title: Single-particle detection system for Abeta aggregates: adaptation of surface-fluorescence intensity distribution analysis to laser scanning microscopy.
abstract: Today, Alzheimer disease (AD) can be diagnosed with certainty only post mortem. A biomarker method for early diagnosis of AD is urgently needed. Abeta aggregates are directly involved in AD progression and therefore might be useful as biomarker in body fluids. We have developed an ultrasensitive assay system for the detection of Abeta aggregates in body fluids, called surface-fluorescence intensity distribution analysis (FIDA). Surface-FIDA in its first version was based on fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Here we show that surface-FIDA can also be performed using a laser scanning microscope setup and is then nicely suitable for the characterization of Abeta aggregates.
authors: Forschungszentrum Jülich, ISB-3, 52425 Jülich, Germany.
authors: Susanne Aileen
authors: SA
authors: Funke
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Wang
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Birkmann
authors: Dieter
authors: D
authors: Willbold
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D058225:Plaque, Amyloid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides