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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

Platelets mirror changes in the frontal lobe antioxidant system in Alzheimer's disease.

Huriye Ercan, Christina Maria Reumiller, Jacqueline Mühlberger, Felicia Hsu, Georg Johannes Schmidt, Ellen Umlauf, Ingrid Miller, Eduard Rappold, Johannes Attems, Rudolf Oehler and 1 more

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Huriye ErcanInstitute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Centre for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Christina Maria ReumillerInstitute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Centre for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Jacqueline MühlbergerInstitute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Centre for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Felicia HsuInstitute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Centre for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Georg Johannes SchmidtDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Ellen UmlaufInstitute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Centre for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Ingrid MillerDepartment of Biological Sciences and Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Eduard RappoldInstitute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Centre for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Johannes AttemsTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Rudolf OehlerDepartment of General Surgery, Division of Visceral Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Maria ZellnerInstitute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Centre for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2245-2158

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European Commission FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP-286337
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Abstract

introductionBlood biomarkers reflecting Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology can improve diagnosis and treatment.

methodsWe applied top-down proteomics to compare frontal lobe from 17 AD cases and 11 controls to blood platelets from a second independent study group of 124 AD patients, 61 with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 168 controls. Findings were immunologically validated.

resultsSixty AD-associated proteoforms were identified in frontal lobe, with 26 identically represented in platelets. Validation in platelet samples confirmed elevated glutathione S-transferase omega 1 (GSTO1) levels linked to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs4925 and increased superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) levels in AD. Bioinformatics revealed copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase (CCS) and glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1) as integral partners of these antioxidant enzymes. Both were detected to be reduced in frontal lobes and platelets in AD. SOD1 and CCS are already changed in MCI. DISCUSSION: These four novel blood biomarkers, integrated with traditional AD biomarkers, may facilitate patient risk assessment and treatment, with SOD1 and CCS alterations in MCI offering early diagnostic potential. HIGHLIGHTS: Platelets mirror several Alzheimer's disease (AD)-dependent neuronal changes, valuable for blood tests. As a start, 60 AD-associated frontal lobe proteins were identified by top-down proteomics. Fifty percent of these 60 AD-affected brain proteins are represented identically in platelets. Among these, glutathione S-transferase omega 1 (GSTO1), superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase (CCS), and glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1) are identically AD related in brain and platelets. SOD1 and its crucial activating partner CCS are altered in the platelets of patients with mild cognitive impairment.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAntioxidantsBlood PlateletsFrontal LobeAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCognitive DysfunctionFemaleGlutathione PeroxidaseGlutathione Peroxidase GPX1Glutathione TransferaseHumansMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProteomicsAntioxidantsBiomarkersGlutathione PeroxidaseGlutathione Peroxidase GPX1Glutathione TransferaseGPX1 protein, humanGSTO1 protein, humanSOD1 protein, humanSuperoxide DismutaseSuperoxide Dismutase-1Alzheimer's diseaseantioxidant systemblood biomarkerfrontal lobemild cognitive impairmentplatelets

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PMCPMC11972982

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