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ArticleTranslational neurodegeneration2021

Dense core vesicle markers in CSF and cortical tissues of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Neus Barranco, Virginia Plá, Daniel Alcolea, Irene Sánchez-Domínguez, Reiner Fischer-Colbrie, Isidro Ferrer, Alberto Lleó, Fernando Aguado

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Article in Translational neurodegeneration, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Neus Barranco *Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6488-0815
Virginia Plá *Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5501-0789
Daniel AlcoleaMemory Unit, Department of Neurology, Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute. Sant Pau Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08041, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3819-3245
Irene Sánchez-DomínguezDepartment of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6421-8293
Reiner Fischer-ColbrieDepartment of Pharmacology, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Isidro FerrerInstitute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9888-8754
Alberto LleóMemory Unit, Department of Neurology, Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute. Sant Pau Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08041, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2568-5478
Fernando AguadoDepartment of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. faguado@ub.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0393-1308
Universitat de Barcelona · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESBellvitge University Hospital · ESInnsbruck Medical University · ATUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNew fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) that reveal synaptic and neural network dysfunctions are needed for clinical practice and therapeutic trial design. Dense core vesicle (DCV) cargos are promising cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) indicators of synaptic failure in AD patients. However, their value as biomarkers has not yet been determined.

methodsImmunoassays were performed to analyze the secretory proteins prohormone convertases PC1/3 and PC2, carboxypeptidase E (CPE), secretogranins SgIII and SgII, and Cystatin C in the cerebral cortex (n = 45, provided by Bellvitge University Hospital) and CSF samples (n = 66, provided by The Sant Pau Initiative on Neurodegeneration cohort) from AD patients (n = 56) and age-matched controls (n = 55).

resultsIn AD tissues, most DCV proteins were aberrantly accumulated in dystrophic neurites and activated astrocytes, whereas PC1/3, PC2 and CPE were also specifically accumulated in hippocampal granulovacuolar degeneration bodies. AD individuals displayed an overall decline of secretory proteins in the CSF. Interestingly, in AD patients, the CSF levels of prohormone convertases strongly correlated inversely with those of neurodegeneration markers and directly with cognitive impairment status.

conclusionsThese results demonstrate marked alterations of neuronal-specific prohormone convertases in CSF and cortical tissues of AD patients. The neuronal DCV cargos are biomarker candidates for synaptic dysfunction and neurodegeneration in AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionBiomarkersCerebral CortexDense Core VesiclesHumansBiomarkersAlzheimer’s diseaseBiomarkersCerebral cortexCerebrospinal fluidGranulovacuolar degenerationPCSK1PCSK2Tau protein

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