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Title
TDP-43 as a possible biomarker for frontotemporal lobar degeneration : a systematic review of existing antibodies
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Abstract
Introduction Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is one of the leading causes of dementia after Alzheimer's disease. A high-ranking candidate to become a diagnostic marker for a major pathological subtype of FTLD is the transactive response DNA binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43). The main objective is to elucidate which antibodies are specific for pathological TDP-43, with special interest in its modified isoforms. Indeed, TDP-43 has been shown to be hyperphosphorylated and truncated in disease. A secondary objective is to review existing immunoassays that quantify TDP-43 in biofluids. A systematic review of literature was performed by searching PubMed and Web of Science using predefined keywords. Of considered research papers the methods section was reviewed to select publications that enabled us to answer our learning objective. After quality assessment, antibody characteristics and related outcomes were extracted. We identified a series of well-characterized antibodies based on a scoring system that assessed the ability of each antibody to detect TDP-43 pathology. Results A selection of 29 unique antibodies was made comprising 10 high-ranking antibodies which were reported multiple times to detect TDP-43 pathology in both immunostaining and immunoblotting experiments and 19 additional antibodies which detected TDP-43 pathology but were only scored once. Conclusions This systematic review provides an overview of antibodies that are reported to detect pathological TDP-43. These antibodies can be used in future studies of TDP-43 proteinopathies. Additionally, selected antibodies hold the potential to be used in the development of novel immunoassays for the quantification of TDP-43 in biofluids, as a possible biomarker for FTLD-TDP.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Acta neuropathologica communications
Publication
2015
ISSN
2051-5960
DOI
10.1186/S40478-015-0195-1
Volume/pages
3 (2015) , p. 1-8
Article Reference
15
ISI
000360243700001
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E-only publicatie
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Biochemical and clinical characterization of TDP-43 as a diagnostic marker for FTLD with TDP-pathology.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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