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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Song Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5141427 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Song Yang Y Zhang Wei W Zhang Li L Wu Wei W Zhang Yan Y Han Xiao X Yang Chen C Zhang Lu L Zhou Daobin D
Scientific reports 20161207
Early diagnosis of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) represents a challenge, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytokines may be diagnostic biomarkers for PCNSL. We used an electrochemiluminescence immunoassay to measure interleukin (IL)-10, IL-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in the CSF of 22 B cell PCNSL patients and 80 patients with other CNS diseases. CSF IL-10 was significantly higher in PCNSL patients than in the control group (median 74.7 pg/ml vs < 5.0 pg/ml, P < 0.00 ...[more]