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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Syndecan-3 as a Novel Biomarker in Alzheimer's Disease.

Anett Hudák, Annamária Letoha, Csaba Vizler, Tamás Letoha

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anett HudákPharmacoidea Ltd., H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
Annamária LetohaAlbert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
Csaba VizlerBiological Research Centre, Institute of Biochemistry, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
Tamás LetohaPharmacoidea Ltd., H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-6035-4009
HUN-REN Szegedi Biológiai Kutatóközpont · HUUniversity of Szeged · HU

Funding

European Commission 863214Innovative Medicines Initiative 807015National Research, Development and Innovation Office 2017-2.3.6-TÉT-CN-2018-00023National Research, Development and Innovation Office 2019-2.1.1-EUREKA-2019-00007National Research, Development and Innovation Office 2020-1.1.2-PIACI-KFI-2021-00233
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is of paramount importance in preserving the patient's mental and physical health in a fairly manageable condition for a longer period. Reliable AD detection requires novel biomarkers indicating central nervous system (CNS) degeneration in the periphery. Members of the syndecan family of transmembrane proteoglycans are emerging new targets in inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders. Reviewing the growing scientific evidence on the involvement of syndecans in the pathomechanism of AD, we analyzed the expression of the neuronal syndecan, syndecan-3 (SDC3), in experimental models of neurodegeneration. Initial in vitro studies showed that prolonged treatment of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) increases SDC3 expression in model neuronal and brain microvascular endothelial cell lines. In vivo studies revealed elevated concentrations of TNF-α in the blood and brain of APPSWE-Tau transgenic mice, along with increased SDC3 concentration in the brain and the liver. Primary brain endothelial cells and peripheral blood monocytes isolated from APPSWE-Tau mice exhibited increased SDC3 expression than wild-type controls. SDC3 expression of blood-derived monocytes showed a positive correlation with amyloid plaque load in the brain, demonstrating that SDC3 on monocytes is a good indicator of amyloid pathology in the brain. Given the well-established role of blood tests, the SDC3 expression of monocytes could serve as a novel biomarker for early AD detection.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBiomarkersDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsMiceMice, TransgenicSyndecan-3SyndecansTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersSdc3 protein, mouseSyndecan-3SyndecansTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAlzheimer’s diseasebiomarkersbloodblood–brain barrierbrainmonocytessyndecan-3

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PMID35328830
PMCPMC8955174
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