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标题：Side chain oxidized oxysterols in cerebrospinal fluid and the integrity of blood-brain and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barriers
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作者：Valerio Leoni ; Thomas Masterman ; Pria Patel 等
期刊名称：JLR Papers In Press
印刷版ISSN：0022-2275
电子版ISSN：1539-7262
出版年度：2003
卷号：44
期号：4
页码：793-799
DOI：10.1194/jlr.M200434-JLR200
语种：English
出版社：American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
摘要：The side chain oxidized oxysterol 24 S -hydroxycholesterol (24-OH-chol) is formed almost exclusively in the brain, and there is a continuous passage of this oxysterol through the circulation to the liver. 27-Hydroxycholesterol (27-OH-chol) is produced in most organs and is also taken up by the liver. The 27-OH-chol-24-OH-chol ratio is about 0.1 in the brain and about 2 in the circulation. This ratio was found to be about 0.4 in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of asymptomatic patients, consistent with a major contribution from the circulation in the case of 27-OH-chol. In accordance with this, we demonstrated a significant flux of deuterium labeled 27-OH-chol from plasma to the CSF in a healthy volunteer. Patients with a defective blood-brain barrier were found to have markedly increased absolute levels (up to 10-fold) of both 27-OH-chol and 24-OH-chol in CSF, with a ratio between the two sterols reaching up to 2. There was a significant positive correlation between the levels of both oxysterols in CSF and the albumin_CSF-albumin_plasma ratio. The 27-OH-chol_CSF-24-OH-chol_CSF ratio was found to be about normal in patients with active multiple sclerosis and significantly increased in patients with meningitis, polyneuropathy, or hemorrhages. Results are discussed in relation to the possible use of 24-OH-chol_CSF as a surrogate marker of central nervous system demyelination and/or neuronal death.