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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-10
pubmed:abstractText
Prothrombin, known to be expressed in brain and to possess growth modulating properties, has been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We studied prothrombin concentration in lumbar CSF (L-CSF) in patients with AD (n = 25), neurologic disease controls (NDC; n = 33) covering a wide range of neurologic disorders, and subjects with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS; n = 4) as well as in samples of non-pathological ventricular CSF (V-CSF; n = 4). The results were evaluated with respect to CSF flow rate, as indicated by the albumin quotient (Q(Alb)). The concentrations of prothrombin in L-CSF in NDC (mean: 0.46 mg/l, range: 0.21-0.96), and AD (mean: 0.6 mg/l, range: 0.19-1.2) were in the normal range reported previously. Expectedly, prothrombin concentration in L-CSF of GBS was increased (mean: 6.3 mg/l, range: 2.3-9.7) corresponding to the increased Q(Alb) in this group (mean 54.6x10(-3), range: 17-88.1). The concentrations of both prothrombin and albumin were 5.5-fold higher in L-CSF than in V-CSF (mean Q(Alb) : 1.1x10(-3), mean concentration of prothrombin: 0.088 mg/l). In conclusion, CSF prothrombin in all conditions evaluated here is exclusively derived from blood.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0364-3190
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1531-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Prothrombin concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid is not altered in Alzheimer's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article