Leukocyte-derived microparticles and scanning electron microscopic structures in two fractions of fresh cerebrospinal fluid in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case report

Table 1 Microparticles (MPs) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from our patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and from four healthy controls, respectively

Individuals	CSF fraction	Phosphatidylserine	CD42a	CD144	CD45
Patient	CSF I	3544	4	4	2526
Patient	CSF II	2009	5	13	1873
Controls	CSF I	32	9	2	6
Controls	CSF II	31	8	1	7

Flow cytometry was used to detect microparticles from platelets (CD42a), endothelial cells (CD144) and leukocytes (CD45) in the first (CSF I) and second fraction (CSF II) of cerebrospinal fluid. The results are presented as number of microparticles detected in the cerebrospinal fluid. See Figure2 for further information on the method.

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