Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE37664: Human cerebrospinal fluid autoantibody lipid microarray profiling (Fig. 1A) GSE37670: Human cerebrospinal fluid autoantibody lipid microarray profiling (Fig. 2A) GSE37826: Human cerebrospinal fluid autoantibody lipid microarray profiling (Fig. 2C) Refer to individual Series
Project description:Lipids comprise 70% of the myelin sheath, and autoantibodies against lipids may contribute to the demyelination that characterizes multiple sclerosis (MS). We used lipid antigen microarrays and lipid mass spectrometry to identify bona fide lipid targets of the autoimmune response in MS brain and an animal model of MS to explore the role of the identified lipids in autoimmune demyelination. We found that autoantibodies in MS target a phosphate group in phosphatidylserine and oxidized phosphatidylcholine derivatives. Administration of these lipids ameliorated experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by suppressing activation and inducing apoptosis of autoreactive T cells, effects mediated by the lipids' saturated fatty-acid side chains. Thus, phospholipids represent a natural anti-inflammatory class of compounds that have potential as novel therapeutics for MS. Fig. 1A. Lipid-array profiling of IgG+IgM antibody reactivity in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from MS patients (relapsing remitting MS; secondary progressive MS; primary progressive MS), healthy controls, and other neurological disease controls. Lipid hits with the lowest FDR (q=0.048) were clustered according to their reactivity profiles. 48 different lipids were custom-spotted in duplicate using the CAMAG Automatic TLC Sampler (ATS4) robot to spray 200 nl of 10 to 100 pmol of lipids onto PVDF membranes affixed to the surface of microscope slides. The slides were probed with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 59 human patient samples. 60 slides total: 18 relapsing-remitting MS, 14 secondary-progressive MS, 1 primary-progressive MS, 21 other neurological disease, 5 healthy control, 1 secondary Ab alone (not included in this submission). CSF diluted 1/10. HRP-conjugated secondary Ab (goat anti-human IgM/IgG) diluted 1/8000. ECL for 3 minutes.
Project description:Lipids comprise 70% of the myelin sheath, and autoantibodies against lipids may contribute to the demyelination that characterizes multiple sclerosis (MS). We used lipid antigen microarrays and lipid mass spectrometry to identify bona fide lipid targets of the autoimmune response in MS brain and an animal model of MS to explore the role of the identified lipids in autoimmune demyelination. We found that autoantibodies in MS target a phosphate group in phosphatidylserine and oxidized phosphatidylcholine derivatives. Administration of these lipids ameliorated experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by suppressing activation and inducing apoptosis of autoreactive T cells, effects mediated by the lipids' saturated fatty-acid side chains. Thus, phospholipids represent a natural anti-inflammatory class of compounds that have potential as novel therapeutics for MS. Fig. 2C. Mini-Array II: IgG antibody reactivity to lipids constituting polar head-group and side-chain modifications of PGPC in CSF samples from relapsing remitting MS patients and other neurological disease controls. Lipid hits with the lowest FDR (q=0.016) were clustered according to their reactivity profiles. 19 different lipids were custom-spotted in duplicate using the CAMAG Automatic TLC Sampler (ATS4) robot to spray 200 nl of 10 to 100 pmol of lipids onto PVDF membranes affixed to the surface of microscope slides. The slides were probed with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 26 human patient samples. 27 slides total: 12 relapsing-remitting MS, 13 other neurological disease, 1 healthy control (not included in this submission), and 1 secondary Ab alone (not included in this submission). CSF diluted 1/20. HRP-conjugated secondary Ab (donkey anti-human IgG) diluted 1/8000. ECL for 3 minutes.
Project description:We used a metagenomic microarray to detect Human Pegivirus in serum and cerebrospinal fluid from a patient suffering from severe encephalitis.
Project description:[Objectives]: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is often difficult to diagnose and distinguish from those of other diseases, because no specific antibodies have yet been detected. [Methods]: We developed a novel proteomic strategy for identifying and profiling antigens in immune complexes (ICs) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 26 NPSLE patients. We performed in vitro experiments using astrocytes and analyzed functional change by microarray. [Results]: We identified ICs of suprabasin (SBSN), a molecule which is thought to play a role in epidermal differentiation. Microarray data showed that the senescence and autophagy pathways were significantly changed in astrocytes with anti-SBSN antibody exposure compared to normal immunoglobulin G (IgG) exposure. [Conclusions]: These findings indicate that SBSN could be a novel autoantibody for the evaluation of suspected NPSLE, and may help elucidate the pathogenesis underlying this disease.