Collapsin-response mediator protein 2 as a marker of adaptation: study on depression patients and centenarians
摘要
The article concerns the study of the levels of natural autoantibody to collapsin-response mediator protein 2 (CRMP2) in the serum of the minor and major depression patients, old healthy persons and centenarians.
MethodsThe purified CRMP2 was used as antigen and obtained serum samples were used as the primary antibody in an indirect ELISA test. The levels of triiodothyronine, thyroid-stimulating hormone and estradiol were evaluated in the serum samples.
ResultsThe results revealed insignificant increase of the autoantibody levels in the serum of the minor depression women patients and drastic, 50%-decline of their levels in the serum of the major depression women patients (p < 0.01 on Student’s t‑criterion) relative to the middle-aged healthy women. While comparing the values of natural anti-CRMP2 autoantibody in the serum of the middle-aged healthy persons, old healthy persons (78–89 years old) and centenarians (beyond 90 years old), we revealed the following regularity. Relative to the middle-aged healthy persons, the levels of anti-CRMP2 autoantibody in the serum of old healthy patients declined prominently (p < 0.001 on Friedman’s χ2-criterion). However, the values of anti-CRMP2 autoantibody in the serum of the centenarians increased drastically (by 2.3 times) relative to the values of the old healthy persons used as a relevant control group (p < 0.001 on Friedman’s χ2-criterion). The levels of triiodothyronine and estradiol demonstrated the similar dynamics as the levels of natural anti-CRMP2 autoantibody in the serum of major depression patients and old healthy persons relative to middle-aged healthy persons.
ConclusionThe conclusion addressing reliability of evaluation of the levels of natural anti-CRMP2 autoantibody in the serum of the humans as a proposed adaptation marker is made.