Proteomics - Clinical Applications
Proteomics - Clinical Applications
5 years ago

Decreased Neuro-Axonal Proteins in CSF at First Attack of Suspected Multiple Sclerosis

Theo M. Luider, Rogier Q. Hintzen, Roos M. der Vuurst de Vries, Tessel F. Runia, Marcel P. Stoop, Christoph Stingl
Purpose : The pathology of multiple sclerosis is located in the central nervous system, therefore cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is an attractive biofluid for biomarker research for proteins related to the early stages of this disease. In this study, the CSF proteome of patients with a Clinically Isolated Syndrome of demyelination (CIS, a first attack of Multiple Sclerosis) was compared to the CSF proteome of control patients to identify differentially abundant proteins. Experimental design : CSF samples of 47 CIS patients and 45 control subjects were enzymatically digested and subsequently measured by LC-MS/MS (LTQ-Orbitrap). Following mass spectrometry differential abundances of the identified proteins between groups were investigated. Results : A total of 3159 peptides were identified, relating to 485 proteins. One protein was significantly more abundant in CSF of CIS patients than in controls: Ig kappa chain C region. In contrast, thirty-five proteins were significantly lower in CIS patients than controls, most of them with functions in nervous system development and function, such as amyloid-like protein 1 (validated by ELISA in an independent sample set (p<0.01)), contactin 1, contactin 2 and neuronal cell adhesion molecule. Conclusion and clinical relevance : We observed a remarkably lower abundance of neuro-axonal proteins in patients with a first demyelinating event compared to controls. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/prca.201700005

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