Evidence for an Intrathecal Immunoglobulin Synthesis by Kappa Free Light Chains in Neurological Patients with an Isolated Band in Isoelectric Focusing
BIOMEDICINES(2022)
摘要
The gold standard for detecting intrathecal immunoglobulin synthesis is the determination of the oligoclonal band (OCB) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) using isoelectric focusing (IEF). Controversy still exists regarding the significance of an isolated band in the CSF. A highly promising alternative method for the assessment of intrathecal inflammation is the quantification of kappa free light chains (k-FLC). Our aim was to evaluate the clinical significance of quantitative k-FLC in patients with an isolated band in the CSF. Using the Human Kappa Freelite Mx Kit on a turbidimetric Optilite((R)), we quantified the k-FLCs in paired CSF and serum samples in 47 patients with a single band in IEF. We classified patients into 27x inflammatory neurological disorders (IND), 2x peripheral inflammatory neurological disorders (PIND), 9x non-inflammatory neurological disorders (NIND) and 9x symptomatic controls (SC) based on their medical diagnosis. k-FLC were below the lower measurement limit of the analyser (LML) in all SC and PIND, as well as in 8 out of 9 NIND and 11 IND. Only 1 NIND and 16 IND were above the LML, and of these, only 14 IND were above the upper discrimination limit (Qlim). A neuroinflammatory nature of the diseases can be indicated in many cases by positive k-FLC in patients with an isolated band in IEF. The measurement of k-FLC can support the diagnosis of neurological diseases if they are included in the routine work-up.
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immunoglobulin kappa-chains,isoelectric focusing,neuroinflammatory diseases,multiple sclerosis,human,biomarker,cerebrospinal fluid,central nervous system
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