ArticleNeurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation2019
IL6 receptor
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Corrections and comments
- Erratum issuedIL6 receptor2020
Authors and funding
12 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
Marlena Wosiski-KuhnFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH.
Mac RobinsonFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH.
Jane StrupeFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH.
Phonepasong ArounleutFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH.
Matthew MartinFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH.
James CaressFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH.
Michael CartwrightFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH.
Robert BowserFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH.
Merit CudkowiczFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH.
Carl LangefeldFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH.
Gregory A HawkinsFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH.
Carol MilliganFrom the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy (M.W.-K., M.R., J.S., P.A., M.M., C.M.); Department of Neurology (J.C., M. Cartwright); and Department of Biochemistry (G.A.H.), Wake Forest School of Medicine; Division of Public Health (C.L.), Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology (R.B.), Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Neurology (M. Cudkowicz), Neurological Clinical Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and Current Address Department of Pediatrics (M.M.), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH. milligan@wakehealth.edu.
Clinical Research Institute · USBarrow Neurological Institute · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USNationwide Children's Hospital · USWake Forest University · USHarvard University · US
Funding
Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001420 · NCATS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ARD, JAMY D, FOLEY, KRISTIE L · 2015 to 2023
$32.3MNCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001420
Abstract
objectiveTo test the hypothesis that patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inheriting the common interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) coding variant (Asp
methodsAn observational, case-control study of paired serum and CSF of 47 patients with ALS, 46 healthy, and 23 neurologic disease controls from the Northeastern ALS Consortium Biofluid Repository (cohort 1) was performed to determine serum levels of IL6, sIL6R, and soluble glycoprotein 130 and compared across groups and IL6R genotype. Clinical data regarding disease progression from a separate cohort of 35 patients with ALS from the Wake Forest ALS Center (cohort 2) were used to determine change in ALSFRS-R scores by genotype.
resultsPatients with ALS had increased CSF IL6 levels compared with healthy (
conclusionsTheses results suggest that for individuals inheriting the IL6R C allele, the cytokine exerts a disease- and location-specific role in ALS. Follow-up, prospective studies are necessary, as this subgroup of patients may be identified as ideally responsive to IL6 receptor-blocking therapies.
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