ArticleJournal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry2020
Serum neuronal exosomes predict and differentiate Parkinson's disease from atypical parkinsonism.
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- Alpha-synuclein in peripheral body fluid as a biomarker for Parkinson's disease.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2024Pooled it
- Potential Exosome Biomarkers for Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Analysis of biomarkers in speculative CNS-enriched extracellular vesicles for parkinsonian disorders: a comprehensive systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Biofluid Detection of Pathological α-Synuclein in the Prodromal Phase of Synucleinopathies.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluation of α-synuclein in CNS-originating extracellular vesicles for Parkinsonian disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2023Pooled it
- Electronic profiling of neuronal extracellular vesicles enables early prediction of Parkinson's disease.Science advances · 2026Article
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- Exosome-derived biomarkers as non-invasive tools in stroke, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.Metabolic brain disease · 2026Review
- α-Synuclein blocks endoplasmic reticulum co-translational protein translocation early in Parkinson's disease.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Advances in biomarkers for Parkinson's disease: from molecular pathology to precision diagnostics.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2026Review
- Immunoaffinity-Based Protocol to Enrich Nervous System Cell-, Lung Alveolar Cell-, and Hepatocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles From Human Plasma.Journal of extracellular biology · 2026Article
- Cargo-driven extracellular vesicles as pharmaceutical nanocarriers: A pharmaceutics-oriented comparison of animal exosomes and plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles.International journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2026Review
- Small Extracellular Vesicles from Neural Cells: Physiological and Pathological Roles, and Potential in Neurodegenerative Therapy.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Review
- Extracellular Vesicles for Acute Care Testing: A Review of Potential Laboratory Applications.The journal of applied laboratory medicine · 2026Review
- A narrative review of serum biomarkers in progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal syndrome, and related disorders.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026Review
- A Hierarchical Microglial-Targeting Nanoplatform for the Therapy of Parkinson's Disease by Modulating Mitochondrial Dysfunction.Pharmaceutics · 2026Article
- Tissue-Specific Extracellular Vesicles Enriched From Circulation: Exploring the Liquid Biopsy Perspective.Journal of extracellular biology · 2026Review
- Harnessing Natural Extracellular Vesicles to Combat Age-Related Diseases: From Aging Drivers to Therapeutic Opportunities.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
objectiveParkinson's disease is characterised neuropathologically by α-synuclein aggregation. Currently, there is no blood test to predict the underlying pathology or distinguish Parkinson's from atypical parkinsonian syndromes. We assessed the clinical utility of serum neuronal exosomes as biomarkers across the spectrum of Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy and other proteinopathies.
methodsWe performed a cross-sectional study of 664 serum samples from the Oxford, Kiel and Brescia cohorts consisting of individuals with rapid eye movement sleep behavioural disorder, Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, multiple system atrophy, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal syndrome and controls. Longitudinal samples were analysed from Parkinson's and control individuals. We developed poly(carboxybetaine-methacrylate) coated beads to isolate L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM)-positive extracellular vesicles with characteristics of exosomes and used mass spectrometry or multiplexed electrochemiluminescence to measure exosomal proteins.
resultsMean neuron-derived exosomal α-synuclein was increased by twofold in prodromal and clinical Parkinson's disease when compared with multiple system atrophy, controls or other neurodegenerative diseases. With 314 subjects in the training group and 105 in the validation group, exosomal α-synuclein exhibited a consistent performance (AUC=0.86) in separating clinical Parkinson's disease from controls across populations. Exosomal clusterin was elevated in subjects with non-α-synuclein proteinopathies. Combined neuron-derived exosomal α-synuclein and clusterin measurement predicted Parkinson's disease from other proteinopathies with AUC=0.98 and from multiple system atrophy with AUC=0.94. Longitudinal sample analysis showed that exosomal α-synuclein remains stably elevated with Parkinson's disease progression.
conclusionsIncreased α-synuclein egress in serum neuronal exosomes precedes the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, persists with disease progression and in combination with clusterin predicts and differentiates Parkinson's disease from atypical parkinsonism.
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