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Serum Creatine, Not Neurofilament Light, Is Elevated in CHCHD10-Linked Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Journal

FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.793937

Keywords

biomarker; NEFL; CHCHD10; SMAJ; creatine

Funding

  1. Academy of Finland
  2. University of Helsinki
  3. Emil Aaltonen Foundation
  4. Sigrid Juselius Foundation
  5. Neurocenter Finland
  6. HUS Helsinki University Hospital VTR funds
  7. Swedish Research Council [2018-02532]
  8. European Research Council [681712]
  9. Swedish State Support for Clinical Research [ALFGBG-720931]
  10. Alzheimer Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF), USA [201809-2016862]
  11. AD Strategic Fund
  12. Alzheimer's Association [ADSF-21-831376-C, ADSF-21-831381-C, ADSF-21-831377-C]
  13. Olav Thon Foundation
  14. Erling-Persson Family Foundation
  15. Stiftelsen foer Gamla Tjaenarinnor
  16. Hjaernfonden, Sweden [FO2019-0228]
  17. European Union' [860197]
  18. UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL

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This study investigated serum biomarkers in patients with mitochondrial CHCHD10-linked spinal muscular atrophy Jokela (SMAJ) type. The study found alterations in NfL and GFAP levels in serum, as well as increased creatine kinase and changes in several metabolites. These findings suggest a metabolic shift and indicate the involvement of skeletal muscle in disease pathogenesis.
ObjectiveTo characterize serum biomarkers in mitochondrial CHCHD10-linked spinal muscular atrophy Jokela (SMAJ) type for disease monitoring and for the understanding of pathogenic mechanisms. MethodsWe collected serum samples from a cohort of 49 patients with SMAJ, all carriers of the heterozygous c.197G>T p.G66V variant in CHCHD10. As controls, we used age- and sex-matched serum samples obtained from Helsinki Biobank. Creatine kinase and creatinine were measured by standard methods. Neurofilament light (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were measured with single molecule array (Simoa), fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21), and growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. For non-targeted plasma metabolite profiling, samples were analyzed with liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry. Disease severity was evaluated retrospectively by calculating a symptom-based score. ResultsAxon degeneration marker, NfL, was unexpectedly not altered in the serum of patients with SMAJ, whereas astrocytic activation marker, GFAP, was slightly decreased. Creatine kinase was elevated in most patients, particularly men. We identified six metabolites that were significantly altered in serum of patients with SMAJ in comparison to controls: increased creatine and pyruvate, and decreased creatinine, taurine, N-acetyl-carnosine, and succinate. Creatine correlated with disease severity. Altered pyruvate and succinate indicated a metabolic response to mitochondrial dysfunction; however, lactate or mitochondrial myopathy markers FGF-21 or GDF-15 was not changed. ConclusionsBiomarkers of muscle mass and damage are altered in SMAJ serum, indicating a role for skeletal muscle in disease pathogenesis in addition to neurogenic damage. Despite the minimal mitochondrial pathology in skeletal muscle, signs of a metabolic shift can be detected.

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