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Reduced CSF CART in dementia with Lewy bodies.

Schultz, Kristofer LU ; Wiehager, Sara LU ; Nilsson, Karin LU ; Nielsen, Jørgen E ; Lindquist, Suzanne G ; Hjermind, Lena E ; Andersen, Birgitte B ; Wallin, Anders ; Nilsson, Christer LU and Petersén, Åsa LU (2009) In Neuroscience Letters 453(2). p.104-106
Abstract
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common form of neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer's disease (AD). The underlying neurobiological mechanism of DLB is not fully understood and no generally accepted biomarkers are yet available for the diagnosis of DLB. In a recent MRI study, DLB patients displayed hypothalamic atrophy whereas this region was not affected in AD patients. Cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) is a neuropeptide expressed selectively in neurons in the hypothalamus. Here, we found that CSF CART levels were significantly reduced by 30% in DLB patients (n = 12) compared to controls (n = 12) as well as to AD patients (n = 14) using radioimmunoassay. Our preliminary results suggest that... (More)
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common form of neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer's disease (AD). The underlying neurobiological mechanism of DLB is not fully understood and no generally accepted biomarkers are yet available for the diagnosis of DLB. In a recent MRI study, DLB patients displayed hypothalamic atrophy whereas this region was not affected in AD patients. Cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) is a neuropeptide expressed selectively in neurons in the hypothalamus. Here, we found that CSF CART levels were significantly reduced by 30% in DLB patients (n = 12) compared to controls (n = 12) as well as to AD patients (n = 14) using radioimmunoassay. Our preliminary results suggest that reduced CSF CART is a sign of hypothalamic dysfunction in DLB and that it may serve as a biomarker for this patient group. (Less)
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10.1016/j.neulet.2009.02.008
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  abstract     = {{Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common form of neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer's disease (AD). The underlying neurobiological mechanism of DLB is not fully understood and no generally accepted biomarkers are yet available for the diagnosis of DLB. In a recent MRI study, DLB patients displayed hypothalamic atrophy whereas this region was not affected in AD patients. Cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) is a neuropeptide expressed selectively in neurons in the hypothalamus. Here, we found that CSF CART levels were significantly reduced by 30% in DLB patients (n = 12) compared to controls (n = 12) as well as to AD patients (n = 14) using radioimmunoassay. Our preliminary results suggest that reduced CSF CART is a sign of hypothalamic dysfunction in DLB and that it may serve as a biomarker for this patient group.}},
  author       = {{Schultz, Kristofer and Wiehager, Sara and Nilsson, Karin and Nielsen, Jørgen E and Lindquist, Suzanne G and Hjermind, Lena E and Andersen, Birgitte B and Wallin, Anders and Nilsson, Christer and Petersén, Åsa}},
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  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Neuroscience Letters}},
  title        = {{Reduced CSF CART in dementia with Lewy bodies.}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5189188/1410953.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.neulet.2009.02.008}},
  volume       = {{453}},
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