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Title: Cerebrospinal fluid neopterin analysis in neuropediatric patients: establishment of a new cut off-value for the identification of inflammatory-immune mediated processes
Author: Molero Luis, Marta
Fernández-Ureña, Sergio
Jordán García, Iolanda
Serrano, Mercedes
Ormazabal Herrero, Aida
Garcia-Cazorla, Àngels
Artuch Iriberri, Rafael
Cambra Lasaosa, Francisco José
Neopterin Workin Group
Keywords: Neurologia pediàtrica
Líquid cefalorraquidi
Inflamació
Pediatric neurology
Cerebrospinal fluid
Inflammation
Issue Date: 18-Dec-2013
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: A high level of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neopterin is a marker of central nervous system inflammatory-immune mediated processes. We aimed to assess data from 606 neuropediatric patients, describing the clinical and biochemical features of those neurological disorders presenting CSF neopterin values above a new cut-off value that was defined in our laboratory. METHODS: To establish the new CSF neopterin cut-off value, we studied two groups of patients: Group 1 comprised 68 patients with meningoencephalitis, and Group 2 comprised 52 children with a confirmed peripheral infection and no central nervous system involvement. We studied 606 CSF samples from neuropediatric patients who were classified into 3 groups: genetic diagnosis (A), acquired/unknown etiologic neurologic diseases (B) and inflammatory-immune mediated processes (C). RESULTS: The CSF neopterin cut-off value was 61 nmol/L. Out of 606 cases, 56 presented a CSF neopterin level above this value. Group C had significantly higher CSF neopterin, protein and leukocyte values than the other groups. Sixteen of twenty-three patients in this group had a CSF neopterin level above the cut-off, whereas three and seven patients presented increased leukocyte and protein values, respectively. A significant association was found among CSF neopterin, proteins and leukocytes in the 606 patients. White matter disturbances were associated with high CSF neopterin concentrations. CONCLUSIONS: Although children with inflammatory-immune mediated processes presented higher CSF neopterin values, patients with other neurological disorders also showed increased CSF neopterin concentrations. These results stress the importance of CSF neopterin analysis for the identification of inflammatory-immune mediated processes.
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083237
It is part of: PLoS One, 2014, vol. 8, num. 12, p. e83237
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/120408
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083237
ISSN: 1932-6203
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