Journal
BIOMOLECULES
Volume 11, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom11091264
Keywords
multiple sclerosis; cerebrospinal fluid; serum; antioxidant activity; magnetic resonance imaging
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- Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economics
- Austrian MS research society (Multiple Sklerose Forschungsgesellschaft)
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The study revealed that decreased CSF AOC in MS patients was associated with increased disability and clinical disease activity. However, no correlations with MRI metrics were found. This suggests a need for further investigation into the role of AOC in the progression of MS.
Background: Oxidative stress-induced neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis (MS) results from an imbalance between toxic free radicals and counteracting antioxidants, i.e., antioxidative capacity (AOC). The relation of AOC to outcome measures in MS still remains inconclusive. We aimed to compare AOC in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum between early MS and controls and assess its correlation with clinical/radiological measures. Methods: We determined AOC (ability of CSF and serum of patients to inhibit 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride-induced oxidation of dihydrorhodamine) in clinically isolated syndrome (CIS)/early relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) (n = 55/11) and non-inflammatory neurological controls (n = 67). MS patients underwent clinical follow-up (median, 4.5; IQR, 5.2 years) and brain MRI at 3 T (baseline/follow-up n = 47/34; median time interval, 3.5; IQR, 2.1 years) to determine subclinical disease activity. Results: CSF AOC was differently regulated among CIS, RRMS and controls (p = 0.031) and lower in RRMS vs. CIS (p = 0.020). Lower CSF AOC correlated with physical disability (r = -0.365, p = 0.004) and risk for future relapses (exp(beta) = 0.929, p = 0.033). No correlations with MRI metrics were found. Conclusion: Decreased CSF AOC was associated with increased disability and clinical disease activity in MS. While our finding cannot prove causation, they should prompt further investigations into the role of AOC in the evolution of MS.
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