Xenogeneic Neu5Gc and self-glycan Neu5Ac epitopes are potential immune targets in MS.

Boligan, Kayluz F.; Oechtering, Johanna; Keller, Christian W; Peschke, Benjamin; Rieben, Robert; Bovin, Nicolai; Kappos, Ludwig; Cummings, Richard D; Kuhle, Jens; von Gunten, Stephan; Lünemann, Jan D (2020). Xenogeneic Neu5Gc and self-glycan Neu5Ac epitopes are potential immune targets in MS. Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, 7(2) Wolters Kluwer Health 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000676

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OBJECTIVE

To explore the repertoire of glycan-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies in treatment-naive patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).

METHODS

A systems-level approach combined with glycan array technologies was used to determine specificities and binding reactivities of glycan-specific IgGs in treatment-naive patients with RRMS compared with patients with noninflammatory and other inflammatory neurologic diseases.

RESULTS

We identified a unique signature of glycan-binding IgG in MS with high reactivities to the dietary xenoglycan N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) and the self-glycan N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac). Increased reactivities of serum IgG toward Neu5Gc and Neu5Ac were additionally observed in an independent, treatment-naive cohort of patients with RRMS.

CONCLUSION

Patients with MS show increased IgG reactivities to structurally related xenogeneic and human neuraminic acids. The discovery of these glycan-specific epitopes as immune targets and potential biomarkers in MS merits further investigation.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Pharmacology

UniBE Contributor:

Frias Boligan, Kayluz, Rieben, Robert, von Gunten, Stephan

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2332-7812

Publisher:

Wolters Kluwer Health

Language:

English

Submitter:

Celine Joray

Date Deposited:

18 Feb 2020 15:08

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:36

Publisher DOI:

10.1212/NXI.0000000000000676

PubMed ID:

32014849

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.140209

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/140209

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