CS6253 ABCA1 agonist in cynomolgus monkeys increases APOA‐I subspecies PREβ‐HDL and lowers Aβ42 and Aβ40 in cerebrospinal fluid

A non-ionic diagnostic medium, iohexol, was administered by subarachnoid injection to groups of six cynomolgus monkeys and compared with the vehicle, physiologically normal saline, and/or saline of equal osmolality to determine its potential for increasing total protein and leucocyte levels in cerebrospinal fluid. Also investigated was the effect of repeated spinal taps not subsequently followed by the intrathecal injection of test or control articles. In the monkey, unlike man, low-level leucocyte counts were consistently observed following initial withdrawal of spinal fluid. Elevated leucocyte and total protein levels were observed in the present investigations one day to a week after intrathecal injection of radiopaque, vehicle or saline solution. Total protein returned to normal levels earlier than did leucocyte counts. However, repeated needle puncture alone was found to be sufficient to cause an elevation of leucocytes 3 to 4 times the baseline level, while inflammatory effects were observed histologically only when autopsy was performed soon after the final spinal tap. References

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STUDIES ON THE TRANSFERRINS OF ADULT SERUM, CORD SERUM, AND CEREBROSPINAL FLUID

Journal of Experimental Medicine ◽

10.1084/jem.115.1.83 ◽

1962 ◽

Vol 115 (1) ◽

pp. 83-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 113

Author(s):

W. Carey Parker ◽

Alexander G. Bearn

Keyword(s):

Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽

Sialic Acid ◽

Amino Acid ◽

Serum Transferrin ◽

Cynomolgus Monkeys ◽

Human Transferrin ◽

Electrophoretic Mobilities ◽

Α2 Macroglobulin ◽

Ultracentrifugal Analysis ◽

Almost All

Nine of the twelve known variants of human transferrin have been resolved by the action of neuraminidase into stepwise patterns of four additional slower moving components whose relative intensities depended upon the concentration of enzyme. These components appeared to represent the stepwise removal of the four sialic acid residues from the transferrin molecule, and at large enzyme concentrations, almost all of the transferrin was reduced to the position of the slowest moving component. In contrast, the electrophoretic mobilities of haptoglobin, ceruloplasmin, and α2-macroglobulin showed a gradual decrease with increasing neuraminidase concentration. The transferrins of chimpanzees, rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys, and cattle were resolved by neuraminidase into two slower moving components. These experiments suggested that the primate and cattle transferrins contained only two sialic acid residues accessible to the enzyme. Transferrins C, B2, and D1 and a cynomolgus monkey transferrin were purified from serum by starch block electrophoresis and cellulose chromatography. Ultracentrifugal analysis could detect no difference in sedimentation rate between transferrin C, the primate transferrin, and neuraminidase-treated transferrin C. The human transferrins showed no variation in amino acid composition, but the cynomolgus transferrin was approximately 20 per cent higher in serine content and 50 per cent lower in glucosamine than human transferrin C. Reactions of antigenic identity were obtained among five human transferrin variants but a reaction of only partial identity was obtained between transferrin C and the cynomolgus transferrin. The transferrin pattern of cord blood showed a prominent band in the position of transferrin C, accompanied by four faint slower moving bands which coincided with the four transferrin components produced by the action of neuraminidase on transferrin C. The transferrin pattern of cerebrospinal fluid in individuals homozygous for serum transferrin C showed two principal components, one of which appeared to contain no sialic acid. Haptoglobin, ceruloplasmin, and α2-macroglobulin were also present in cerebrospinal fluid.

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