title: CSF markers of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive, neurodegenerative disease with a multifactorial etiology. Protein accumulation is speculated by some to play a prominent role in the pathogenesis of PD. The severity of neurodegeneration should correlate with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of these neurodegenerative markers (NDMs). The aims of the study were to assess the CSF levels of tau protein, beta-amyloid (1-42), cystatin C, and clusterin in patients suffering from PD and in a control group, to compare the CSF levels between the two groups and to correlate them to PD duration. NDMs in the CSF were assessed in 32 patients suffering from PD and in a control group (CG) of 30 patients. The following statistically significant differences in the CSF were found: higher tau protein (p = 0.045) and clusterin levels (p = 0.004) in PD patients versus CG; higher tau protein levels (p = 0.033), tau protein/beta-amyloid (1-42) ratio (p = 0.011), and clusterin (p = 0.044) in patients suffering from PD for <2 years versus patients suffering PD for more than 2 years. No differences between beta-amyloid (1-42) and cystatin C CSF levels were found in the CG and PD patients groups. Significantly higher tau protein and clusterin CSF levels in the group of PD patients with disease duration of <2 years probably reflect the fact that most neurodegenerative changes in PD patients occur in the initial stage of disease.
authors: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University in Olomouc, and University Hospital Olomouc, I.P. Pavlova 6, 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic. vranovaha@seznam.cz
authors: Hana
authors: H
authors: Přikrylová Vranová
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Mareš
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Nevrlý
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Stejskal
authors: Jana
authors: J
authors: Zapletalová
authors: Petr
authors: P
authors: Hluštík
authors: Petr
authors: P
authors: Kaňovský
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins