Evaluation of blood-brain barrier function by quotient alpha2 macroglobulin and its relationship with interleukin-6 and complement component 3 levels in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.

Evaluation of blood-brain barrier function by quotient alpha2 macroglobulin and its relationship with interleukin-6 and complement component 3 levels in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.

Although quotient of alpha2 macroglobulin (Qα2MG) was previously reported to be useful for the evaluation of blood-brain barrier (BBB) function, it is not commonly used. We therefore evaluated BBB function among the various subsets of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) using quoti...

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Main Authors: Tomoyuki Asano, Hiromi Ito, Yoshinobu Kariya, Kyoka Hoshi, Akioh Yoshihara, Yoshikazu Ugawa, Hideharu Sekine, Shunsei Hirohata, Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Shuzo Sato, Hiroko Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Migita, Hiromasa Ohira, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Hiroshi Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5643139?pdf=render

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