BACKGROUND: Human serum adiponectin exists in 3 multimer forms: high molecular weight (HMW), middle molecular weight, and low molecular weight (LMW), with some of the latter bound to albumin (Alb)-LMW. Some studies have suggested that adiponectin crosses the blood-brain barrier and plays a central role in energy homeostasis. METHODS: To determine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) adiponectin at extremely low concentrations, we modified the protocol of the ELISA system used to assay serum adiponectin. The 3 multimers of adiponectin were measured separately by pretreating CSF with 2 proteases. We measured the CSF adiponectin concentrations in anonymous human samples (n = 19). The molecular sizes of adiponectin in CSF pretreated with proteases or untreated were determined by use of native PAGE and immunoblotting. RESULTS: The ELISA system measured adiponectin in the range of 1.0-167 microg/L. The between-assay imprecision estimates (CVs) were 6%-17% for the 3 forms. The mean total CSF adiponectin concentration (7.2 microg/L) was approximately 1/1000 of the mean concentration in serum. Unlike serum adiponectin, the LMW and Alb-LMW forms predominated in all of the CSF samples. Immunoblotting analysis revealed that most LMW forms were bound to Alb, although the HMW form was detected in some samples. CONCLUSIONS: The modified ELISA system measures the 3 multimers separately and is sufficiently sensitive to measure adiponectin in CSF.
BACKGROUND:Human serum adiponectin exists in 3 multimer forms: high molecular weight (HMW), middle molecular weight, and low molecular weight (LMW), with some of the latter bound to albumin (Alb)-LMW. Some studies have suggested that adiponectin crosses the blood-brain barrier and plays a central role in energy homeostasis. METHODS: To determine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) adiponectin at extremely low concentrations, we modified the protocol of the ELISA system used to assay serum adiponectin. The 3 multimers of adiponectin were measured separately by pretreating CSF with 2 proteases. We measured the CSF adiponectin concentrations in anonymous human samples (n = 19). The molecular sizes of adiponectin in CSF pretreated with proteases or untreated were determined by use of native PAGE and immunoblotting. RESULTS: The ELISA system measured adiponectin in the range of 1.0-167 microg/L. The between-assay imprecision estimates (CVs) were 6%-17% for the 3 forms. The mean total CSF adiponectin concentration (7.2 microg/L) was approximately 1/1000 of the mean concentration in serum. Unlike serum adiponectin, the LMW and Alb-LMW forms predominated in all of the CSF samples. Immunoblotting analysis revealed that most LMW forms were bound to Alb, although the HMW form was detected in some samples. CONCLUSIONS: The modified ELISA system measures the 3 multimers separately and is sufficiently sensitive to measure adiponectin in CSF.
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