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The cerebral surfactant system and its alteration in hydrocephalic conditions

Introduction: Pulmonary Surfactant reduces surface tension in the terminal airways thus facilitating breathing and contributes to host''s innate immunity. Surfactant Proteins (SP) A, B, C and D were recently identified as inherent proteins of the CNS. Aim of the study was to investigate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) SP levels in hydrocephalus patients compared to normal subjects. Patients and methods: CSF SP A-D levels were quantified using commercially available ELISA kits in 126 patients
(0±84 years, mean 39 years). 60 patients without CNS pathologies served as a control group. Hydrocephalus patients were separated in aqueductal stenosis (AQS, n = 24), acute hydrocephalus without aqueductal stenosis (acute HC w/o AQS, n = 16) and idiopathic normal
pressure hydrocephalus (NPH, n = 20). Furthermore, six patients with pseudotumor cerebri were investigated. Results: SP AÐD are present under physiological conditions in human CSF. SP-A is elevated in diseases accompanied by ventricular enlargement (AQS, acute HC w/o AQS) in a significant manner (0.67, 1.21 vs 0.38 ng/ml in control, p<0.001). SP-C is also elevated in hydrocephalic conditions (AQS, acute HC w/o AQS; 0.87, 1.71 vs. 0.48 ng/ml in controls, p<0.001) and in Pseudotumor cerebri (1.26 vs. 0.48 ng/ml in controls, p<0.01). SP-B and SP-D did not show significant alterations. Conclusion: The present study confirms the presence of SPs in human CSF. There are significant changes of SP-A and SP-C levels in diseases affecting brain water circulation and elevation of intracranial pressure. Cause of the alterations, underlying regulatory mechanisms, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic consequences of cerebral SP''s requires further thorough investigations.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:15103
Date January 2016
CreatorsSchob, Stefan, Lobsien, Donald, Friedrich, Benjamin, Bernhard, Matthias K., Gebauer, Corinna, Dieckow, Julia, Gawlitza, Matthias, Pirlich, Mandy, Saur, Dorothee, Bräuer, Lars, Bechmann, Ingo, Hoffmann, Karl-Titus, Mahr, Cynthia V., Nestler, Ulf, Preuß, Matthias
ContributorsUniversität Leipzig, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
PublisherPublic Library of Science
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text
SourcePLoS ONE 11(9): e0160680 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160680
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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