Abstract
Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) occur in a proportion of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with interferon (IFN)-beta. NAbs impair the effect of treatment. The biological effect of IFN-beta can be measured as the induction of the myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA) molecule. However, other markers could be more sensitive for evaluating the response to IFN-beta. We used DNA array analysis to identify genes that are strongly induced in blood cells by IFN-beta, and measured their expression in MS patients with different NAb levels.
Original language | English |
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Journal | European Journal of Neurology |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 12 |
Pages (from-to) | 1291-8 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISSN | 1351-5101 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Antibodies, Neutralizing
- Biological Markers
- Chemokine CCL2
- Chemokine CXCL10
- Drug Resistance
- Gene Expression
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Humans
- Immunologic Factors
- Interferon-beta
- Membrane Proteins
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction