Disordered immune system and lipid metabolism in MS

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Disordered immune system and lipid metabolism in MS

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A systems medicine approach reveals disordered immune system and lipid metabolism in multiple sclerosis patients

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs ... /cei.13087

Identification of autoimmune processes and introduction of new autoantigens involved in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) can be helpful in the design of new drugs to prevent unresponsiveness and side effects in patients.

To find significant changes, we evaluated the autoantibody repertoires in newly diagnosed relapsing–remitting MS patients (NDP) and those receiving disease‐modifying therapy (RP). Through a random peptide phage library, a panel of NDP‐ and RP‐specific peptides was identified, producing two protein data sets visualized using Gephi, based on protein‐–protein interactions in the STRING database. The top modules of NDP and RP networks were assessed using Enrichr.

Based on the findings, a set of proteins, including ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 1 (ABCC1), neurogenic locus notch homologue protein 1 (NOTCH1), hepatocyte growth factor receptor (MET), RAF proto‐oncogene serine/threonine‐protein kinase (RAF1) and proto‐oncogene vav (VAV1) was found in NDP and was involved in over‐represented terms correlated with cell‐mediated immunity and cancer. In contrast, transcription factor RelB (RELB), histone acetyltransferase p300 (EP300), acetyl‐CoA carboxylase 2 (ACACB), adiponectin (ADIPOQ) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 2 mitochondrial (PCK2) had major contributions to viral infections and lipid metabolism as significant events in RP.

According to these findings, further research is required to demonstrate the pathogenic roles of such proteins and autoantibodies targeting them in MS and to develop therapeutic agents which can ameliorate disease severity.
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Re: Disordered immune system and lipid metabolism in MS

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Ceramide is implicated in humoral peripheral and intrathecal autoimmune response in MS patients

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... 482300069X

Highlights

• Increased levels of anti-ceramide IgG were detected in cerebrospinal fluid and serum of patients with multiple sclerosis.
• Altered panels of anti-ceramide IgG in serum and the CSF differed between the clinical phenotypes of multiple sclerosis.
• Disturbed metabolism of ceramide may evoke autoimmune humoral response, contributing to pathology of multiple sclerosis.

Besides, ceramides (a lipid) works as biomarker:

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/6/1217
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... 53#bib0230
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