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ArticleScientific reports2018

Particular CSF sphingolipid patterns identify iNPH and AD patients.

Enrica Torretta, Beatrice Arosio, Pietro Barbacini, Martina Casati, Daniele Capitanio, Roberta Mancuso, Daniela Mari, Matteo Cesari, Mario Clerici, Cecilia Gelfi

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Enrica TorrettaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Segrate (Milan), Italy.
Beatrice ArosioGeriatric Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Pietro BarbaciniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Segrate (Milan), Italy.
Martina CasatiGeriatric Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Daniele CapitanioDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Segrate (Milan), Italy.
Roberta MancusoFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Daniela MariGeriatric Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Matteo CesariGeriatric Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Mario ClericiDon C Gnocchi Foundation IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Cecilia GelfiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Segrate (Milan), Italy. cecilia.gelfi@unimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2996-6912
University of Milan · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is characterized by reversible neurological symptoms due to an impairment in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) clearance. In these patients, cognitive functions are severely impaired, with a scenario similar to Alzheimer's disease (AD), making the differential diagnosis difficult and highlighting the need of new markers. We analyzed the composition of sphingolipids (SLs) in serum, by combining a single phase extraction with a high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) primuline-profiling, and, in CSF, by MALDI profiling and LC-MS. Ceramides and sphingomyelins (SMs) were similar in serum of iNPH and AD patients compared to healthy controls, whereas, in CSF, MALDI profiling indicated that: 1) SM C24:1 is significantly decreased in AD compared to iNPH patients and controls (Kruskal-Wallis p-value < 0.00001); 2) phosphatidylcholine (PC) 36:2 is increased in iNPH patients (p-value < 0.001). LC-MS identified an increasing trend of Cer C24:0 and of a set of SMs in patients with AD, a significant decrease of sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) (t-test p-value 0.0325) and an increase of glucosylceramide (GlcCer) C24:0 (p-value 0.0037) in AD compared to iNPH patients. In conclusion CSF PC 36:2, SM C24:1, S1P, and GlcCer can contribute to improve the differential diagnosis of patients with iNPH or AD and foster preventive therapeutic strategies in the early phase of the disease.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseBiomarkersCeramidesCognitive DysfunctionDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansHydrocephalus, Normal PressureMaleSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationSphingomyelinsBiomarkersCeramidesSphingomyelins

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