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Oligoclonal immunoglobulins in cerebrospinal fluid during varicella zoster virus (VZV) vasculopathy are directed against VZV
Author(s) -
Burgoon Mark P.,
Hammack Barbara N.,
Owens Gregory P.,
Maybach Amy L.,
Eikelenboom M. Judith,
Gilden Donald H.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.10685
Subject(s) - cerebrospinal fluid , varicella zoster virus , antibody , virus , medicine , central nervous system , immunology , virology , antigen , immunoglobulin g , pathology , endocrinology
Limited analyses of cerebrospinal fluid from patients with central nervous system infections have shown that the oligoclonal IgG is antibody directed against the agent that causes disease. Using a new method involving binding of IgG to beads coated with lysates prepared from candidate infectious antigens, we showed that the oligoclonal IgG in cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with chronic varicella zoster virus vasculopathy is directed against the causative virus. This approach holds promise in identifying and purifying the relevant oligoclonal IgGs in inflammatory central nervous system diseases of unknown cause.