Changes in expression profiles of internal jugular vein wall and plasma protein levels in multiple sclerosis

Autor: Giovanna Marchetti, Nicole Ziliotto, Silvia Meneghetti, Marcello Baroni, Barbara Lunghi, Erica Menegatti, Massimo Pedriali, Fabrizio Salvi, Ilaria Bartolomei, Sofia Straudi, Fabio Manfredini, Rebecca Voltan, Nino Basaglia, Francesco Mascoli, Paolo Zamboni, Francesco Bernardi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Molecular Medicine, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1076-1551
1528-3658
DOI: 10.1186/s10020-018-0043-4
Popis: Abstract Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating and degenerative disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). Several observations support interactions between vascular and neurodegenerative mechanisms in multiple sclerosis (MS). To investigate the contribution of the extracranial venous compartment, we analysed expression profiles of internal jugular vein (IJV), which drains blood from CNS, and related plasma protein levels. Methods We studied a group of MS patients (n = 19), screened by echo-color Doppler and magnetic resonance venography, who underwent surgical reconstruction of IJV for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI). Microarray-based transcriptome analysis was conducted on specimens of IJV wall from MS patients and from subjects undergoing carotid endarterectomy, as controls. Protein levels were determined by multiplex assay in: i) jugular and peripheral plasma from 17 MS/CCSVI patients; ii) peripheral plasma from 60 progressive MS patients, after repeated sampling and iii) healthy individuals. Results Of the differentially expressed genes (≥ 2 fold-change, multiple testing correction, P
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