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Document 0449
DOCN M9650449
TI Cerebrospinal fluid antiganglioside antibodies in patients with AIDS.
DT 9605
AU Sorice M; Griggi T; Circella A; Nicodemo G; Ciardi M; Mastroianni CM;
Lenti L; Sorice F; Dip. Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Universita La
Sapienza,; Rome, Italy.
SO Infection. 1995 Sep-Oct;23(5):288-91. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96128589
AB In this study the presence of brain antiganglioside antibodies in the
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with HIV infection was analysed.
CSF samples were collected from 45 patients with AIDS and from 45
anti-HIV negative subjects, 15 of whom presented aseptic meningitis.
Nineteen AIDS patients had clinically well-documented encephalopathy.
Thirteen of these patients had white matter lesions shown by magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI). Both IgG and IgM antiganglioside antibodies
were detected by immunostaining on thin layer chromatography plates in
three CSF samples from AIDS patients with progressive encephalopathy
with signs of a diffuse demyelination, as revealed by MRI. Two of these
CSF samples reacted specifically with GM3, GM1 and GD1a and one with
GD1a. In none of the HIV infected patients without demyelinating
encephalopathy, but with opportunistic infections or cerebral lymphoma,
nor in the anti-HIV negative control subjects were antiganglioside
antibodies detected. No association with JCV DNA, CMV DNA, EBV DNA,
detected by nested PCR, nor HIV antigen p24 was found. These findings
show the presence of brain antiganglioside antibodies in the CSF of AIDS
patients for the first time. However, the findings do not suggest
relating the presence of these antibodies to HIV encephalopathy or
particular viral agents, but indicate that the antibodies are detectable
in subjects with progressive encephalopathy with a diffuse
demyelination.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/CEREBROSPINAL FLUID/ *IMMUNOLOGY
Adult Animal Antibodies/*CEREBROSPINAL FLUID Antibodies,
Antinuclear/CEREBROSPINAL FLUID Female Gangliosides/*IMMUNOLOGY Human
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Meningitis, Aseptic/CEREBROSPINAL
FLUID/COMPLICATIONS Tumor Cells, Cultured JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).