title: Osteopontin is increased in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Alzheimer's disease and its levels correlate with cognitive decline.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, A Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy. comi@med.unipmn.it
authors.forename: Cristoforo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Comi
authors.forename: Miryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carecchio
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiocchetti
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nicola
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Galimberti
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fenoglio
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cappellano
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monaco
authors.forename: Elio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scarpini
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dianzani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017628:Microglia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D053495:Osteopontin / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016875:tau Proteins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid
chemical_list: D016875:tau Proteins; D053495:Osteopontin