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Teresa Cristina Abreu Ferrari1, Paulo Roberto Rocha Moreira, Márcio José Sampaio
1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Av. Prof. Alfredo Balena 190, 30130-100 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. tferrari@medicina.ufmg.br
Abstract:
We investigate the cytokine profile in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum of patients with spinal cord schistosomiasis (SCS). Increased levels of IL-1beta, IL-4, IL-6 and IL-10 and low concentrations of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma were observed in both CSF and serum. CSF showed higher levels of IL-4 and IL-6 when compared to the paired serum samples. A negative correlation between the concentrations of IL-10 and IFN-gamma was observed in the CSF. These findings suggest an inflammatory as well as a skewed type-2 immune response that probably occur both locally and systemically and may be involved in the pathogenesis of SCS.
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