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Andrew R Pachner¹, Steven Pike¹, Andrew D Smith¹

¹Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.

|January 8, 2025

Summary

Chemokine CXCL13 is a useful biomarker in inflammatory diseases like multiple sclerosis and Lyme neuroborreliosis. Understanding its immune function and measurement is key to its clinical application.

Keywords:

CXCL13 ELISA Luminex Lyme neuroborreliosis Olink chemoattractant chemokine ectopic lymphoid follicle matrix effects multiple sclerosis point-of-care testing

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Area of Science:

Immunology
Neuroimmunology
Biomarker Discovery

Background:

CXCL13 is a chemokine implicated in central nervous system (CNS) inflammation.
Elevated CXCL13 levels are observed in conditions such as multiple sclerosis and Lyme neuroborreliosis.
The chemokine plays a role in the formation and maintenance of ectopic lymphoid follicles.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the function of CXCL13 within the immune system.
To explore the relationship between CXCL13 and ectopic lymphoid follicles.
To assess the utility of CXCL13 as a biomarker in CNS inflammatory diseases, specifically multiple sclerosis and Lyme neuroborreliosis.
To discuss potential challenges in CXCL13 measurement.

Main Methods:

Literature review of existing studies on CXCL13.
Analysis of CXCL13's role in immune responses.
Evaluation of CXCL13 as a diagnostic and prognostic marker.

Main Results:

CXCL13 is upregulated in the CNS during inflammatory processes.
Its presence is linked to the development of ectopic lymphoid structures.
CXCL13 shows promise as a biomarker for multiple sclerosis and Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Conclusions:

CXCL13 is a significant chemokine with potential as a valuable biomarker.
Further research into its measurement and clinical application is warranted.
Understanding CXCL13's role can advance the diagnosis and management of inflammatory CNS diseases.