A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate the Biomarker Potential of Phosphorylated Neurofilament-H and Immune Mediators of Disability in Patients With 5 Year Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Objective: To test the feasibility of conducting a full-scale project evaluating the potential value of the phosphorylated neurofilament H (pNF-H) and several cytokines as disability markers in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).Methods: Twenty-four patients with 5-year RRMS evolution and...

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Main Authors: María Inés Herrera, Rodolfo Alberto Kölliker-Frers, Matilde Otero-Losada, Santiago Perez Lloret, Macarena Filippo, Julia Tau, Francisco Capani, Andrés M. Villa
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author María Inés Herrera
María Inés Herrera
Rodolfo Alberto Kölliker-Frers
Rodolfo Alberto Kölliker-Frers
Matilde Otero-Losada
Santiago Perez Lloret
Macarena Filippo
Julia Tau
Francisco Capani
Francisco Capani
Francisco Capani
Francisco Capani
Andrés M. Villa
author_facet María Inés Herrera
María Inés Herrera
Rodolfo Alberto Kölliker-Frers
Rodolfo Alberto Kölliker-Frers
Matilde Otero-Losada
Santiago Perez Lloret
Macarena Filippo
Julia Tau
Francisco Capani
Francisco Capani
Francisco Capani
Francisco Capani
Andrés M. Villa
author_sort María Inés Herrera
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description Objective: To test the feasibility of conducting a full-scale project evaluating the potential value of the phosphorylated neurofilament H (pNF-H) and several cytokines as disability markers in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).Methods: Twenty-four patients with 5-year RRMS evolution and eleven healthy control subjects entered the study. None of the participants had an inflammatory systemic or metabolic disease. Disability progression was evaluated using the Expanded Disability Status Scale. Serum level of pNF-H, the anti-inflammatory cytokine transforming growth factor-β 1 (TGF-β1), and the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-17A (IL-17A), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), and soluble intercellular cell-adhesion molecule 1 (sICAM-1) were quantified using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results: The patients had higher serum level of TGF-β1, IL-6, sICAM-1, and pNF-H. Based on these findings, a sample of at least 49 controls and 89 recent-onset RRMS patients is required to find an at least 1-point between-group difference in pNF-H with a power of 80% and an α error = 0.05. The progression of the disease was correlated with the level of pNF-H (Spearman rho = 0.624, p = 0.006), but not with the cytokines'.Conclusions: The serum level of pNF-H, EDSS score-correlated, might stand for a potential biomarker of disability in RRMS reflecting progressive axonal damage and cumulative neurological deterioration. The novelty of these results warrants conducting a larger confirmatory trial.
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spelling doaj.art-c5ba756be00a4592bd863074c275c6c02022-12-21T23:40:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952019-10-011010.3389/fneur.2019.01046469421A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate the Biomarker Potential of Phosphorylated Neurofilament-H and Immune Mediators of Disability in Patients With 5 Year Relapsing-Remitting Multiple SclerosisMaría Inés Herrera0María Inés Herrera1Rodolfo Alberto Kölliker-Frers2Rodolfo Alberto Kölliker-Frers3Matilde Otero-Losada4Santiago Perez Lloret5Macarena Filippo6Julia Tau7Francisco Capani8Francisco Capani9Francisco Capani10Francisco Capani11Andrés M. Villa12Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas, National Research Council, Universidad de Buenos Aires (ININCA, UBA-CONICET), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCentro de Investigaciones en Psicología y Psicopedagogía, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (CIPP, UCA), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas, National Research Council, Universidad de Buenos Aires (ININCA, UBA-CONICET), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFacultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad Maimónides, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas, National Research Council, Universidad de Buenos Aires (ININCA, UBA-CONICET), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas, National Research Council, Universidad de Buenos Aires (ININCA, UBA-CONICET), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCentro de Investigaciones en Psicología y Psicopedagogía, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (CIPP, UCA), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLaboratorio de Investigación Ocular, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas, National Research Council, Universidad de Buenos Aires (ININCA, UBA-CONICET), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDepartamento de Biología, Universidad John F. Kennedy, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFacultad de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina UCA, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, ChileSeccion de Neuroinmunología Clínica, Servicio de Neurología, Hospital José María Ramos íMejía, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaObjective: To test the feasibility of conducting a full-scale project evaluating the potential value of the phosphorylated neurofilament H (pNF-H) and several cytokines as disability markers in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).Methods: Twenty-four patients with 5-year RRMS evolution and eleven healthy control subjects entered the study. None of the participants had an inflammatory systemic or metabolic disease. Disability progression was evaluated using the Expanded Disability Status Scale. Serum level of pNF-H, the anti-inflammatory cytokine transforming growth factor-β 1 (TGF-β1), and the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-17A (IL-17A), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), and soluble intercellular cell-adhesion molecule 1 (sICAM-1) were quantified using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results: The patients had higher serum level of TGF-β1, IL-6, sICAM-1, and pNF-H. Based on these findings, a sample of at least 49 controls and 89 recent-onset RRMS patients is required to find an at least 1-point between-group difference in pNF-H with a power of 80% and an α error = 0.05. The progression of the disease was correlated with the level of pNF-H (Spearman rho = 0.624, p = 0.006), but not with the cytokines'.Conclusions: The serum level of pNF-H, EDSS score-correlated, might stand for a potential biomarker of disability in RRMS reflecting progressive axonal damage and cumulative neurological deterioration. The novelty of these results warrants conducting a larger confirmatory trial.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.01046/fullrelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisbiomarker potentialneurofilament heavy chain phosphoformcytokinesdisability progressionexpanded disability status scale
spellingShingle María Inés Herrera
María Inés Herrera
Rodolfo Alberto Kölliker-Frers
Rodolfo Alberto Kölliker-Frers
Matilde Otero-Losada
Santiago Perez Lloret
Macarena Filippo
Julia Tau
Francisco Capani
Francisco Capani
Francisco Capani
Francisco Capani
Andrés M. Villa
A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate the Biomarker Potential of Phosphorylated Neurofilament-H and Immune Mediators of Disability in Patients With 5 Year Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Frontiers in Neurology
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
biomarker potential
neurofilament heavy chain phosphoform
cytokines
disability progression
expanded disability status scale
title A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate the Biomarker Potential of Phosphorylated Neurofilament-H and Immune Mediators of Disability in Patients With 5 Year Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
title_full A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate the Biomarker Potential of Phosphorylated Neurofilament-H and Immune Mediators of Disability in Patients With 5 Year Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
title_fullStr A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate the Biomarker Potential of Phosphorylated Neurofilament-H and Immune Mediators of Disability in Patients With 5 Year Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate the Biomarker Potential of Phosphorylated Neurofilament-H and Immune Mediators of Disability in Patients With 5 Year Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
title_short A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate the Biomarker Potential of Phosphorylated Neurofilament-H and Immune Mediators of Disability in Patients With 5 Year Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
title_sort pilot cross sectional study to investigate the biomarker potential of phosphorylated neurofilament h and immune mediators of disability in patients with 5 year relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
topic relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
biomarker potential
neurofilament heavy chain phosphoform
cytokines
disability progression
expanded disability status scale
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.01046/full
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