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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2025

Altered tear fluid protein expression in persons with mild Alzheimer's disease in proteins involved in oxidative stress, protein synthesis, and energy metabolism.

Virve Kärkkäinen, Toni Saari, Sanna Hannonen, Minna Rusanen, Juha-Matti Lehtola, Hannu Uusitalo, Ville Leinonen, Bernd Thiede, Kai Kaarniranta, Anne M Koivisto and 1 more

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Neuroinflammation Markers in Tear Fluid of Mild Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2025
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11 authors.

Virve KärkkäinenNeuroCenter, Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0009-0007-0918-1388
Toni SaariInstitute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7721-3336
Sanna HannonenNeuroCenter, Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
Minna RusanenCeriatric Center, Wellbeing Services Country of North Karelia, Joensuu, Finland.
Juha-Matti LehtolaNeurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1018-0186
Hannu UusitaloEye and Vision Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8499-8175
Ville LeinonenNeuroCenter, Neurosurgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-4282-4687
Bernd ThiedeDepartment of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-2804-9522
Kai KaarnirantaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2600-8679
Anne M KoivistoNeuroCenter, Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-0388-0379
Tor P UtheimDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundTear fluid (TF) is a protein-rich solution that reflects pathophysiological changes in Alzheimer's disease (AD).ObjectiveIn this study, we examined whether TF proteins were differently expressed in persons with mild AD dementia compared to cognitively healthy controls (CO).MethodsWe analyzed data from 53 study participants including 34 CO (mean age, 71 years; Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] score, 28.9 ± 1.4), and 19 patients with AD (Clinical Dementia Rating, 0.5-1; mean age, 72 years; MMSE score, 23.8 ± 2.8). All participants underwent cognitive testing, as well as neurological and ophthalmological examinations. TF was collected using Schirmer strips, and TF protein content was evaluated using mass spectrometry-based proteomics and label-free quantification.ResultsWe found that 16 proteins exhibited significantly upregulated expression in the AD group compared to the CO group (

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Alzheimer DiseaseEnergy MetabolismEye ProteinsOxidative StressProtein BiosynthesisTearsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProteomicsEye Proteinstear proteinsAlzheimer's diseaseoxidative stresspathophysiologyproteomicsreactive oxidative speciestear fluid

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