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Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) is a hematopoietic growth factor that activates microglial cells, involved in phagocytosis of amyloid-beta (Aβ) in the brain. In the present study, we found in 50 patients with Alzheimers disease (AD) significantly increased M-CSF plasma levels compared to 22 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 35 age-matched healthy controls. In contrast, MCI patients showed significantly decreased M-CSF levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) compared to AD patients and 20 patients with other non-inflammatory neurological disease (NIND). Analyzing the impact of Beta-amyloid 1-42 (Aβ 1-42), tau protein and M-CSF for differentiation between the groups we found that M-CSF, but not Aβ 1-42 and tau-protein is a significant parameter for distinction between MCI and NIND patients with 68.8% sensitivity and 75.0% specificity. M-CSF CSF levels ≤ 357.8 pg/ml yielded 73.7% sensitivity and 75.0% specificity for diagnosing MCI patients in comparison with control subjects. In conclusion, our data indicate that M-CSF in CSF could be a putative biomarker for MCI.
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, Mild cognitive impairment, M-CSF, Aβ 1-42, Tau protein, CSF, Plasma, Age
Current Alzheimer Research
Title: Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (M-CSF) in Plasma and CSF of Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimers Disease
Volume: 7 Issue: 5
Author(s): C. Laske, E. Stransky, N. Hoffmann, W. Maetzler, G. Straten, G.W. Eschweiler and T. Leyhe
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Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, Mild cognitive impairment, M-CSF, Aβ 1-42, Tau protein, CSF, Plasma, Age
Abstract: Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) is a hematopoietic growth factor that activates microglial cells, involved in phagocytosis of amyloid-beta (Aβ) in the brain. In the present study, we found in 50 patients with Alzheimers disease (AD) significantly increased M-CSF plasma levels compared to 22 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 35 age-matched healthy controls. In contrast, MCI patients showed significantly decreased M-CSF levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) compared to AD patients and 20 patients with other non-inflammatory neurological disease (NIND). Analyzing the impact of Beta-amyloid 1-42 (Aβ 1-42), tau protein and M-CSF for differentiation between the groups we found that M-CSF, but not Aβ 1-42 and tau-protein is a significant parameter for distinction between MCI and NIND patients with 68.8% sensitivity and 75.0% specificity. M-CSF CSF levels ≤ 357.8 pg/ml yielded 73.7% sensitivity and 75.0% specificity for diagnosing MCI patients in comparison with control subjects. In conclusion, our data indicate that M-CSF in CSF could be a putative biomarker for MCI.
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Laske C., Stransky E., Hoffmann N., Maetzler W., Straten G., Eschweiler G.W. and Leyhe T., Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (M-CSF) in Plasma and CSF of Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimers Disease, Current Alzheimer Research 2010; 7 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156720510791383813
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156720510791383813 |
Print ISSN 1567-2050 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5828 |
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