Localization, Occurrence, and CSF Changes of SP-G, a New Surface Active Protein with Assumable Immunoregulatory Functions in the CNS

Molecular Neurobiology
Matthias KrauseStefan Schob

Abstract

Conventional surfactant proteins (A, B, C, and D) are important players of the innate immunity in the central nervous system and serve as effective regulators of cerebrospinal fluid rheology, probably being involved in clearance of detrimental metabolites like beta-amyloid and phospho-tau. Recently, a novel surfactant protein, SP-G, was described in kidneys and peripheral endocrine and exocrine glands. So far, its presence and possible functions in the central nervous system are unknown. Therefore, our study aimed to elucidate the presence of SP-G in the brain and its concentration in normal and pathologic samples of cerebrospinal fluid in order to gain first insight into its regulation and possible functions. A total of 121 samples of human cerebrospinal fluid (30 controls, 60 hydrocephalus patients, 7 central nervous system infections, and 24 brain hemorrhage patients) and 21 rat brains were included in our study. CSF samples were quantified using a commercially available ELISA system. Results were analyzed statistically using SPSS 22, performing Spearman Rho correlation and ANOVA with Dunnett's post hoc analysis. Rat brains were investigated via immunofluorescence to determine SP-G presence and colocalization with common mar...Continue Reading

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Datasets Mentioned

BETA
AY102070

Methods Mentioned

BETA
rheology
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays
ELISA
electrophoresis

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