TY - JOUR
T1 - Proteomics analysis of plasma for potential biomarkers in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
AU - Liao, Pao Chi
AU - Yu, Lung
AU - Kuo, Chih Chieh
AU - Lin, Chingju
AU - Kuo, Yu Min
PY - 2007/5
Y1 - 2007/5
N2 - The objective of this study was to search for biological markers associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Plasma specimens obtained from ten pathologically diagnosed AD patients and ten non-demented (ND) control subjects were analyzed by a combination of 2-DE and MS. This strategy allowed us to identify six plasma proteins (alpha-1-antitrypsin, vitamin D-binding protein, inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor family heavy chain-related protein, apolipoprotein J precursor, cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha 1, and an orf) whose 2-DE spot densities were different between the AD and ND groups. Due to their involvements in AD amyloid plaque formation, the plasma concentrations of alpha-1-antitrypsin and apolipoprotein J were further validated using either ELISA or Western blot. The results revealed that the plasma levels of alpha-1-antitrypsin in AD were higher than those of controls, confirming the 2-DE findings. However, no difference in total apolipoprotein J concentration was observed between the AD and ND groups. Considering the difference in resolving power to differentially quantitate protein isoforms provided by 2-DE and Western blot, 2-DE analysis combined with MS protein identification offers distinctive advantages when a disease-related protein isoform-specific variance is investigated.
AB - The objective of this study was to search for biological markers associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Plasma specimens obtained from ten pathologically diagnosed AD patients and ten non-demented (ND) control subjects were analyzed by a combination of 2-DE and MS. This strategy allowed us to identify six plasma proteins (alpha-1-antitrypsin, vitamin D-binding protein, inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor family heavy chain-related protein, apolipoprotein J precursor, cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha 1, and an orf) whose 2-DE spot densities were different between the AD and ND groups. Due to their involvements in AD amyloid plaque formation, the plasma concentrations of alpha-1-antitrypsin and apolipoprotein J were further validated using either ELISA or Western blot. The results revealed that the plasma levels of alpha-1-antitrypsin in AD were higher than those of controls, confirming the 2-DE findings. However, no difference in total apolipoprotein J concentration was observed between the AD and ND groups. Considering the difference in resolving power to differentially quantitate protein isoforms provided by 2-DE and Western blot, 2-DE analysis combined with MS protein identification offers distinctive advantages when a disease-related protein isoform-specific variance is investigated.
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U2 - 10.1002/prca.200600684
DO - 10.1002/prca.200600684
M3 - Article
C2 - 21136702
AN - SCOPUS:38449091610
SN - 1862-8346
VL - 1
SP - 506
EP - 512
JO - Proteomics - Clinical Applications
JF - Proteomics - Clinical Applications
IS - 5
ER -