Biological Sciences Department, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India.
Department of Life Science, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.
Curr Pharm Des. 2023;29(32):2534-2544. doi: 10.2174/0113816128247471231018053737.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a central nervous system (CNS) immune-mediated disease that mainly strikes young adults and leaves them disabled. MS is an autoimmune illness that causes the immune system to attack the brain and spinal cord. The myelin sheaths, which insulate the nerve fibers, are harmed by our own immune cells, and this interferes with brain signal transmission. Numbness, tingling, mood swings, memory problems, exhaustion, agony, vision problems, and/or paralysis are just a few of the symptoms. Despite technological advancements and significant research efforts in recent years, diagnosing MS can still be difficult. Each patient's MS is distinct due to a heterogeneous and complex pathophysiology with diverse types of disease courses. There is a pressing need to identify markers that will allow for more rapid and accurate diagnosis and prognosis assessments to choose the best course of treatment for each MS patient. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is an excellent source of particular indicators associated with MS pathology. CSF contains molecules that represent pathological processes such as inflammation, cellular damage, and loss of blood-brain barrier integrity. Oligoclonal bands, neurofilaments, MS-specific miRNA, lncRNA, IgG-index, and anti-aquaporin 4 antibodies are all clinically utilised indicators for CSF in MS diagnosis. In recent years, a slew of new possible biomarkers have been presented. In this review, we look at what we know about CSF molecular markers and how they can aid in the diagnosis and differentiation of different MS forms and treatment options, and monitoring and predicting disease progression, therapy response, and consequences during such opportunistic infections.
多发性硬化症(MS)是一种中枢神经系统(CNS)免疫介导的疾病,主要影响年轻人,使他们残疾。MS 是一种自身免疫性疾病,导致免疫系统攻击大脑和脊髓。我们自身的免疫细胞会损害髓鞘,髓鞘是隔离神经纤维的物质,这会干扰大脑信号的传输。麻木、刺痛、情绪波动、记忆问题、疲惫、痛苦、视力问题和/或瘫痪只是一些症状。尽管近年来技术进步和大量研究努力,MS 的诊断仍然具有挑战性。由于异质性和复杂的病理生理学以及不同类型的疾病过程,每个患者的 MS 都是独特的。迫切需要识别标志物,以便更快速和准确地进行诊断和预后评估,为每个 MS 患者选择最佳的治疗方案。脑脊液(CSF)是与 MS 病理相关的特定标志物的绝佳来源。CSF 中包含代表炎症、细胞损伤和血脑屏障完整性丧失等病理过程的分子。寡克隆带、神经丝、MS 特异性 miRNA、lncRNA、IgG 指数和抗水通道蛋白 4 抗体都是 MS 诊断中 CSF 的临床应用标志物。近年来,提出了许多新的潜在生物标志物。在这篇综述中,我们探讨了 CSF 分子标志物的已知情况,以及它们如何有助于 MS 不同形式的诊断和鉴别、治疗选择、监测和预测疾病进展、治疗反应以及机会性感染期间的后果。