Review Article

Cytokines and Chemokines in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Table 1

Cytokines in CSF of NPSLE.

CytokinesNPSLEControl groupAuthorsYear

IL-1IncresedNoneAlcocer-Varela et al. [12]1992

IL-1 𝛽 SameNeulogical symptoms without neurological diseasesGilad et al. [13]1997

soluble IL-2RIncresedNeulogical symptoms without neurological diseasesGilad et al. [13]1997

IL-6IncresedNon-NPSLE, HIJönsen et al. [14]2003
IncresedHI, neurocysticerosisJara et al. [15]1998
IncresedNon-NPSLEHirohata and Miyamoto [16]1990
IncresedCerebral infarctionHirohata and Hayakawa [17]1999
IncresedNoneAlcocer-Varela et al. [12]1992
IncresedCNS inflammation, non-inflammatory CNS diseasesTsai et al. [18]1994
IncresedNon-NPSLETrysberg et al. [19]2009
IncresedHIDellalibera et al. [20]2003
IncresedNon-NPSLE, SM, non-AIDFragoso-Loyo [21]2007

IL-8IncresedNon-NPSLETrysberg et al. [19]2009
IncresedNon-NPSLE, SM, non-AIDFragoso-Loyo [21]2007
IncresedMS, other AIDSanter et al. [22]2009

IL-10SameNon-NPSLE, HIJönsen et al. [14]2003
IncresedHIDellalibera et al. [20]2003
SameNon-NPSLE, SM, non-AIDFragoso-Loyo [21]2007

TNF- 𝛼 IncresedHIDellalibera et al. [20]2003
SameNon-NPSLE, SM, non-AIDFragoso et al. [21]2007
SameNeulogical symptoms without neurological diseasesGilad et al. [23]1997

IFN- 𝛾 SameNon-NPSLE, SM, non-AIDFragoso-Loyo et al. [21]2007

IFN- 𝛼 IncresedNon-NPSLE, HIJönsen et al. [14]2003
IncresedNon-NPSLEWinfield et al. [24]1983
IncresedNon-NPSLEShiozawa et al. [25]1992

AID: autoimmune diseases, HI: healthy individuals, MS: multiple sclerosis, SM: septic meningitis.