TY - JOUR
T1 - Delayed treatment of MS is associated with high CSF levels of IL-6 and IL-8 and worse future disease course
AU - Stampanoni Bassi, M
AU - Iezzi, E
AU - Landi, Doriana
AU - Monteleone, Fabrizia
AU - Gilio, L
AU - Simonelli, I
AU - Musella, A
AU - Mandolesi, G
AU - De Vito, F
AU - Furlan, R
AU - Finardi, A
AU - Marfia, GA
AU - Centonze, D
AU - Buttari, F
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Background: Clinical deterioration of relapsing–remitting MS (RR-MS) patients reflects not only the number and severity of overt inflammatory and demyelinating episodes, but also subtle central damage caused by persistent exposure to inflammatory molecules. Objective: To explore the correlation between levels of CSF inflammatory molecules at the time of diagnosis and both demographic and clinical characteristics of a large sample of RR-MS patients, as well as the predictive value of cytokine levels on their prospective disease course. Methods: In 205 patients diagnosed with RR-MS, we measured at the time of diagnosis the CSF levels of inflammatory molecules. Clinical and MRI evaluation was collected at the time of CSF withdrawal and during a median follow-up of 3 years. Results: The time interval between the first anamnestic episode of focal neurological dysfunction and RR-MS diagnosis was the main factor associated with high CSF levels of IL-6 and IL-8. Furthermore, elevated CSF levels of these cytokines correlated with enhanced risk of clinical and radiological disease reactivation, switch to second-line treatments, and with disability progression in the follow-up. Conclusions: Delayed diagnosis and treatment initiation are associated with higher CSF levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in RR-MS, leading to worsening disease course and poor response to treatments. © 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
AB - Background: Clinical deterioration of relapsing–remitting MS (RR-MS) patients reflects not only the number and severity of overt inflammatory and demyelinating episodes, but also subtle central damage caused by persistent exposure to inflammatory molecules. Objective: To explore the correlation between levels of CSF inflammatory molecules at the time of diagnosis and both demographic and clinical characteristics of a large sample of RR-MS patients, as well as the predictive value of cytokine levels on their prospective disease course. Methods: In 205 patients diagnosed with RR-MS, we measured at the time of diagnosis the CSF levels of inflammatory molecules. Clinical and MRI evaluation was collected at the time of CSF withdrawal and during a median follow-up of 3 years. Results: The time interval between the first anamnestic episode of focal neurological dysfunction and RR-MS diagnosis was the main factor associated with high CSF levels of IL-6 and IL-8. Furthermore, elevated CSF levels of these cytokines correlated with enhanced risk of clinical and radiological disease reactivation, switch to second-line treatments, and with disability progression in the follow-up. Conclusions: Delayed diagnosis and treatment initiation are associated with higher CSF levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in RR-MS, leading to worsening disease course and poor response to treatments. © 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
U2 - 10.1007/s00415-018-8994-5
DO - 10.1007/s00415-018-8994-5
M3 - Article
VL - 265
SP - 2540
EP - 2547
JO - Journal of Neurology
JF - Journal of Neurology
SN - 0340-5354
IS - 11
ER -