Abnormally high levels of anti-collagen type IV IgG antibodies in the serum of patients with a clinically isolated syndrome correlate with an increased risk of conversion to MS

作者：Sadarzanska Terzieva Behidhe^*; Tzvetanov Plamen; Hegde Vishwajit; Al Hashel Jasem Y; Rousseff Rossen T; Haralanov Lubomir; Stamenov Boyko; Atanassova Milena; Marinova Iveta; Marinova Anna; Rousseva Adelaida

来源：Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2015, 133: 30-33.

DOI：10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.03.011

• Multiple sclerosis
• Clinically isolated syndrome
• Matrix metalloproteinases
• Metalloproteinases inhibitor
• Anti-collagen type IV antibodies

Objective: To investigate anti-collagen-type-IV serum antibodies (ACIVAbs) levels in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), and to determine their predictive value for conversion into multiple sclerosis (MS).
Material and Methods: Serum levels of IgM and IgG ACIVAbs in 40 untreated patients with CIS (13 male, mean age 34.85 +/- 11.4 years, range 16-58 years) were compared to those of 27 gender- and age-matched healthy controls. ACIVAbs were quantified using ELISA. Patients were followed for 5 years by clinical examination and MRI studies.
Results: Thirty two patients (80%) converted to MS (converted CIS, C-CIS group) while the rest 8 (20%) did not (non-converted CIS, NC-CIS). The C-CIS patients had significantly higher levels of IgG ACIVAb compared to NC-CIS while the IgM levels did not differ between C-CIS and NC-CIS. Conversion to MS occurred in 66% of patients with IgG ACIVAbs levels exceeding the 95th percentile found in controls. IgG ACIVAbs levels correlated positively with the serum levels of matrix metalloproteinases type 9 (r=0.37; p=0.003) and inversely with those of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases type 1 (r=-0.43; p=0.0008).
Conclusion: High serum levels of IgG ACIVAbs in patients with CIS correlate strongly with increased risk of conversion to MS.

• 出版日期2015-6