Carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with high fibrinogen and fibrinogen deposits
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with high fibrinogen and fibrinogen deposits. / Utrobičić, Ivan; Novak, Ivana; Marinović-Terzić, Ivana; Matić, Katarina; Lessel, Davor; Salamunić, Ilza; Babić, Mirna Saraga; Kunac, Nenad; Mešin, Anka Koštić; Kubisch, Christian; Maček, Boris; Terzić, Janoš.
in: NEUROSURGERY, Jahrgang 75, Nr. 3, 01.09.2014, S. 276-85.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with high fibrinogen and fibrinogen deposits
AU - Utrobičić, Ivan
AU - Novak, Ivana
AU - Marinović-Terzić, Ivana
AU - Matić, Katarina
AU - Lessel, Davor
AU - Salamunić, Ilza
AU - Babić, Mirna Saraga
AU - Kunac, Nenad
AU - Mešin, Anka Koštić
AU - Kubisch, Christian
AU - Maček, Boris
AU - Terzić, Janoš
PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (ICTS) is a common entrapment neuropathy. Some cases of ICTS are linked to mutations of the transthyretin gene, whereas others are associated with systemic amyloidosis. The majority of ICTS cases are of unknown etiology.OBJECTIVE: To study molecular mechanisms of ICTS development.METHODS: A total of 71 ICTS patients and 68 control subjects were included in the study. The fibrinogen level was determined before surgery and its deposition in the transversal carpal ligament (TCL) was detected by immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and mass spectrometry. Fibrinogen interaction with other proteins was studied by immunoprecipitation assay.RESULTS: Plasma levels of the proinflammatory and hemostatic protein fibrinogen are elevated in ICTS patients. Other measured systemic inflammatory markers were not affected, and local inflammatory responses in TCL were absent. ICTS patients have shorter bleeding times, probably because of the elevated plasma levels of fibrinogen. Polymorphisms of the fibrinogen B promoter region were previously associated with increased plasma fibrinogen, but this association was not observed among patients with ICTS. Interestingly, we detected fibrinogen deposits in the TCL, whereas transcriptional activity of the fibrinogen genes was low. Amyloidogenic proteins, including transthyretin and α-synuclein, were also found in the TCL, whereas their local transcriptional activity was rather high. Finally, we demonstrated that fibrinogen interacts with transthyretin and α-synuclein in TCL lysates.CONCLUSION: Our data indicate that fibrinogen and other aggregation-prone proteins have potentially important roles in the pathogenesis of ICTS.
AB - BACKGROUND: Idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (ICTS) is a common entrapment neuropathy. Some cases of ICTS are linked to mutations of the transthyretin gene, whereas others are associated with systemic amyloidosis. The majority of ICTS cases are of unknown etiology.OBJECTIVE: To study molecular mechanisms of ICTS development.METHODS: A total of 71 ICTS patients and 68 control subjects were included in the study. The fibrinogen level was determined before surgery and its deposition in the transversal carpal ligament (TCL) was detected by immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and mass spectrometry. Fibrinogen interaction with other proteins was studied by immunoprecipitation assay.RESULTS: Plasma levels of the proinflammatory and hemostatic protein fibrinogen are elevated in ICTS patients. Other measured systemic inflammatory markers were not affected, and local inflammatory responses in TCL were absent. ICTS patients have shorter bleeding times, probably because of the elevated plasma levels of fibrinogen. Polymorphisms of the fibrinogen B promoter region were previously associated with increased plasma fibrinogen, but this association was not observed among patients with ICTS. Interestingly, we detected fibrinogen deposits in the TCL, whereas transcriptional activity of the fibrinogen genes was low. Amyloidogenic proteins, including transthyretin and α-synuclein, were also found in the TCL, whereas their local transcriptional activity was rather high. Finally, we demonstrated that fibrinogen interacts with transthyretin and α-synuclein in TCL lysates.CONCLUSION: Our data indicate that fibrinogen and other aggregation-prone proteins have potentially important roles in the pathogenesis of ICTS.
U2 - 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000422
DO - 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000422
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 24867207
VL - 75
SP - 276
EP - 285
JO - NEUROSURGERY
JF - NEUROSURGERY
SN - 0148-396X
IS - 3
ER -