Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8628743 | Cytokine | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We studied 65 well-characterized GBS patients and 73 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. A panel of 15 cytokines representing Th1, Th2 and Th17 pathways was assayed using Multiplex Suspension Array platform. Plasma levels of five cytokines were found to be altered in GBS patients compared to healthy control subjects: (i) IL-1β exhibited reduced levels, and (ii) IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-21 and IL-33 were elevated in GBS patients. The most important finding of this study was up-regulated expression of IL-21 and IL-33 in patients with GBS. Given the role of IL-33 as an alarmin, the elevated level of this cytokine provides important indication about a much broader role of cytokines in GBS. This study also provides evidence towards a multi-lineage Th cells (Th1, Th2 and Th17) associated cytokine responses in the pathophysiology of GBS.
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Authors
Monojit Debnath, Madhu Nagappa, Pinku Mani Talukdar, Manjula Subbanna, P. Sundaravadivel, Venkataram Shivakumar, Debprasad Dutta, Rahul Wahatule, Sanjib Sinha, Parayil Sankaran Bindu, Sundar Periyavan, G.S. Umamaheswara Rao, Arun B. Taly,