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Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein in canine spinal cord appears in the cerebrospinal fluid associated with intervertebral disc herniation.

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STUDY DESIGN:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from dogs with intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH) were analyzed using a specific antibody against cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP). Immunolocalization and genetic expression of COMP were also examined in the spinal cords of mouse, rat, and dog. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the hypothesis that COMP is present in CSF of dogs with IVDH, and the clinical relevance of COMP expression in CSF as a potential biomarker of spinal cord injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:In dog IVDH, diagnostic imaging is useful for determining the spinal cord compression, but less useful for assessment of traumatic degeneration. Aggrecan, a well-known component of cartilage matrix, is increased in CSF from cases of neural damage and inflammation of the spinal cord. METHODS:CSF from the cisterna magna (C-CSF) and the lumbar spine (L-CSF) of 19 dogs with IVDH and 5 normal dogs were analyzed using inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunoblotting with an antibody cross-reactive with dog COMP. Samples of normal spinal cord from mouse, rat, and dog were also prepared for immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. RESULTS:ELISA values were significantly higher for L-CSF than for C-CSF in dogs with IVDH, whereas there was no significant difference between them in normal dogs. Immunoblots of L-CSF samples revealed positive bands of approximately 500 kDa in 6 cases of IVDH (positive cases), but no signal in negative cases. ELISA values were significantly higher in the positive cases than in the negative cases. Both COMP protein and mRNA were present at high levels in the gray matter of the spinal cord in all species. CONCLUSION:In dog IVDH, release of COMP from the spinal cord in association with injury may lead to COMP accumulation in L-CSF posterior to the site of disc extrusion, and therefore might be a predictive marker of spinal cord injury.

journal_name

Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

journal_title

Spine

authors

Tokunaga S,Yamanokuchi K,Yabuki A,Fujiki M,Misumi K

doi

10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b61f14

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-01-01 00:00:00

pages

4-9

issue

eissn

0362-2436

issn

1528-1159

pii

00007632-201001010-00003

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Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein in canine spinal cord appears in the cerebrospinal fluid associated with intervertebral disc herniation.