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C-terminal neurogranin is increased in CSF but unchanged in plasma in Alzheimer's disease
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Abstract
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Background: Biomarkers monitoring synaptic degeneration/loss would be valuable for Alzheimers disease (AD) diagnosis. Post-synaptic protein neurogranin may be a promising CSF biomarker but has not yet been evaluated as plasma biomarker. Methods: Using an in-house designed prototype ELISA targeting neurogranin C-terminally, we studied neurogranin in paired CSF/plasma samples of controls (n=29) versus patients experiencing MCI, or dementia, due to AD (in total n=59). Results: CSF neurogranin was increased in AD and positively correlated with CSF tau while there was a negative relationship between CSF neurogranin (and tau) and CSF Aβ1-42/Aβ1-40. No differences were detected in plasma neurogranin between controls and AD. Also, there was no correlation between CSF and plasma neurogranin, excluding confounding effects of the latter. Conclusions: This study strengthens the potential of neurogranin as an AD CSF biomarker, which now needs validation in larger studies. As tools, straightforward immuno-assays can be used, as demonstrated by the described ELISA. |
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English
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Alzheimer's & dementia / Alzheimer’s Association [Chicago, Ill.] - Orlando, Fla, 2005, currens
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Publication
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Orlando, Fla
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Elsevier
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2015
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ISSN
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1552-5260
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1552-5279
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DOI
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10.1016/J.JALZ.2015.05.012
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11
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, p. 1461-1469
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000366721600007
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26092348
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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