Monreal Enric, Fernández-Velasco José Ignacio, Sainz de la Maza Susana, Espiño Mercedes, Villarrubia Noelia, Roldán-Santiago Ernesto, Aladro Yolanda, Cuello Juan Pablo, Ayuso-Peralta Lucía, Rodero-Romero Alexander, Chico-García Juan Luís, Rodríguez-Jorge Fernando, Quiroga-Varela Ana, Rodríguez-Martín Eulalia, Pilo de la Fuente Belén, Martín-Ávila Guillermo, Martínez-Ginés María Luisa, García-Domínguez José Manuel, Rubio Lluïsa, Llufriu Sara, Comabella Manuel, Montalban Xavier, Álvarez-Bravo Gary, Veiga-González José Luís, Masjuan Jaime, Costa-Frossard Lucienne, Villar Luisa María
Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), IRYCIS, Universidad de Alcalá, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), IRYCIS, Universidad de Alcalá, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Jul 18;26(14):6898. doi: 10.3390/ijms26146898.
The combined use of serum and CSF biomarkers for prognostic stratification in multiple sclerosis (MS) remains underexplored. This multicenter observational study investigated associations between serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL), glial fibrillary acidic protein (sGFAP), and CSF lipid-specific IgM oligoclonal bands (LS-OCMB) with different forms of disability worsening, such as relapse-associated worsening (RAW), active progression independent of relapse activity (aPIRA), and non-active PIRA (naPIRA). A total of 535 patients with MS were included, all sampled within one year of disease onset. Biomarkers were quantified using single-molecule array and immunoblotting techniques, and CSF cell subsets were analyzed by flow cytometry. High sNfL z-scores and LS-OCMB positivity were independently associated with increased risk of RAW and aPIRA, collectively termed inflammatory-associated worsening (IAW), while elevated sGFAP levels predicted naPIRA. Patients with both high sNfL and LS-OCMB positivity had the highest risk of IAW. Among LS-OCMB-positive patients, higher regulatory T cell percentages were associated with lower sNfL levels, suggesting a protective role. Conversely, in LS-OCMB-negative patients, sNfL levels correlated with CSF C3 concentrations. These findings support the complementary role of sNfL, sGFAP, and LS-OCMB in identifying distinct mechanisms of disease worsening and may inform early personalized management strategies in MS.
血清和脑脊液生物标志物联合用于多发性硬化症(MS)的预后分层研究仍未得到充分探索。这项多中心观察性研究调查了血清神经丝轻链(sNfL)、胶质纤维酸性蛋白(sGFAP)和脑脊液脂质特异性IgM寡克隆带(LS-OCMB)与不同形式的残疾恶化之间的关联,如复发相关恶化(RAW)、与复发活动无关的活动性进展(aPIRA)和非活动性PIRA(naPIRA)。共纳入535例MS患者,均在疾病发作一年内进行采样。使用单分子阵列和免疫印迹技术对生物标志物进行定量,并通过流式细胞术分析脑脊液细胞亚群。高sNfL z评分和LS-OCMB阳性与RAW和aPIRA风险增加独立相关,这两种情况统称为炎症相关恶化(IAW),而sGFAP水平升高则预示着naPIRA。sNfL和LS-OCMB均为阳性的患者发生IAW的风险最高。在LS-OCMB阳性患者中,较高的调节性T细胞百分比与较低的sNfL水平相关,提示其具有保护作用。相反,在LS-OCMB阴性患者中,sNfL水平与脑脊液C3浓度相关。这些发现支持了sNfL、sGFAP和LS-OCMB在识别疾病恶化的不同机制中的互补作用,并可能为MS的早期个性化管理策略提供参考。
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