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ArticleAnnals of clinical and translational neurology2015

Quantified CSF antibody reactivity against myelin in multiple sclerosis.

Xingwen Sun, Mostafa Bakhti, Dirk Fitzner, Mareike Schnaars, Niels Kruse, Ünal Coskun, Christiane Kremser, Klaus Willecke, Ludwig Kappos, Jens Kuhle and 1 more

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Article in Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Xingwen SunMax Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine Göttingen 37075 Germany; Department of Neurology University of Göttingen Göttingen 37075 Germany.
Mostafa BakhtiMax Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine Göttingen 37075 Germany; Department of Neurology University of Göttingen Göttingen 37075 Germany; Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research Helmholtz Zentrum München Neuherberg Germany.
Dirk FitznerMax Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine Göttingen 37075 Germany; Department of Neurology University of Göttingen Göttingen 37075 Germany.
Mareike SchnaarsMax Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine Göttingen 37075 Germany; Department of Neurology University of Göttingen Göttingen 37075 Germany.
Niels KruseDepartment of Neuropathology University of Göttingen Göttingen 37075 Germany.
Ünal CoskunLaboratory of Membrane Biochemistry Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus at the TU Dresden Fetscherstrasse 74 Dresden 01307 Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) Dresden Germany; Max Planck Institute of Cell Biology and Genetics Dresden 01307 Germany.
Christiane KremserMolecular Genetics, Life and Medical Sciences Institute University of Bonn Carl-Troll-Strasse 31 Bonn 53115 Germany.
Klaus WilleckeMolecular Genetics, Life and Medical Sciences Institute University of Bonn Carl-Troll-Strasse 31 Bonn 53115 Germany.
Ludwig KapposDepartments of Neurology and Biomedicine University Hospital Basel Basel 4031 Switzerland.
Jens KuhleDepartments of Neurology and Biomedicine University Hospital Basel Basel 4031 Switzerland.
Mikael SimonsMax Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine Göttingen 37075 Germany; Department of Neurology University of Göttingen Göttingen 37075 Germany.
University of Göttingen · DEMax Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine · DEUniversity of Bonn · DEDepartment of Biomedicine Basel · CHPaul Langerhans Institute Dresden · DEUniversity Hospital of Basel · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSynthesis of clonal IgG is a consistent feature of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Whether oligoclonal bands (OCBs) represent unspecific disease bystanders or active components in MS pathology is an open question. The aim of this study was to develop a method to quantify and compare the reactivity of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) antibodies from patients with and without MS.

methodsWe collected CSF from 262 patients from two different cohorts, which included 148 patients with MS and 114 with other neurological diseases (OND). We established a highly sensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL)-based assay to measure CSF antibody reactivity against purified myelin particles and biotin anchored liposomes. The diagnostic value of the ECL score against myelin particles was assessed with receiver operating characteristic curves.

resultsCSF from patients with MS have higher reactivity toward purified myelin particles as compared to those with OND with OCBs. Using liposomes with defined lipid compositions and myelin particles from ceramide synthase 2 (CerS2) knockout mice, we find that some of the CSF antibody reactivity is directed against cerebrosides.

conclusionThe ECL-based assay system expands the currently available toolbox for the detection of autoantibodies in MS and related diseases.

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