Elevated plasma fibrinogen levels in multiple sclerosis patients during relapse.

Abstract:

:Fibrinogen is a protein that plays a key role in blood coagulation and thrombosis and it is involved in several inflammatory processes; in multiple sclerosis (MS) may be related with blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption. We analysed the relationship between plasma fibrinogen levels and the presence of active lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during relapses of multiple sclerosis (MS) and clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) patients. METHODS:We collected data of patients admitted to a tertiary-care hospital with relapse of MS and CIS from 2008 to 2013 and we analysed the relation between plasma fibrinogen levels (normal: 200mg/dl-417mg/dl) and the presence of active lesions on brain or spinal MRI. RESULTS:A total of 58 patients were included, 45 (77%) CIS patients, 12 (21%) relapsing-remitting MS (RR-MS) and 1 (2%) active progressive MS (P-MS). 17 patients had high plasma fibrinogen levels (> 417mg/dl). Among total of patients with elevated plasma fibrinogen, 15 (88%) had active lesions on MRI and only 2 (12%) did not have active lesion on MRI (p = 0,013) with a specificity of 95%. All patients with fibrinogen > 417mg/dl were CIS (p = < 0.05). DISCUSSION:We observed that high plasma fibrinogen levels had a high specificity high specificity, but low sensitivity (only 40%) for detection of active lesions on MRI during relapses of MS. These findings support the hypothesis that fibrinogen could play an important role on the development of MS lesions, however, additional studies are needed to confirm these results.

authors

Miranda Acuña J,Hidalgo de la Cruz M,Ros AL,Tapia SP,Martínez Ginés ML,de Andrés Frutos CD

doi

10.1016/j.msard.2017.09.033

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-11-01 00:00:00

pages

157-160

eissn

2211-0348

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2211-0356

pii

S2211-0348(17)30244-4

journal_volume

18

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