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The lipid peroxidation products as possible markers of Alzheimer's disease in blood.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20920571     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Oxidative stress, which is present in Alzheimer's disease (AD), results in the formation of various end-products of free radical reactions with proteins and lipids. At present there are no reliable diagnostic biomarkers of AD in the blood. Therefore, specific products of lipid peroxidation in the blood of AD patients were investigated. Lipophilic extracts of erythrocytes in the group of patients with AD (n = 44) and age-matched controls (n = 16) were studied. The end-products of lipid peroxidation, so called lipofuscin-like pigments (LFP), were analysed by fluorescence spectroscopy. It was found that the level of these products is significantly increased in erythrocytes of AD patients compared to controls. LFP were further separated by means of HPLC into individual fractions to study their composition in AD and controls. The specific fraction of LFP in AD patients, which was isolated, might represent a disease-specific product in the blood.
Authors:
A Skoumalová; J Ivica; P Santorová; E Topinková; J Wilhelm
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-10-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  Experimental gerontology     Volume:  46     ISSN:  1873-6815     ISO Abbreviation:  Exp. Gerontol.     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-07     Completed Date:  2011-03-25     Revised Date:  2012-05-30    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0047061     Medline TA:  Exp Gerontol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  38-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles Universtity in Prague, Czech Republic. alice.skoumalova@lfmotol.cuni.cz
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis*,  metabolism*
Biological Markers / metabolism*
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Erythrocytes / metabolism*
Female
Humans
Lipid Peroxidation / physiology*
Lipofuscin / metabolism
Male
Oxidative Stress / physiology
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/Lipofuscin
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Exp Gerontol. 2012 May;47(5):410

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