Intrathecal Synthesis of Autoantibodies to Myelin Basic Protein in Multiple Sclerosis

Intrathecal synthesis of autoantibodies to myelin basic protein in multiple sclerosis.

A solid phase radioimmunoassay was used to detect anti-myelin basic protein (MBP) antibodies in the CSF and serum of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and controls. CSF and serum samples were assayed prior to acid hydrolysis in order to detect free anti-MBP as well as after acid hydrolysis to measure the total (free and bound) amount of antibody. An anti-MBP index controlling for serum levels as...

Serum and Saliva Myelin Basic Protein as Multiple Sclerosis Biomarker

Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is presented with motor and sensory function loss. It is caused by demyelination and following axonal lesion. As myelin basic protein (MBP) is one of the key elements of the myelin cover, we examined the level of MBP in serum, stimulated, and unstimulated saliva as a suitable biomarker for detecting MS. Methods: A case-control study was performed in 29 health...

Novel Biomarker for Multiple Sclerosis Protein Peptides by Serum Autoantibodies: Recognition and Degradation of Myelin Basic

Combination of Myelin Basic Protein Gene Polymorphisms with HLA-DRB1*1501 in Iranian Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS), as a multifactorial autoimmune disease with complex genetic basis, causes demyelination in the central nervous system via cytokine responses to myelin antigens. Myelin basic protein (MBP) is the main protein component of the myelin sheath. HLA-DRB (human leukocyte antigen-DR beta) alleles, particularly HLA-DRB1*1501, may be of significance in the pathogenesi...

utility of myelin basic protein as an early prognostic biomarker in multiple sclerosis

conclusions molecular assays in the early stages of the disease could help in elucidating the effectiveness of the mbp as a prognostic factor in ms. methods this study is convergence of three arms including in silico and in vitro (bioinformatics) with the in vivo (experimental). a novel methodology combining molecular techniques was used to confirm the antigenic properties of mbp and study its ...