title: Structural and quantitative comparison of cerebrospinal fluid glycoproteins in Alzheimer's disease patients and healthy individuals.
abstract: Glycoproteins in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are altered in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients compared to control individuals. We have utilized albumin depletion prior to 2D gel electrophoresis to enhance glycoprotein concentration for image analysis as well as structural glycoprotein determination without glycan release using mass spectrometry (MS). The benefits of a direct glycoprotein analysis approach include minimal sample manipulation and retention of structural details. A quantitative comparison of gel-separated glycoprotein isoforms from twelve AD patients and twelve control subjects was performed with glycoprotein-specific and total protein stains. We have also compared glycoforms in pooled CSF obtained from AD patients and control subjects with mass spectrometry. One isoform of alpha1-antitrypsin showed decreased glycosylation in AD patients while another glycosylated isoform of an unassigned protein was up-regulated. Protein expression levels of alpha1-antitrypsin were decreased, while the protein levels of apolipoprotein E and clusterin were increased in AD. No specific glycoform could be specifically assigned to AD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Chemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, 440, SE-405 30 Goteborg, Sweden. Carina.Sihlbom@medkem.gu.se
authors.forename: Carina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sihlbom
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davidsson
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sjögren
authors.forename: Lars-Olof
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Wahlund
authors.forename: Carol L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Nilsson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000418:Albumins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008875:Middle Aged; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D006023:Glycoproteins