Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. The glycosphingolipid sulfatide, a lipid particularly enriched in the myelin sheath, has been shown to be involved the maintenance of this specific membrane structure. Sulfatide in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may reflect demyelination, a dominating feature of MS. We investigated the diagnostic utility of CSF sulfatide isoform levels to separate different courses or phenotypes of MS disease.
Material And Methods: This was a mono-center, cross-sectional study of relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) (n = 45) and progressive MS (PMS) (n = 42) patients (consisting of primary PMS (n = 17) and secondary PMS (n = 25)) and healthy controls (n = 19). In total, 20 sulfatide isoforms were measured in CSF by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Results: CSF total sulfatide concentrations, as well as CSF sulfatide isoform distribution, did not differ across the study groups, and their levels were independent of disease course/phenotype, disease duration, time to conversion to secondary PMS, age, and disability in MS patients.
Conclusion: CSF sulfatide isoforms lack diagnostic and prognostic utility as a biomarker for progressive MS.
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