Cell-based Vs Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Anti-Tribbles Homolog 2 Autoantibodies in Chinese Patients with Narcolepsy

Overview

Journal J Clin Sleep Med

Specialties Neurology
Psychiatry

Date 2024 Feb 6

PMID 38318919

Authors

Xianhui Zhong

Yuqing Yuan

Qingqing Zhan

Tiantian Yin

Chengxin Ku

Yuxin Liu

Fen Wang

Yongmin Ding

Liying Deng

Wei Wu

Liang Xie

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Abstract

Study Objectives: Narcolepsy type 1 is attributed to a deficiency in cerebrospinal fluid orexin and is considered linked to autoimmunity. The levels of anti-Tribbles homolog 2 (TRIB2) autoantibodies are elevated in the sera of some patients with narcolepsy with cataplexy. Additionally, injecting mice with serum immunoglobulin from patients with narcolepsy with positive anti-TRIB2 antibodies can induce hypothalamic neuron loss and alterations in sleep patterns. Consequently, we hypothesized the existence of a potential association between anti-TRIB2 antibodies and narcolepsy. To test this possibility, we used cell-based assays (CBAs) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to detect the presence of anti-TRIB2 antibodies in Chinese patients with narcolepsy.

Methods: We included 68 patients with narcolepsy type 1, 39 patients with other central disorders of hypersomnolence, and 43 healthy controls. A CBA and a conventional ELISA were used to detect anti-TRIB2 antibody levels in patients' sera.

Results: CBA was used to detect serum anti-TRIB2 antibodies in Chinese patients with narcolepsy, and the results were negative. However, when the ELISA was used, only 2 patients with narcolepsy type 1 had TRIB2 antibody titers higher than the mean titer plus 2 standard deviations of the healthy controls.

Conclusions: In our study, ELISA identified TRIB2 autoantibodies in sera of patients with narcolepsy where CBA failed to demonstrate them. Contrary to our hypothesis, this intriguing finding deserves further research to elucidate the potential association between TRIB2 and narcolepsy type 1. Exploring the implications of TRIB2 autoantibodies in narcolepsy and disparate outcomes between ELISA and CBA could provide crucial insights.

Citation: Zhong X, Yuan Y, Zhan Q, et al. Cell-based vs enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of anti-Tribbles homolog 2 autoantibodies in Chinese patients with narcolepsy. . 2024;20(6):941-946.

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