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Cerebrospinal fluid tau protein levels in schizophrenia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12799749     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Increased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tau protein levels are generally considered to provide a sensitive marker of neurodegenerative processes such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since a more pronounced cognitive decline has been described in older schizophrenic patients, it has been hypothesized that these patients might be at a higher risk of developing AD. CSF levels of total tau protein and tau protein phosphorylated at threonine 181 (phospho-tau) were determined among 19 older and younger patients with schizophrenia compared to 20 age-matched healthy controls. No significant differences in CSF total tau and phospho-tau levels arose between patients with schizophrenia and controls. Although our results do not exclude a progressive neurodegenerative pathology, they provide evidence against major neuronal degeneration such as an AD-related pathology associated with increased tau levels in schizophrenia.
Authors:
Peter Schönknecht; Albrecht Hempel; Aoife Hunt; Ulrich Seidl; Martin Volkmann; Johannes Pantel; Johannes Schröder
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience     Volume:  253     ISSN:  0940-1334     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci     Publication Date:  2003 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-06-11     Completed Date:  2003-09-22     Revised Date:  2009-05-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9103030     Medline TA:  Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  100-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Section of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Biological Markers / cerebrospinal fluid
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Immunoblotting
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Male
Middle Aged
Phosphorylation
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Schizophrenia / cerebrospinal fluid*
tau Proteins / cerebrospinal fluid*,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/tau Proteins

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