A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

CXCL13 and neopterin concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis and other diseases that cause neuroinflammation



Authors: Hytonen J, Kortela E, Waris M, Puustinen J, Salo J, Oksi J

Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

Publication year: 2014

Journal: Journal of Neuroinflammation

Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF NEUROINFLAMMATION

Journal acronym: J NEUROINFLAMM

Article number: ARTN 103

Volume: 11

Number of pages: 11

ISSN: 1742-2094

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-11-103


Abstract

Conclusions: These results clearly indicate that highly elevated CSF CXCL13 levels are strongly associated with untreated LNB. CXCL13 outperformed neopterin and appears to be an excellent biomarker in differentiating LNB from viral CNS infections and from other neuroinflammatory conditions.




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