title: An enzyme immunoassay to quantify neurofilament light chain in cerebrospinal fluid.
abstract: Neurofilament light chain is a component of the axonal cytoskeleton. The concentration of the neurofilament light chain in cerebrospinal fluid may reflect axonal damage or the extent of white matter damage. In this study we describe a sensitive immunoassay for the detection of neurofilament light chain in cerebrospinal fluid using commercially available materials. The detection limit of the assay was 5 ng/l and the assay was linear up to 390 ng/l. Mean recovery was 91.5% and inter-assay and intra-assay coefficients of variation were below 18%. Strongly increased levels of neurofilament light chain were observed in patients with cerebrovascular accidents, subarachnoid hemorrhage and severe traumatic brain injury, suggesting the occurrence of axonal damage in these conditions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pediatrics and Neurology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W J A
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Van Geel
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rosengren
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Verbeek
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D016900:Neurofilament Proteins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016900:Neurofilament Proteins; C044882:neurofilament protein L