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The application of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in early diagnosis of Alzheimer diseaseKaj Blennow
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Campus, Mölndal SE 43180, Sweden Electronic address
Med Clin North Am 97:369-76. 2013..Recent findings in sporadic and genetic preclinical AD are also discussed and, more specifically, what the biomarkers have taught us on the sequence of events in the pathogenic process underlying AD...
The neuropathology and neurobiology of traumatic brain injuryKaj Blennow
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Institue of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, SE 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
Neuron 76:886-99. 2012....
Fluid biomarkers in Alzheimer diseaseKaj Blennow
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, SE 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2:a006221. 2012..The rationale for the use of CSF biomarkers to identify and monitor the mechanism of action of new drug candidates is also outlined in this chapter...
Effect of immunotherapy with bapineuzumab on cerebrospinal fluid biomarker levels in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer diseaseKaj Blennow
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
Arch Neurol 69:1002-10. 2012..Therefore, biomarkers are essential to prove that an anti-β-amyloid (Aβ) drug candidate affects both Aβ metabolism and plaque load as well as downstream pathogenic mechanisms...
Elevated CSF levels of TACE activity and soluble TNF receptors in subjects with mild cognitive impairment and patients with Alzheimer's diseaseHong Jiang
Center for Advanced Therapeutic Strategies for Brain Disorders, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL 34243, USA
Mol Neurodegener 6:69. 2011..These results suggest that TACE activity and soluble TNF receptors may be potential diagnostic candidate biomarkers in AD and MCI...
BACE1 gene variants do not influence BACE1 activity, levels of APP or Aβ isoforms in CSF in Alzheimer's diseaseAnnica Sjölander
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Neurochemistry and Psychiatry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Mol Neurodegener 5:37. 2010..e., total-tau and phospho-tau181. Gene variants of BACE1 were neither associated with amyloid-related biomarkers, nor with markers for axonal degeneration in AD...
Effects of cerebrovascular disease on amyloid precursor protein metabolites in cerebrospinal fluidPer Selnes
Department of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Norway
Cerebrospinal Fluid Res 7:10. 2010..Through measurements of CSF APP metabolite levels in patients with a wide range of WML volumes, this study aimed to determine how SVD influences APP metabolism...
Cerebrospinal fluid markers before and after shunting in patients with secondary and idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalusMats Tullberg
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 413 45 Goteborg, Sweden
Cerebrospinal Fluid Res 5:9. 2008..The aim of this study was to explore biochemical changes in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) induced by shunt surgery and the relationship between these changes and clinical improvement...
Neuroinflammation in Lyme neuroborreliosis affects amyloid metabolismNiklas Mattsson
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
BMC Neurol 10:51. 2010..We have previously found altered cerebral amyloid metabolism in other neuroinflammatory conditions. To further elucidate this, we investigated amyloid metabolism in patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB)...
Association of Nrf2-encoding NFE2L2 haplotypes with Parkinson's diseaseMalin von Otter
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Bla Straket 15, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
BMC Med Genet 11:36. 2010..Here, we hypothesize that variation in NFE2L2 and KEAP1, the genes encoding the two major regulators of the phase II response, may affect the risk of Parkinson's disease...
Normalisation of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers parallels improvement of neurological symptoms following HAART in HIV dementia--case reportLars Magnus Andersson
Department of Infectious Diseases, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
BMC Infect Dis 6:141. 2006....
Intrathecal levels of matrix metalloproteinases in systemic lupus erythematosus with central nervous system engagementEstelle Trysberg
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Goteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Arthritis Res Ther 6:R551-6. 2004..0001), suggesting a potential MMP-9 activation pathway. Our findings suggest that proinflammatory cytokine induced MMP-9 production leads to brain damage in patients with CNS lupus...
Use of theragnostic markers to select drugs for phase II/III trials for Alzheimer diseaseHenrik Zetterberg
Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, S 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
Alzheimers Res Ther 2:32. 2010..Such biomarkers may be called 'theragnostic'. Here, we review the literature addressing the prospective value of these biomarkers...
A novel Abeta isoform pattern in CSF reflects gamma-secretase inhibition in Alzheimer diseaseErik Portelius
Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Molndal, SE 431 80, Sweden
Alzheimers Res Ther 2:7. 2010..These Abeta isoforms may be novel sensitive biomarkers to monitor the biochemical effect in clinical trials. TRIAL REGISTRATION : Clinical Trials.gov NCT00244322...
[CSF-analyses in clinical diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. A literature review and three cases from routine clinical practice]K Blennow
Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Molndal
Lakartidningen 98:2446-51. 2001..We also present three cases from routine clinical practice, all with a marked increase in CSF-tau, which was the only positive objective sign in two of the cases...
Alzheimer's diseaseKaj Blennow
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgren s University Hospital, Molndal, Sweden
Lancet 368:387-403. 2006..This seminar reviews the key aspects of the disease, including epidemiology, genetics, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as recent developments and controversies...
CSF markers for pathogenic processes in Alzheimer's disease: diagnostic implications and use in clinical neurochemistryKaj Blennow
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Goteborg, SE 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
Brain Res Bull 61:235-42. 2003..These CSF markers may be useful as diagnostic aids, especially to discriminate early or incipient AD from age-associated memory impairment, depression, and some secondary dementias...
CSF total tau, Abeta42 and phosphorylated tau protein as biomarkers for Alzheimer's diseaseK Blennow
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Unit of Neurochemistry, University of Goteborg, Sweden
Mol Neurobiol 24:87-97. 2001..Preliminary evidence strongly suggests that quantification of tau phosphorylated at specific sites in CSF improves early detection, differential diagnosis, and tracking of disease progression in AD...
Cerebrospinal fluid and plasma biomarkers in Alzheimer diseaseKaj Blennow
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, SE 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
Nat Rev Neurol 6:131-44. 2010..Furthermore, we outline the roles of CSF biomarkers in drug discovery and clinical trials, and provide perspectives on AD biomarker discovery and the validation of such markers for use in the clinic...
Biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease drug developmentKaj Blennow
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
Nat Med 16:1218-22. 2010....
Longitudinal stability of CSF biomarkers in Alzheimer's diseaseKaj Blennow
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, Sweden
Neurosci Lett 419:18-22. 2007....
CSF markers for incipient Alzheimer's diseaseKaj Blennow
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Sweden
Lancet Neurol 2:605-13. 2003..The CSF biomarkers total tau protein, phosphorylated tau protein, and the 42 amino-acid residue form of amyloid-beta may, if put in the right clinical context, prove to have high enough diagnostic accuracy to meet this challenge...
[There is a strong evidence that professional boxing results in chronic brain damage. The more head punches during a boxer's career, the bigger is the risk]Kaj Blennow
Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset Mölndal, Sweden
Lakartidningen 102:2468-70, 2472-5. 2005..Focus is also set on the interesting similarities in neurochemical changes and pathogenic mechanisms between CTBI-B, acute traumatic brain injury (e.g. road traffic accidents) and Alzheimer's disease...
CSF biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease: use in early diagnosis and evaluation of drug treatmentKaj Blennow
The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Experimental Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
Expert Rev Mol Diagn 5:661-72. 2005..Finally, the rationale for the use of CSF biomarkers to identify and monitor the biochemical effect of new drug candidates is reviewed...
Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer's diseaseKaj Blennow
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Molndal, Sweden
J Alzheimers Dis 18:413-7. 2009..This paper reviews recent research advances on these CSF biomarkers for use in clinical diagnosis and in clinical trials in AD...
CSF biomarkers for mild cognitive impairmentK Blennow
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Experimental Neuroscience, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
J Intern Med 256:224-34. 2004....
Is it time for biomarker-based diagnostic criteria for prodromal Alzheimer's disease?Kaj Blennow
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
Alzheimers Res Ther 2:8. 2010..More details are needed, however, on how these biomarkers can be standardized, to allow a general implementation in the clinical routine diagnostic work-up of patients with cognitive disturbances...
Cerebrospinal fluid protein biomarkers for Alzheimer's diseaseKaj Blennow
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Experimental Neuroscience, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, SE 43180 Göteborg, Sweden
NeuroRx 1:213-25. 2004....
No neurochemical evidence of brain injury after blast overpressure by repeated explosions or firing heavy weaponsK Blennow
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Acta Neurol Scand 123:245-51. 2011..Psychiatric and neurological symptoms are common among soldiers exposed to blast without suffering a direct head injury. It is not known whether such symptoms are direct consequences of blast overpressure...
Association of the RAGE G82S polymorphism with Alzheimer's diseaseJonny Daborg
Department of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, 432, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
J Neural Transm 117:861-7. 2010..4), and none of the AGER SNPs showed association with Abeta(42), T-tau, P-tau(181) or mini-mental state examination scores. The data speak for a weak, but significant effect of AGER on risk of AD...
Association of complement factor H Y402H gene polymorphism with Alzheimer's diseaseMadeleine Zetterberg
Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section of Ophthalmology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Molndal, Sweden
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 147:720-6. 2008..The CFH 1277C allele may predispose patients for co-morbidity in AD and AMD...
The PPAR-alpha gene in Alzheimer's disease: lack of replication of earlier associationAnnica Sjölander
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Unit of Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Sweden
Neurobiol Aging 30:666-8. 2009..We found no significant differences in genotype or allele distributions between AD patients and controls. None of the PPAR-alpha gene variants influenced markers for AD...
Subcortical vascular dementia biomarker pattern in mild cognitive impairmentMaria Bjerke
Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 28:348-56. 2009..Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an etiologically unclear disorder. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers are potentially useful for the differentiation between various MCI etiologies...
Nrf2-encoding NFE2L2 haplotypes influence disease progression but not risk in Alzheimer's disease and age-related cataractMalin von Otter
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Bla Straket 15, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, S 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
Mech Ageing Dev 131:105-10. 2010..009). Our findings do not support NFE2L2 or KEAP1 as susceptibility genes for AD or cataract. However, common variants of the NFE2L2 gene may affect disease progression, potentially altering clinically recognized disease onset...
Measurement of alpha- and beta-secretase cleaved amyloid precursor protein in cerebrospinal fluid from Alzheimer patientsAnnika Olsson
Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Experimental Neuroscience Section, Goteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, Sweden
Exp Neurol 183:74-80. 2003..Neither the levels of CSF-beta-sAPP nor CSF-Abeta(42) differed when comparing ApoE4 allele-positive with allele-negative individuals...
TAU haplotype and the Saitohin Q7R gene polymorphism do not influence CSF Tau in Alzheimer's disease and are not associated with frontotemporal dementia or Parkinson's diseaseAnnica Johansson
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Unit of Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Neurodegener Dis 2:28-35. 2005..A single nucleotide polymorphism in the STH gene has been suggested to be involved in sporadic AD and is in complete linkage disequilibrium with the TAU haplotype H1...
Variability in the kinesin light chain 1 gene may influence risk of age-related cataractMalin E Andersson
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Mol Vis 13:993-6. 2007..Here, we test the hypothesis that the rs8702 polymorphism in the kinesin light chain 1 gene (KLC1), previously linked to Alzheimer disease (AD), may play a role in cataractogenesis...
Episodic memory and speed/attention deficits are associated with Alzheimer-typical CSF abnormalities in MCIArto Nordlund
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Molndal, Sweden
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 14:582-90. 2008..Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is regarded as the prodromal stage of dementia disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD)...
A novel ARC gene polymorphism is associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's diseaseSara Landgren
Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
J Neural Transm 119:833-42. 2012..However, further investigation of the importance of this SNP for ARC function, ARC processing and the pathology of AD is needed...
Do alcohol-dependent individuals with DRD2 A1 allele have an increased risk of relapse? A pilot studyAngelica Dahlgren
Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 500, SE 405 30 Goteborg, Sweden
Alcohol Alcohol 46:509-13. 2011..On average, 1½ year after the end of the treatment program, subjects were re-interviewed by using the alcohol-related items from the Addiction Severity Index follow-up version...
Characterization of tau in cerebrospinal fluid using mass spectrometryErik Portelius
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Goteborg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
J Proteome Res 7:2114-20. 2008..Nineteen tryptic fragments of tau were detected, of which 16 are found in all tau isoforms while 3 represented unique tau isoforms. These results pave the way for clinical CSF studies on the tauopathies...
Reward-related genes and personality traits in alcohol-dependent individuals: a pilot case control studySara Landgren
Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Neuropsychobiology 64:38-46. 2011..In conclusion, this pilot study suggests that reward-related genes are associated with altered personality scores in type 1 alcohol dependence, which warrants future studies of these associations in larger study samples...
Simultaneous measurement of beta-amyloid(1-42), total tau, and phosphorylated tau (Thr181) in cerebrospinal fluid by the xMAP technologyAnnika Olsson
Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, Sweden
Clin Chem 51:336-45. 2005....
Kinesin light chain 1 gene haplotypes in three conformational diseasesMalin von Otter
Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Neuromolecular Med 12:229-36. 2010..Altogether, these results do not convincingly support KLC1 as a major susceptibility gene in any of the studied diseases, although there is a small effect of KLC1 in relation to cataract...
Neurofilament protein in cerebrospinal fluid: a marker of white matter changesM Sjogren
Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
J Neurosci Res 66:510-6. 2001..Because NFL is located mainly in large myelinated axons, increased CSF NFL in individuals with WMC probably reflects axonal degeneration...
Low cerebrospinal fluid sulfatide predicts progression of white matter lesions: The LADIS studyMichael Jonsson
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 34:61-7. 2012..The neurochemistry of ongoing WML is only partially known. We explored cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) substances as markers of brain tissue damage in relation to progression of WML rated on magnetic resonance imaging...
Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is reduced in stable mild cognitive impairment but low LTL is not associated with conversion to Alzheimer's disease: a pilot studySofia Movérare-Skrtic
Institute of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, S 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden
Exp Gerontol 47:179-82. 2012..Patients with stable MCI that did not progress to dementia had reduced LTL compared to controls, which might suggest a more marked biological aging as a cause of the cognitive symptoms in this group...
Amyloid and tau cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in HIV infectionMagnus Gisslen
Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 416 85 Gothenburg, Sweden
BMC Neurol 9:63. 2009..Because of the emerging intersections of HIV infection and Alzheimer's disease, we examined cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers related of amyloid and tau metabolism in HIV-infected patients...
No association of VEGF polymorphims with Alzheimer's diseaseSara Landgren
Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 13A, Gothenburg, Sweden
Neuromolecular Med 12:224-8. 2010..No significant associations with risk for AD or any of the studied biomarkers could be found in this study, thus not supporting VEGF as being a major risk gene for AD...
No neurochemical evidence for brain injury caused by heading in soccerHenrik Zetterberg
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Neurochemistry and Psychiatry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Br J Sports Med 41:574-7. 2007..The possible injurious effect to the brain of heading in soccer is a matter of discussion...
Identification of novel N-terminal fragments of amyloid precursor protein in cerebrospinal fluidErik Portelius
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, S 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
Exp Neurol 223:351-8. 2010....
Interaction of apolipoprotein E genotype with smoking and physical inactivity on coronary heart disease risk in men and womenJaana Gustavsson
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Atherosclerosis 220:486-92. 2012..However, these associations may be modified by lifestyle factors. Therefore, we studied whether smoking, physical inactivity or overweight interact with APOE on cholesterol levels and CHD risk...
Cerebrospinal fluid microglial markers in Alzheimer's disease: elevated chitotriosidase activity but lack of diagnostic utilityNiklas Mattsson
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, S 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
Neuromolecular Med 13:151-9. 2011..Microglial markers are unlikely to be useful for AD diagnosis, but might be useful for identification of distinct subgroups of patients, and for the development and implementation of drugs targeting microglial pathology...
Genetic variation of the ghrelin signaling system in females with severe alcohol dependenceSara Landgren
Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 34:1519-24. 2010....
Is there a CSF biomarker profile related to depression in elderly women?Pia Gudmundsson
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section for Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Psychiatry Res 176:174-8. 2010..This contrasts with the well-characterized pattern of low Abeta42, higher CSF/serum albumin ratio, and higher NFL in Alzheimer's disease...
High education may offer protection against tauopathy in patients with mild cognitive impairmentSindre Rolstad
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section for Neurochemistry and Psychiatry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Molndal, Sweden
J Alzheimers Dis 21:221-8. 2010..Also, educational level predicted a significant proportion of the total variance in t-tau concentrations. Our results suggest that higher education may offer protection against tauopathy...
Converging pathways of chromogranin and amyloid metabolism in the brainNiklas Mattsson
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg and Mölndal, Sweden
J Alzheimers Dis 20:1039-49. 2010..Cell medium from BACE1-inhibited cells had decreased CgB levels. These results suggest that a large part of AbetaPP in the human central nervous system is processed in the regulated secretory pathway of neurons...
Association of nAChR gene haplotypes with heavy alcohol use and body massSara Landgren
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Brain Res 1305:S72-9. 2009....
Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase L1 (UCHL1) S18Y polymorphism in patients with cataractsThiemo Rudolph
Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section of Ophthalmology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
Ophthalmic Genet 32:75-9. 2011..A protective role of the p.S18Y polymorphism of the UCHL1 gene has been shown in Parkinson`s disease. The current study aimed to examine possible effects on cataract formation...
The relationship between cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and depression in elderly womenPia Gudmundsson
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section for Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:832-8. 2007..However, studies focusing on the relationship between these CSF biomarkers and geriatric depression are lacking...
Kinesin gene variability may affect tau phosphorylation in early Alzheimer's diseaseMalin E Andersson
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Int J Mol Med 20:233-9. 2007..018). These findings support earlier indications that genetic variability in the KNS2 gene may play a role during early stages of AD pathogenesis...
Extreme stability of chitotriosidase in cerebrospinal fluid makes it a suitable marker for microglial activation in clinical trialsBob Olsson
Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
J Alzheimers Dis 32:273-6. 2012..Thus, chitotriosidase may be useful in clinical trials where microglia is targeted or as a safety biomarker in other trials where the brain is a bystander organ...
Cerebrospinal fluid alpha-synuclein in neurodegenerative disorders-a marker of synapse loss?Annika Ohrfelt
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
Neurosci Lett 450:332-5. 2009..The lower alpha-syn levels in AD, as well as the association of alpha-syn reduction with AD severity, approximated by MMSE, suggests that it may be a general marker of synapse loss, a hypothesis that warrants further investigation...
Cerebrospinal fluid matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases in combination with subcortical and cortical biomarkers in vascular dementia and Alzheimer's diseaseMaria Bjerke
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
J Alzheimers Dis 27:665-76. 2011..The CSF biomarkers reflecting AD pathology (T-tau, P-tau(181), and Aβ(1-42)), white matter lesions (NF-L and MBP) and matrix remodeling (MMP-9 and TIMP-1) perform well in differentiating between SVD and AD patients...
An online nano-LC-ESI-FTICR-MS method for comprehensive characterization of endogenous fragments from amyloid β and amyloid precursor protein in human and cat cerebrospinal fluidGunnar Brinkmalm
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
J Mass Spectrom 47:591-603. 2012..We here describe a detailed characterization of endogenous APP/Aβ peptide species in CSF by using an online top-down MS-based method...
CSF biomarkers and incipient Alzheimer disease in patients with mild cognitive impairmentNiklas Mattsson
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Neurochemistry and Psychiatry, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
JAMA 302:385-93. 2009....
Neurogranin in cerebrospinal fluid as a marker of synaptic degeneration in Alzheimer's diseaseAnnika Thorsell
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
Brain Res 1362:13-22. 2010..These results together suggest that cerebrospinal fluid neurogranin might be valuable together with the established AD biomarkers in the early diagnosis of AD and warrants further studies to determine the diagnostic value of neurogranin...
Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms in patients with primary open-angle glaucomaMadeleine Zetterberg
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Section of Ophthalmology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Molndal, Sweden
Am J Ophthalmol 143:1059-60. 2007..To investigate apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphisms, which are known to influence the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD), in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG)...
Characterization of amyloid beta peptides in cerebrospinal fluid by an automated immunoprecipitation procedure followed by mass spectrometryErik Portelius
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Goteborg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
J Proteome Res 6:4433-9. 2007..Finally, we report the finding of two novel Abeta peptides (Abeta2-17 and Abeta3-17)...
Evaluation of the performance of novel Aβ isoforms as theragnostic markers in Alzheimer's disease: from the cell to the patientErik Portelius
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
Neurodegener Dis 10:138-40. 2012....
Cerebrospinal fluid profiles of amyloid β-related biomarkers in Alzheimer's diseaseChristoffer Rosén
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
Neuromolecular Med 14:65-73. 2012....
BACE1 inhibition induces a specific cerebrospinal fluid β-amyloid pattern that identifies drug effects in the central nervous systemNiklas Mattsson
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
PLoS ONE 7:e31084. 2012..The described CSF Aβ pattern may be used as a pharmacodynamic fingerprint to detect biochemical effects of BACE1-therapies in clinical trials, which might accelerate development of novel therapies...
SILAC zebrafish for quantitative analysis of protein turnover and tissue regenerationAnn Westman-Brinkmalm
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
J Proteomics 75:425-34. 2011..This newly developed SILAC zebrafish model constitutes a novel tool to analyze tissue regeneration in an animal model amenable to genetic and pharmacologic manipulation...
Reduced levels of amyloid-beta-binding proteins in cerebrospinal fluid from Alzheimer's disease patientsSara F Hansson
Neurochemical Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Molndal, Molndal, Sweden
J Alzheimers Dis 16:389-97. 2009..015). Positive correlations between Abeta(1-42) and beta-trace, CysC and TTR, respectively, were seen only in the AD group, suggesting that deficient Abeta-binding capacity in CSF may contribute to the amyloidogenic process in AD...
Amyloid-β₄₂ is associated with cognitive impairment in healthy elderly and subjective cognitive impairmentSindre Rolstad
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
J Alzheimers Dis 26:135-42. 2011..Aβ₄₂ is associated with cognitive functions from a potentially early to a later disease phase, and T-tau is more indicative of performance in a later disease phase...
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genetic polymorphisms in patients with primary open-angle glaucomaMadeleine Zetterberg
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Section of Ophthalmology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Molndal, Sweden
Ophthalmic Genet 28:47-50. 2007..The purpose of the present study was to determine if hyperhomocysteinemia-associated polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR) are overrepresented in primary open-angle glaucoma...
Gene-gene interaction between fetal MTHFR 677C>T and transcobalamin 776C>G polymorphisms in human spontaneous abortionHenrik Zetterberg
Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg University, S 413 45 Goteborg, Sweden
Hum Reprod 18:1948-50. 2003..It was hypothesized that there may be a significant interaction between MTHFR and TC genotypes which affects the pathogenesis of spontaneous abortion...
Genetic association of CDC2 with cerebrospinal fluid tau in Alzheimer's diseaseAnnica Johansson
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Unit of Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 20:367-74. 2005..006, OR = 1.57, 95% CI 1.13-2.17). Our results provide further evidence for an involvement of cdc2 in the pathogenesis of AD...
Neurochemical aftermath of amateur boxingHenrik Zetterberg
Department of Experimental Neuroscience, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Arch Neurol 63:1277-80. 2006..Little solid information is available on the possible risks for neuronal injury in amateur boxing...
Identification of novel APP/Abeta isoforms in human cerebrospinal fluidErik Portelius
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Goteborg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, Sweden
Neurodegener Dis 6:87-94. 2009..A lot of research has focused on Abeta production and the neurotoxic 42-amino-acid form of Abeta (Abeta1-42), while less is known about the nonamyloidogenic pathway and how Abeta is degraded...
Variants of CYP46A1 may interact with age and APOE to influence CSF Abeta42 levels in Alzheimer's diseaseAnnica Johansson
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Hum Genet 114:581-7. 2004..Our results provide an important independent replication of previous findings, supporting the existence of CYP46A1 sequence variants that contribute to variability in beta-amyloid metabolism...
No association of LOXL1 gene polymorphisms with Alzheimer's diseaseAlexandra Abramsson
Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Neuromolecular Med 13:160-6. 2011..No evidence for associations of these polymorphisms with risk for AD or any of the studied CSF biomarkers measured was found. These results do not support LOXL1 as being a major risk gene for AD...
Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) S18Y polymorphism in Alzheimer's diseaseMadeleine Zetterberg
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Section of Ophthalmology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
Mol Neurodegener 5:11. 2010..82 ([95% CI 0.55-1.24], P = 0.35) was obtained for a positive UCHL1 allele A carrier status. The present study thus do not support a protective effect of the UCHL1 S18Y polymorphism against AD...
Influence of the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele on human embryonic developmentHenrik Zetterberg
Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg University, 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden
Neurosci Lett 324:189-92. 2002..005), suggesting that epsilon4 may have protective effects during embryogenesis. These protective effects might counterbalance the deleterious age-related effects of the epsilon4 allele in natural selection...
Elevated cerebrospinal fluid BACE1 activity in incipient Alzheimer diseaseHenrik Zetterberg
Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Molndal, Sweden
Arch Neurol 65:1102-7. 2008....
Neurochemical measures co-vary with personality traits: forensic psychiatric findings replicated in a general population sampleThomas Nilsson
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Psychiatry Res 178:525-30. 2010....
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genetic polymorphisms in patients with cataractMadeleine Zetterberg
Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg University, Molndal, Sweden
Am J Ophthalmol 140:932-4. 2005..The level of homocysteine can be lowered by dietary intake of folate. A protective effect of folate supplementation has been reported against cataract. Here we investigate MTHFR polymorphisms in human cataract...
Proteomics/peptidomics tools to find CSF biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseasesAnn Westman-Brinkmalm
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neuochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Sweden
Front Biosci 14:1793-806. 2009..In this review we discuss our experience in the field of neuroproteomics/peptidomics, with special focus on biomarker discovery studies that have been performed on CSF samples from well-defined patient and control populations...
Effects of gamma-secretase inhibition on the amyloid beta isoform pattern in a mouse model of Alzheimer's diseaseErik Portelius
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE 431 80 Molndal, Sweden
Neurodegener Dis 6:258-62. 2009..g. Abeta1-15 and Abeta1-16), and that the levels of these shorter isoforms are elevated in media from cells that have been treated with gamma-secretase inhibitors...
Advances in the detection of Alzheimer's disease-use of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkersMagnus Sjogren
Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Goteborg University, SE 431 80, Goteborg, Sweden
Clin Chim Acta 332:1-10. 2003..It increases if P-tau is added. An increasing number of studies suggest that supplementary use of these CSF markers, preferably in combination, adds to the accuracy of an AD diagnosis...
Converging molecular pathways in human neural development and degenerationNiklas Mattsson
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Göteborg Mölndal, Sweden
Neurosci Res 66:330-2. 2010..Tau phosphorylation in Alzheimer's disease may be a physiological response to Alzheimer-associated synaptotoxicity...
An Alzheimer's disease-specific beta-amyloid fragment signature in cerebrospinal fluidErik Portelius
Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Goteborg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, Sweden
Neurosci Lett 409:215-9. 2006..Here, we provide direct evidence that an Abeta fragment signature consisting of Abeta1-16, Abeta1-33, Abeta1-39, and Abeta1-42 in CSF distinguishes sporadic AD patients from non-demented controls with an overall accuracy of 86%...
Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of peptides derived from chromogranin B and secretogranin II are decreased in multiple sclerosisNiklas Mattsson
Department of Neurochemistry and Psychiatry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Molndal, Sweden
J Neurochem 103:1932-9. 2007..Further studies will investigate the involvement of these peptides in MS pathogenesis...
CSF biomarkers in the evaluation of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalusA Agren-Wilsson
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
Acta Neurol Scand 116:333-9. 2007..CONCLUSIONS - The most striking finding was the power of the combined pattern of NFL, P-tau, and Abeta42 in distinguishing between the clinical diagnoses of INPH, SAE, and neurologically healthy elderly...
Cerebrospinal fluid beta-amyloid 1-42 concentration may predict cognitive decline in older womenDeborah R Gustafson
The Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section for Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 78:461-4. 2007..It is not known, however, whether these biomarkers may be risk indicators for cognitive decline in otherwise healthy older people...
Mass spectrometric characterization of brain amyloid beta isoform signatures in familial and sporadic Alzheimer's diseaseErik Portelius
Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Molndal, Sweden
Acta Neuropathol 120:185-93. 2010..No prominent differences in Abeta isoform patterns between FAD and SAD patients were seen, underscoring the similarity in the amyloid pathology of these two disease entities...
Cerebrospinal fluid markers for prediction of Alzheimer's diseaseHenrik Zetterberg
Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg University, S 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
Neurosci Lett 352:67-9. 2003..The usefulness of these markers is further emphasized by the finding of a positive predictive value of 94% and a negative predictive value of 81%...
Neurochemical dissection of synaptic pathology in Alzheimer's diseaseP Davidsson
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, Sweden
Int Psychogeriatr 10:11-23. 1998..The finding that all synaptic proteins were reduced in AD suggests a degeneration and loss of whole synaptic elements that are more pronounced in EAD than in LAD...
Decreased CSF-beta-amyloid 42 in Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may reflect mismetabolism of beta-amyloid induced by disparate mechanismsMagnus Sjogren
Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Goteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, Sweden
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 13:112-8. 2002..Furthermore, decreased CSF-Abeta42 levels may be common in neurodegenerative disorders possibly reflecting changes in the metabolism of beta-amyloid or axonal degeneration...
The cerebrospinal fluid levels of tau, growth-associated protein-43 and soluble amyloid precursor protein correlate in Alzheimer's disease, reflecting a common pathophysiological processM Sjogren
Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Goteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, Sweden
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 12:257-64. 2001..The correlations found may reflect a common pathophysiologic process such as axonal degeneration...
One-carbon metabolism and other biochemical correlates of cognitive impairment as visualized by principal component analysisJ Gottfries
Psychiatry Section, The Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, , , , Sweden
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 14:109-14. 2001..There was poor discrimination between DAT and VAD...
