Journal: Nature Immunology
Article Title: The astrocyte-produced growth factor HB-EGF limits autoimmune CNS pathology
doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-01756-6
Figure Lengend Snippet: a , Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of the CSF abundance of the measured analytes together with clinical parameters (Supplementary Table ; Age, EDSS, Therapy, number of cerebral lesions, number of spinal lesions, optic neuritis, relapse frequency, number of relapses, disease duration (in weeks), cell count CSF) in controls (n = 20), CIS (n = 21), and RRMS (n = 54) patients. b , CSF levels of GAS6, IL-10, LIF, CCL-2, MIF, NGF-β, TGF-α, VEGF-A, NSE, S100B, GFAP, LAP, YKL-40, SCF, Aβ 1-42 , CD44, TRAIL, and NRGN in (n = 20), CIS (n = 21), and RRMS (n = 54) patients. c , logistic regression of CSF HB-EGF levels in CIS (n = 21) vs. non-CIS (n = 74). d , change in concentration of HB-EGF, VEGF-A, NGF-β, CCL-2, NSE, S100B, GFAP, YKL-40, SCF, Aβ 1-42 , CD44, TRAIL, NRGN from baseline (first timepoint) in a RRMS patient (mean time between timepoints is 85 days). e , correlation between HB-EGF levels in the CSF with age, sex, and disease duration in CIS (left) and RRMS (right) patients. CIS n = 21, RRMS n = 54. f , serum concentration of HB-EGF in controls (n = 43), CIS (n = 21), and RRMS (n = 54) patients. g , CSF concentration of HB-EGF in control (n = 20), CIS (n = 21), SPMS (n = 12), and PPMS patients (n = 15) measured by single-plex ELISA. Patient characteristics are provided in Supplementary Table . Data shown as mean ± SD. Unpaired t-test in ( e ), One-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test (tested against controls) in ( b , f , g ).
Article Snippet: For the analysis of sHB-EGF in the serum of patients with MS and controls, a commercial HB-EGF ELISA kit was used (Thermo Fisher Scientific, no. EHHBEGFX5) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Techniques: Cell Counting, Concentration Assay, Control, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay