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ea0049ep908 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2017

Decreased prolactin levels in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid in naïve to treatment patients with multiple sclerosis

Baranowska-Bik Agnieszka , Uchman Dorota , Martynska Lidia , Kalisz Malgorzata , Litwiniuk Anna , Bik Wojciech , Baranowska Boguslawa , Kochanowski Jan

Background: Data from the literature has documented a remarkable immune-modulating role of prolactin. Previous evaluations of prolactin levels in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), disease of autoimmune origin, showed conflicting results. Thus, to clarify the impact of prolactin on MS pathology we decided to assess prolactin levels in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid in naïve to treatment subjects with newly diagnosed MS.Material and methods: A to...