Flow cytometry analysis of T-cell subsets in cerebrospinal fluid of narcolepsy type 1 patients with long-lasting disease

Type 1 narcolepsy (NT1) is a central hypersomnia linked to the destruction of hypocretin-producing neurons. A great body of genetic and epidemiological data points to likely autoimmune disease aetiology. Recent reports have characterized peripheral blood T-cell subsets in NT1, whereas data regarding the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) immune cell composition are lacking. The current study aimed to characterize the T-cell and NK-cell subsets in NT1 patients with long disease course.

Source: Sleep Medicine - January 3, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Monica Moresco, Mariangela Lecciso, Darina Ocadlikova, Marco Filardi, Silvia Melzi, Birgitte Rahbek Kornum, Elena Antelmi, Fabio Pizza, Emmanuel Mignot, Antonio Curti, Giuseppe Plazzi Source Type: research