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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2020

A Sensitive and Cost-Effective Chemiluminescence ELISA for Measurement of Amyloid-β 1-42 Peptide in Human Plasma.

Pankaj D Mehta, Bruce A Patrick, David L Miller, Patricia K Coyle, Thomas Wisniewski

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  7. Modified ELISA for Ultrasensitive Diagnosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pankaj D MehtaNew York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA.
Bruce A PatrickNew York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA.
David L MillerNew York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA.
Patricia K CoyleDepartment of Neurology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
Thomas WisniewskiCenter for Cognitive Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities · USNew York University · USStony Brook University · US

Funding

Research Education ComponentP30AG066512 · NIA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Mary Sherman Mittelman · 2020 to 2026
$28.4M
Transgenic/Behavior CoreP01AG060882 · NIA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI WISNIEWSKI, THOMAS M · 2020 to 2024
$12.0M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG060882NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066512
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAmyloid-β42 (Aβ42) is associated with plaque formation in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Studies have suggested the potential utility of plasma Aβ42 levels in the diagnosis, and in longitudinal study of AD pathology. Conventional ELISAs are used to measure Aβ42 levels in plasma but are not sensitive enough to quantitate low levels. Although ultrasensitive assays like single molecule array or immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry have been developed to quantitate plasma Aβ42 levels, the high cost of instruments and reagents limit their use.

objectiveWe hypothesized that a sensitive and cost-effective chemiluminescence (CL) immunoassay could be developed to detect low Aβ42 levels in human plasma.

methodsWe developed a sandwich ELISA using high affinity rabbit monoclonal antibody specific to Aβ42. The sensitivity of the assay was increased using CL substrate to quantitate low levels of Aβ42 in plasma. We examined the levels in plasma from 13 AD, 25 Down syndrome (DS), and 50 elderly controls.

resultsThe measurement range of the assay was 0.25 to 500 pg/ml. The limit of detection was 1 pg/ml. All AD, DS, and 45 of 50 control plasma showed measurable Aβ42 levels.

conclusionThis assay detects low levels of Aβ42 in plasma and does not need any expensive equipment or reagents. It offers a preferred alternative to ultrasensitive assays. Since the antibodies, peptide, and substrate are commercially available, the assay is well suited for academic or diagnostic laboratories, and has a potential for the diagnosis of AD or in clinical trials.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesCase-Control StudiesCost-Benefit AnalysisDown SyndromeEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansLuminescent MeasurementsMaleMiddle AgedPeptide FragmentsSensitivity and SpecificityAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-42)Peptide FragmentsAlzheimer’s diseaseamyloid-β 1-42 (Aβ42) peptidechemiluminescenceELISAplasmarabbit monoclonal antibody (RabmAb) to Aβ42sensitive and cost-effective method

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PMID33252086
PMCPMC7874530
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