[PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF BIOMARKERS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ACTIVITY]

About 30-40% of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with interferon-beta (IFN-ß) develop neutralizing antibodies (NABs) to IFN-ß. NABs reduce bioavailability of IFN-ß, which leads to a decrease in the therapy effectiveness. The introduction of IFN-ß induce production of several proteins, which are used as markers of the therapy effectiveness. In this study, we assessed the prognostic significance of MS activity biomarkers in relation to the clinical data of MS patients treated with IFN-ß. The study involved 30 MS patients receiving IFN-ß. The average duration of therapy was 3.5 (3.4-5.3) years. The study showed the prevalence of NAbs formation in MS patients was 13% of cases, a year later - 30%. The level of viperin in patients without exacerbations during the observation period was lower than in patients with exacerbations. The study revealed the prognostic significance of viperin in relation to the frequency of exacerbations: viperin concentration above 0.2 ng / ml is a risk factor for exacerbation of MS. The results of this study suggest that viperin concentration in the serum could be used a prognostic marker in MS patients treated with interferons.