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ArticleDementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extra

Urinary Apolipoprotein C3 Is a Potential Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease.

Yumi Watanabe, Yoshitoshi Hirao, Kensaku Kasuga, Takayoshi Tokutake, Kaori Kitamura, Shumpei Niida, Takeshi Ikeuchi, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Tadashi Yamamoto

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yumi WatanabeaDivision of Preventive Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
Yoshitoshi HiraobBiofluid Biomarker Center, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
Kensaku KasugacDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
Takayoshi TokutakedDepartment of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
Kaori KitamuraaDivision of Preventive Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
Shumpei NiidaeResearch Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan.
Takeshi IkeuchicDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
Kazutoshi NakamuraaDivision of Preventive Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
Tadashi YamamotobBiofluid Biomarker Center, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
Niigata University · JPNational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology · JPShinrakuen Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionBiomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that can easily be measured in routine health checkups are desirable. Urine is a source of biomarkers that can be collected easily and noninvasively. We previously reported on the comprehensive profile of the urinary proteome of AD patients and identified proteins estimated to be significantly increased or decreased in AD patients by a label-free quantification method. The present study aimed to validate urinary levels of proteins that significantly differed between AD and control samples from our proteomics study (i.e., apolipoprotein C3 [ApoC3], insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 [Igfbp3], and apolipoprotein D [ApoD]).

methodsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were performed using urine samples from the same patient and control groups analyzed in the previous proteomics study (18 AD and 18 controls, set 1) and urine samples from an independent group of AD patients and controls (13 AD, 5 mild cognitive impairment [MCI], and 32 controls) from the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Biobank (set 2).

resultsIn set 1, the crude urinary levels of ApoD, Igfbp3, and creatinine-adjusted ApoD were significantly higher in the AD group relative to the control group (

conclusionApoC3 may be a potential biomarker for AD, as validated by ELISA. Further analysis of ApoC3 as a urinary biomarker for AD is warranted.

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