Evaluation of NF-κB concentration in patients with tick-borne encephalitis, neuroborreliosis, anaplasmosis and Anaplasma phagocythophilum with tick-borne encephalitis virus co-infection
NF-κB increases in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) during nervous system inflammation. Tick-borne encephalitis with anaplasmosis (TBE + ANA) increases NF-κB in serum. Serum NF-κB concentration differentiates TBE + ANA with TBE and neuroborreliosis. Serum and CSF NF-κB concentration may monitor tick-borne encephalitis treatment. Cerebrospinal fluid NF-κB concentration may monitor neuroborreliosis treatment.