYear
Antibody responses to Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in multiple sclerosis: prospects for diagnosis using the myelin-acinetobacter-neurofilament antibody index.
    Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology, 2001, Volume: 8, Issue:6

    Antibody responses to Acinetobacter (five strains), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, myelin basic protein (MBP), and neurofilaments were measured in sera from 26 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, 20 patients with cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), 10 patients with viral encephalitis, and 25 healthy blood donors. In MS patients, elevated levels of antibodies against all strains of Acinetobacter tested were present, as well as antibodies against P. aeruginosa, MBP, and neurofilaments, but not antibodies to E. coli, compared to the CVA group and controls. The myelin-Acinetobacter-neurofilament antibody index appears to distinguish MS patients from patients with CVAs or healthy controls. The relevance of such antibodies to the neuropathology of MS requires further evaluation.

    Topics: Acinetobacter; Acinetobacter Infections; Adult; Antibodies, Bacterial; Blotting, Western; Brain Chemistry; Escherichia coli; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Indicator Dilution Techniques; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Sclerosis; Myelin Basic Protein; Neurofilament Proteins; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas Infections

2001