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Diagnostic value of isolated plasma biomarkers and its combination in neurodegenerative dementias: A multicenter cohort study

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Chen, Yi, Wang, Yunyun, Tao, Qingqing, Lu, Peilin, Meng, Fanxia, Zhuang, Liying, Qiao, Song, Zhang, Ying +3 more·2024·Clinica Chimica Acta

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BACKGROUND: Plasma amyloid-β (Aβ), phosphorylated tau-181 (p-tau181), neurofilament light (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) potentially aid in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative dementias. We aim to conduct a comprehensive comparison between different biomarkers and their combination, which is lacking, in a multicenter Chinese dementia cohort consisting of Alzheimer's disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). METHODS: We enrolled 92 demented patients [64 AD, 16 FTD, and 12 PSP with dementia] and 20 healthy controls (HC). Their plasma Αβ, p-tau181, NfL, and GFAP were detected by highly sensitive-single molecule immunoassays. Αβ pathology in patients was measured by cerebrospinal fluid or/and amyloid positron emission tomography. RESULTS: All plasma biomarkers tested were significantly altered in dementia patients compared with HC, especially Aβ42/Aβ40 and NfL showed significant performance in distinguishing AD from HC. A combination of plasma Aβ42/Aβ40, p-tau181, NfL, and GFAP could discriminate FTD or PSP well from HC and was able to distinguish AD and non-AD (FTD/PSP). CONCLUSIONS: Our results confirmed the diagnostic performance of individual plasma biomarkers Aβ42/Aβ40, p-tau181, NfL, and GFAP in Chinese dementia patients and noted that a combination of these biomarkers may be more accurate in identifying FTD/PSP patients and distinguishing AD from non-AD dementia.

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Authors
Chen, Y., Wang, Y., Tao, Q., Lu, P., Meng, F., Zhuang, L., Qiao, S., Zhang, Y., Luo, B., Liu, Y., & Peng, G.
Affiliations
  • First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
  • Shaoxing People's Hospital (CN)
  • Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (CN)
  • Zhejiang Hospital (CN)
  • Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province (CN)
  • Saarland University (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Luo, Benyan
  • Liu, Yang
  • Peng, Guoping
Venue
Clinica Chimica Acta
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-05
Volume
558
Pages
118784
ISSN
0009-8981 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4394014176
Cited by
21
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 2
FWCI
6.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Clinica Chimica Acta (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
Keywords
plasma biomarkers, neurodegenerative dementia, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, amyloid-beta, phosphorylated tau 181, neurofilament light chain, glial fibrillary acidic protein, combined biomarker detection, differential diagnosis
MeSH terms
Aged, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Female, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Cohort Studies, Biomarkers, Amyloid beta-Peptides, tau Proteins, Neurofilament Proteins, Frontotemporal Dementia

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