Abstract
Identifying biomarkers that distinguish Parkinson's disease (PD) from normal control (NC) individuals has the potential to increase diagnostic sensitivity for the detection of early-stage PD. A previous proteomic study identified potential biomarkers in post- mortem ventricular cerebrospinal fluid (V-CSF) from neuropathologically diagnosed PD subjects lacking Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology. In the present study, we assessed these biomarkers as well as p-tau181, Aβ42, and S100B by ELISA in PD (n = 43) and NC (n = 49) cases. The p-tau181/Aβ42 ratio and ApoA-1 showed statistically significant differences between groups. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that p-tau181/Aβ42 had a significant odds ratio: OR = 1.42 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.12-1.84), P = 0.006. Among the molecules investigated, intriguing correlations were observed that require further investigation. Our results suggest co- existent AD CSF biomarkers within the PD group notwithstanding that it was selected to minimize AD neuropathological lesions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 19-28 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Biomarker Insights |
Volume | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Apolipoprotein A-1
- Biomarkers
- P-tau/aβ42 ratio
- Parkinson's disease
- Ventricular cerebrospinal fuid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Biochemistry, medical