Zhang Rongzhen, Miller Robert G, Gascon Ron, Champion Stacey, Katz Jonathan, Lancero Mariselle, Narvaez Amy, Honrada Ronald, Ruvalcaba David, McGrath Michael S
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.
J Neuroimmunol. 2009 Jan 3;206(1-2):121-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.09.017. Epub 2008 Nov 14.
The present study reports elevated levels of endotoxin/lipopolysaccharide (LPS) concentrations in plasma from patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS) and Alzheimer's (AD) as compared to healthy controls. Levels of plasma LPS showed a significant positive correlation with degree of blood monocyte/macrophage activation in disease groups and was most elevated in patients with advanced sALS disease. There was a significant negative relationship between plasma LPS and levels of monocyte/macrophage IL-10 expression in sALS blood. These data suggest that systemic LPS levels and activated monocyte/macrophages may play significant roles in the pathogenesis of sALS.
本研究报告称,与健康对照组相比,散发性肌萎缩侧索硬化症(sALS)和阿尔茨海默病(AD)患者血浆中的内毒素/脂多糖(LPS)浓度升高。疾病组血浆LPS水平与血液单核细胞/巨噬细胞活化程度呈显著正相关,在晚期sALS疾病患者中升高最为明显。sALS患者血液中血浆LPS与单核细胞/巨噬细胞IL-10表达水平之间存在显著负相关。这些数据表明,全身LPS水平和活化的单核细胞/巨噬细胞可能在sALS的发病机制中起重要作用。