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. 2024 Jun 20;30(9):2631–2640. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03101-8

Fig. 3. Evaluation of αSyn seeds in CSF and MDS–UPDRS scores in patients with PD with and without CSF titers.

Fig. 3

a, CSF samples collected before treatment (baseline) were serially diluted and tested in the αSyn-SAA (n = 20). Data presented are maximal dilution factor achieved before losing the signal in the αSyn-SAA; the bar represents median ± 95% CI. b, Maximum fluorescence (%CFB, mean ± s.e.m.) in CSF samples collected at baseline, week 21 and week 45 in patients treated with placebo (n = 6), UB-312 300/100/100 μg (n = 6, one patient provided CSF only at baseline and is excluded) or UB-312 300/300/300 μg (n = 6, one individual who was αSyn-SAA negative at baseline is excluded) showed a significant difference between placebo and 300/100/100 μg (two-way ANOVA, time × treatment interaction, P = 0.0343). c, A comparison of the maximum fluorescence (%CFB, mean ± s.e.m.) in CSF samples collected at baseline, week 21 and week 45 showed a significant difference (two-way ANOVA, time × treatment interaction, P = 0.0037) between individuals with (n = 5) versus without (n = 13) detectable antibody titers. d, Maximum fluorescence at EoS (%CFB means of three technical replicates per individual; bar represents median ± 95% CI) shows a significant between-group difference (two-tailed unpaired t-test, P = 0.0094). e, A comparison in CFB (mean ± s.e.m.) in MDS–UPDRS-II score showed a significant difference (unpaired t-test, time × group interaction, P = 0.016) between patients with (n = 5) versus without (n = 13) detectable CSF antibody titers. The subcomponent that showed the greatest difference in this change was ‘Getting out of bed, getting out of a car or standing up from a low chair’ (Supplementary Table 1). A two-way ANOVA with a mixed-effect model was followed by within-group analysis per Benjamini, Krieger and Yekitieli. f, A comparison in the CFB (mean ± s.e.m.) in MDS–UPDRS-III score between patients with (n = 5) versus without (n = 13) detectable CSF antibody titers. A two-way ANOVA was used as per e. In af, *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01. CI, confidence interval.