Expression of costimulatory molecules on peripheral blood mononuclear cells in multiple sclerosis

2009 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Mena ◽  
C. Rohowsky-Kochan
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Costimulatory Molecules ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Blood Mononuclear Cells

No significant effect of orally administered chemokine receptor 1 antagonist on intercellular adhesion molecule-3 expression in relapsing—remitting multiple sclerosis patients

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Reuβ ◽  
V. Schreiber ◽  
A. Klein ◽  
C. Infante-Duarte ◽  
M. Filippi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Chemokine Receptor ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Blood Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

We investigated the expression of intercellular adhesion molecules ICAM-1 and ICAM-3 on peripheral blood mononuclear cells in a subgroup of 34 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis who were treated orally with the chemokine receptor 1 antagonist BX 471 in a 16-week, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II study. ICAM-1 and ICAM-3 expression was measured by flow cytometry at different time points during and after therapy and compared using multivariate analysis of variance and non-parametric Mann Whitney test. ICAM-3 expression on CD14 + peripheral blood mononuclear cells was increased in the verum group under therapy, but did not differ significantly between the verum and placebo groups. Most likely, this trend represents a small epiphenomenon only mediated by receptor cross-talk and feedback mechanisms.

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