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Analysis of β-Amyloid-induced Abnormalities on Fibrin Clot Structure by Spectroscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy
Published on: November 30, 2018
Plasma amyloid-beta forms in Alzheimer's disease and non-Alzheimer's disease patients
Nathalie Le Bastard1, Judith Leurs, Walter Blomme
1Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Behavior, Reference Center for Biological Markers of Memory Disorders, Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of full-length and N-truncated plasma amyloid-beta (Abeta) forms in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and non-Alzheimer's disease dementia (non-AD) as compared to healthy control subjects. Plasma samples from 50 AD, 50 non-AD, and 47 control subjects were included and analyzed using a multiparameter fluorimetric bead-based immunoassay for the simultaneous quantification of different Abeta forms. No significant differences in Abeta isoforms were detected between dementia and controls; or AD, non-AD, and controls. Compared to control subjects, pooled dementia patients (AD and non-AD) and AD patients alone had significantly lower plasma Abeta1-42/AbetaN-42 ratios. In each diagnostic group, all plasma Abeta concentrations were significantly correlated. No significant correlations between plasma Abeta forms and age were found. The low diagnostic performance of cross-sectional plasma Abeta measurements hampers future application as diagnostic markers or screening tools for dementia. CSF biomarker analysis remains superior, although the possible application of longitudinal plasma Abeta measurements as screening tools for dementia remains to be elucidated.
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