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?-Synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.


ABSTRACT: In addition to amyloid-? (A?) and tau, ?-synuclein, best known for its role in Parkinson's disease (PD), has been suggested to be involved in cognition and pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We investigate the potential of ?-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as a biomarker of cognitive decline in AD, and its prodromal phase, mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Using an established, sensitive Luminex assay, we measured ?-synuclein levels in the CSF of a cohort of close to 400 healthy control, MCI, and AD subjects obtained from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) and factored in APOE genotype in data analysis. CSF ?-synuclein levels were significantly higher in the MCI (p = 0.005) and AD (p < 0.001) groups, compared to controls. However, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis suggests that CSF ?-synuclein level on its own only offered modest sensitivity (65%) and specificity (74%) as a diagnostic marker of AD, with an area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.719 for AD versus controls. The effect of APOE genotype, if any, was quite subtle. However, there was a significant correlation between ?-synuclein and cognition (p = 0.001), with increased ?-synuclein levels associated with decreased Mini-Mental State Exam scores. Our results support a role for ?-synuclein even in MCI, the early phase of AD, in addition to being a potential contributor in MCI and AD diagnosis or monitoring of disease progression.

SUBMITTER: Korff A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3740054 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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α-Synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.

Korff Ane A   Liu Changqin C   Ginghina Carmen C   Shi Min M   Zhang Jing J  

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 20130101 4


In addition to amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau, α-synuclein, best known for its role in Parkinson's disease (PD), has been suggested to be involved in cognition and pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We investigate the potential of α-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as a biomarker of cognitive decline in AD, and its prodromal phase, mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Using an established, sensitive Luminex assay, we measured α-synuclein levels in the CSF of a cohort of close to 400 healthy con  ...[more]

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