Interleukin 4 and interleukin 10 levels are elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

K Stoeck, M Bodemer, B Ciesielczyk… - Archives of …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Background In neurodegenerative diseases, increasing attention has been focused on
inflammatory mediators such as pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines and their
potential influence in the process of neurodegeneration. In prion diseases, much data has
been gained on the cell culture and animal disease models level, but only limited
information is available on humans affected by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Objective
To obtain data on anti-inflammatory cytokines interleukin 4 and interleukin 10 in the …