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ArticleScientific reports2022

High prevalence of intrathecal IgA synthesis in multiple sclerosis patients.

Úrsula Muñoz, Cristina Sebal, Esther Escudero, Maria Isabel García Sánchez, Elena Urcelay, Asier Jayo, Rafael Arroyo, Maria A García-Martínez, Roberto Álvarez-Lafuente, María C Sádaba

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Úrsula MuñozFacultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada (IMMA), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Crta Boadilla del Monte Km 5,3, Madrid, Spain.
Cristina SebalFacultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada (IMMA), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Crta Boadilla del Monte Km 5,3, Madrid, Spain.
Esther EscuderoFacultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada (IMMA), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Crta Boadilla del Monte Km 5,3, Madrid, Spain.
Maria Isabel García SánchezUGC Neurología (Biobanco Hospitalario), Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Madrid, Spain.
Elena UrcelayInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC)/Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Asier JayoFacultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada (IMMA), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Crta Boadilla del Monte Km 5,3, Madrid, Spain.
Rafael ArroyoDepartamento de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Quironsalud, Madrid, Spain.
Maria A García-MartínezGrupo de Investigación de Factores Ambientales en Enfermedades Degenerativas, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC)/Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Roberto Álvarez-LafuenteGrupo de Investigación de Factores Ambientales en Enfermedades Degenerativas, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC)/Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. ralvarezlafuente@yahoo.es.
María C SádabaFacultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada (IMMA), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Crta Boadilla del Monte Km 5,3, Madrid, Spain. mariacruz.sadabaargaiz@ceu.es.
Universidad San Pablo CEU · ESInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos · ESHospital Universitario Quirónsalud Madrid · ESHospital Universitario Virgen Macarena · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The detection of intrathecal IgA synthesis (IAS) in multiple sclerosis (MS) could be underestimated. To assess it, we develop a highly sensitive assay based on isoelectric focusing (IEF). 151 MS patients and 53 controls with different neurological diseases were recruited. IgA concentration was analyzed using a newly developed in house ELISA. IgA oligoclonal bands to detect IAS were determined by IEF. Most individuals showed an IgA concentration within normal range in serum samples (90.69%) but 31.37% of individuals had a IgA concentration below the normal range in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). No significant differences were observed between MS and control groups, neither in CSF nor in serum. The new IEF was more sensitive than those previously described (0.01 mg/dl of IgA), and clearly identified patients with and without IAS, that was not related with IgA concentration. Using IEF, MS patients showed higher percentage of IAS-IEF (43.00%) than the control group (16.98) (p = 0.001). The incidence was especially higher in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (66.00%). The new IFE demonstrated a higher percentage of IAS in MS patients than assumed in the past. The presence of IAS-IEF in MS is higher than in other neurological diseases.

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Multiple SclerosisNervous System DiseasesHumansImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GIsoelectric FocusingOligoclonal BandsPrevalenceImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GOligoclonal Bands

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