TY - JOUR
T1 - A SELDI-TOF-MS Study in Lacunar Stroke with Subsequent Haptoglobin Phenotyping
AU - Staals, J.
AU - Bons, J.
AU - van Oostenbrugge, R.J.
AU - Knottnerus, I.L.
AU - van Dieijen-Visser, M.P.
AU - Bouwman, F.G.
AU - Mariman, E.C.
AU - Delanghe, J.R.
AU - Lodder, J.
AU - Wodzig, W.K.
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - Using Surface-Enhanced Laser Desorption / Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS), we aimed to detect differences in protein profile in serum samples of two lacunar stroke subtypes. SELDI-TOF-MS, followed by protein identification, was performed in samples of 8 first-ever lacunar stroke patients with MR imaging showing a single symptomatic lacunar lesion (type 1), and 8 with multiple additional "silent" lacunar lesions and extensive white matter lesions (type 2). A 16 kDa protein, identified as alpha-2-chain of haptoglobin (Hp), was found to be overrepresented in type 1 compared to type 2 (peak intensity 12.5 vs. 5.0; p=0.02). As a polymorphism with two alleles, Hp-1 and Hp 2, determines the presence of alpha-1 and/or alpha-2-chains in the Hp-molecule, Hp phenotypic analysis was performed. Hp 1 : Hp-2 allele frequency was 0.562 : 0.438 in type 1 and 0.812 : 0.188 in type 2 (population reference approximately 0.4 : 0.6). We conclude that the overrepresentation of the alpha-2-chain in lacunar stroke type 1 compared to type 2 relates to a higher Hp-2 allele frequency in the former. Yet, compared to population reference, the phenotype distribution in both patient groups deviates towards a high Hp-1 allele frequency. Our findings suggest a role for the Hp gene in the etiology of cerebral small vessel disease. Larger studies are now needed to explore this new candidate gene.
AB - Using Surface-Enhanced Laser Desorption / Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS), we aimed to detect differences in protein profile in serum samples of two lacunar stroke subtypes. SELDI-TOF-MS, followed by protein identification, was performed in samples of 8 first-ever lacunar stroke patients with MR imaging showing a single symptomatic lacunar lesion (type 1), and 8 with multiple additional "silent" lacunar lesions and extensive white matter lesions (type 2). A 16 kDa protein, identified as alpha-2-chain of haptoglobin (Hp), was found to be overrepresented in type 1 compared to type 2 (peak intensity 12.5 vs. 5.0; p=0.02). As a polymorphism with two alleles, Hp-1 and Hp 2, determines the presence of alpha-1 and/or alpha-2-chains in the Hp-molecule, Hp phenotypic analysis was performed. Hp 1 : Hp-2 allele frequency was 0.562 : 0.438 in type 1 and 0.812 : 0.188 in type 2 (population reference approximately 0.4 : 0.6). We conclude that the overrepresentation of the alpha-2-chain in lacunar stroke type 1 compared to type 2 relates to a higher Hp-2 allele frequency in the former. Yet, compared to population reference, the phenotype distribution in both patient groups deviates towards a high Hp-1 allele frequency. Our findings suggest a role for the Hp gene in the etiology of cerebral small vessel disease. Larger studies are now needed to explore this new candidate gene.
U2 - 10.2174/156720208784310187
DO - 10.2174/156720208784310187
M3 - Article
SN - 1567-2026
VL - 5
SP - 93
EP - 98
JO - Current Neurovascular Research
JF - Current Neurovascular Research
IS - 2
ER -