Increased levels of acute-phase inflammatory proteins in plasma of patients with sporadic CJD
Increased levels of acute-phase inflammatory proteins in plasma of patients with sporadic CJD
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DOI：
10.1212/wnl.0b013e318265a55d
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发表时间：
2012-09-01
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影响因子：
9.9
通讯作者：
Crescenzi, Marco
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作者：
Fratini, Federica;Principe, Serena;Crescenzi, Marco
Objective: Screening plasma samples from patients with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) to discover diagnostic biomarkers.Methods: Plasma samples were collected from 17 patients with sporadic CJD, 17 patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), and 20 healthy subjects. A 2-phase screening was carried out using quantitative protein mass spectrometry. The putative sporadic CJD biomarkers were then validated independently by immunoturbidimetry.Results: Mass spectrometry uncovered 7 candidate sporadic CJD protein biomarkers, all belonging to the acute-phase response. Highly significant increases of these markers in patients with sporadic CJD, compared with healthy subjects and patients with AD, was confirmed by immunoturbidimetry.Conclusions: The increase in plasma levels of a related set of acute-phase reactants in patients with sporadic CJD is a novel finding that suggests new pathogenetic hypotheses. The possible value of this set of proteins as biomarkers in the diagnosis of sporadic CJD or for blood/tissue donor screening remains to be further explored and validated in larger studies. Neurology (R) 2012;79:1012-1018
