Table 4.
PGE2 levels in CSF from patients with neurologic disease
| Disease | CSF PGE2 Levels | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AD | Increased levels highest in very early AD, but declined with progressive cognitive impairment | [81] |
| Increased 5-fold in early AD | [82] | |
| ALS | Increased 6-fold | [83,84] |
| Increased 2 to 10 fold | [83,84] | |
| No increase | [72] | |
| CJD | Increased 6-fold in patients with sporadic or familial forms of CJD | [85] |
| Increased 6-fold in patients with variant CJD | [86] | |
| Ischemic stroke | Increased 2-fold during initial 72 hr | [87] |
| HAD | Increased 40% in all HIV-seropositive patients and positively correlated with degree of cognitive impairment | [88] |