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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) orexin-A is the gold-standard biomarker for narcolepsy type 1. This study developed a new LC-MS/MS method, proving peripheral orexin levels are undetectable and refining narcolepsy diagnostics.

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Neuroscience
Analytical Chemistry
Biomarker Discovery

Background:

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) orexin-A is the gold-standard biomarker for narcolepsy type 1 (NT1).
Conventional radioimmunoassays (RIA) for orexin detection in peripheral blood suffer from cross-reactivity and overestimation.
Previous studies reported conflicting results regarding peripheral orexin levels due to analytical limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an ultrasensitive and highly specific liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for accurate orexin detection.
To re-evaluate the presence and levels of orexins in peripheral blood of narcolepsy patients.
To improve the diagnostic accuracy for narcolepsy type 2 (NT2) using the developed analytical method.

Main Methods:

Development of an ultrasensitive LC-MS/MS assay with a lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) of 0.1 pg/mL.
Incorporation of a one-step protein precipitation, acid-shielding, and cocktail-protection strategy to minimize artifacts.
Verification of the method using paired CSF and blood samples from narcolepsy patients and healthy controls.

Main Results:

Peripheral orexin-A and orexin-B levels were consistently below the detection limit (<0.1 pg/mL) in all subjects.
Reported peripheral orexin levels in previous studies using RIA were identified as analytical artifacts with up to 50-fold overestimation.
The LC-MS/MS method significantly improved diagnostic resolution for narcolepsy type 2 (AUC = 0.73, P < 0.05) compared to RIA (P = 0.297).

Conclusions:

CSF orexin-A remains the most reliable biomarker for narcolepsy type 1.
The developed LC-MS/MS method provides a high-specificity analytical framework for refined sleep disorder diagnostics.
Peripheral orexin detection is not a viable biomarker for narcolepsy diagnosis due to its absence in blood.