Aquaporin-4 and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Autoantibody Status Predict Outcome of Recurrent Optic Neuritis

Jiraporn Jitprapaikulsan, John Chen, Eoin Flanagan, W. Oliver Tobin, Jim P. Fryer, Brian G Weinshenker, Andrew McKeon, Vanda A Lennon, Jacqueline A. Leavitt, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, Claudia F Lucchinetti, B Mark Keegan, Orhun H Kantarci, Cheryl Khanna, Sarah M. Jenkins, Grant M. Spears, Jessica Sagan, Sean J Pittock

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Purpose: To determine the aquaporin-4 and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) immunoglobulin G (IgG) serostatus and visual outcomes in patients with recurrent optic neuritis (rON) initially seeking treatment. Design: Cross-sectional cohort study. Participants: The study identified patients by searching the Mayo Clinic computerized central diagnostic index (January 2000–March 2017). The 246 eligible patients fulfilled the following criteria: (1) initially seeking treatment for at least 2 consecutive episodes of optic neuritis (ON) and (2) serum available for testing. Methods: Serum was tested for aquaporin-4 IgG and MOG IgG1 using an in-house validated flow cytometric assay using live HEK293 cells transfected with M1 aquaporin-4 or full-length MOG. Main Outcomes Measures: Aquaporin-4 IgG and MOG IgG1 serostatus, clinical characteristics, and visual outcomes. Results: Among 246 patients with rON at presentation, glial autoantibodies were detected in 32% (aquaporin-4 IgG, 19%; MOG IgG1, 13%); 186 patients had rON only and 60 patients had rON with subsequent additional inflammatory demyelinating attacks (rON-plus group). The rON-only cohort comprised the following: double seronegative (idiopathic), 110 patients (59%); MOG IgG1 positive, 27 patients (15%; 4 with chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy); multiple sclerosis (MS), 25 patients (13%); and aquaporin-4 IgG positive, 24 patients (13%). The rON-plus cohort comprised the following: aquaporin-4 IgG positive, 23 patients (38%); MS, 22 patients (37%); double seronegative, 11 patients (18%); and MOG IgG1 positive, 4 patients (7%). The annualized relapse rate for the rON-only group was 1.2 for MOG IgG1−positive patients, 0.7 for double-seronegative patients, 0.6 for aquaporin-4 IgG−positive patients, and 0.4 for MS patients (P = 0.005). The median visual acuity (VA) of patients with the worst rON-only attack at nadir were hand movements in aquaporin-4 IgG−positive patients, between counting fingers and hand movements in MOG IgG1−positive patients, 20/800 in idiopathic patients, and 20/100 in MS patients (P = 0.02). The median VA at last follow-up for affected eyes of the rON-only cohort were counting fingers for aquaporin-4 IgG−positive patients, 20/40 for idiopathic patients, 20/25 for MS patients and MOG IgG1−positive patients (P = 0.006). At 5 years after ON onset, 59% of aquaporin-4 IgG−positive patients, 22% of idiopathic patients, 12% of MOG IgG1−positive patients, and 8% of MS patients were estimated to have severe visual loss. Conclusions: Glial autoantibodies (MOG IgG1 or aquaporin-4 IgG) are found in one third of all patients with rON. Aquaporin-4 IgG seropositivity predicts a worse visual outcome than MOG IgG1 seropositivity, double seronegativity, or MS diagnosis. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein IgG1 is associated with a greater relapse rate but better visual outcomes.

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JournalOphthalmology
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Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
Aquaporin 4
Optic Neuritis
Autoantibodies
Immunoglobulin G
Multiple Sclerosis

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Aquaporin-4 and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Autoantibody Status Predict Outcome of Recurrent Optic Neuritis. / Jitprapaikulsan, Jiraporn; Chen, John; Flanagan, Eoin; Tobin, W. Oliver; Fryer, Jim P.; Weinshenker, Brian G; McKeon, Andrew; Lennon, Vanda A; Leavitt, Jacqueline A.; Tillema, Jan-Mendelt; Lucchinetti, Claudia F; Keegan, B Mark; Kantarci, Orhun H; Khanna, Cheryl; Jenkins, Sarah M.; Spears, Grant M.; Sagan, Jessica; Pittock, Sean J.

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Jitprapaikulsan, J, Chen, J, Flanagan, E, Tobin, WO, Fryer, JP, Weinshenker, BG, McKeon, A, Lennon, VA, Leavitt, JA, Tillema, J-M, Lucchinetti, CF, Keegan, BM, Kantarci, OH, Khanna, C, Jenkins, SM, Spears, GM, Sagan, J & Pittock, SJ 2018, 'Aquaporin-4 and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Autoantibody Status Predict Outcome of Recurrent Optic Neuritis', Ophthalmology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.03.041
Jitprapaikulsan J, Chen J, Flanagan E, Tobin WO, Fryer JP, Weinshenker BG et al. Aquaporin-4 and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Autoantibody Status Predict Outcome of Recurrent Optic Neuritis. Ophthalmology. 2018 Jan 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.03.041
Jitprapaikulsan, Jiraporn ; Chen, John ; Flanagan, Eoin ; Tobin, W. Oliver ; Fryer, Jim P. ; Weinshenker, Brian G ; McKeon, Andrew ; Lennon, Vanda A ; Leavitt, Jacqueline A. ; Tillema, Jan-Mendelt ; Lucchinetti, Claudia F ; Keegan, B Mark ; Kantarci, Orhun H ; Khanna, Cheryl ; Jenkins, Sarah M. ; Spears, Grant M. ; Sagan, Jessica ; Pittock, Sean J. / Aquaporin-4 and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Autoantibody Status Predict Outcome of Recurrent Optic Neuritis. In: Ophthalmology. 2018.
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