title: Combined analysis of CSF betaA42 peptide and tau protein and serum antibodies to glycosaminoglycans in Alzheimer's disease: preliminary data.
abstract: Neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, containing betaA(42) peptide and tau protein, respectively. Amyloid plaques contain also glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Whereas cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of betaA(42) peptide and tau protein have been demonstrated as potential markers of Alzheimer's disease (AD), no data are available for GAGs. We determined (Elisa) tau and betaA(42) CSF levels, as well as serum antibodies to GAGs in 9 AD patients, and the values were analyzed in relation to age and severity of the disease. Beta-A42 and tau CSF levels were significantly reduced and increased, respectively, in AD patients when compared to controls, but they did not correlate with the severity of the disease. Despite their role in amyloidogenesis, we did not find evidence for the use of GAGs as diagnostic marker of AD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Briani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruggero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naccarato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cagnin
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Ricchieri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pasqui
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pizzolato
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Battistin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000473:pathology; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001921:Brain / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016874:Neurofibrillary Tangles / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D058225:Plaque, Amyloid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D016875:tau Proteins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D000906:Antibodies; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C075222:amyloid beta-protein (1-42); D016875:tau Proteins