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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of total Tau and Tau phosphorylated at threonine (position 181 [pTau181]) were studied with ELISA in a group of carefully selected patients with a neurochemically supported diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD, n = 9; age range, 51-89 yr) and in a group of sex- and age-matched nondemented controls (n = 9; age range, 52-81 yr). The concentration of both biomarkers is increased significantly in the AD group (total Tau, p < 0.0008; pTau181, p < 0.008). A significant correlation between CSF concentrations of both biomarkers is observed (R = 0.897; p < 0.001). Neither total Tau nor pTau181 correlates with age or degree of memory impairment, and only a tendency is observed between the concentrations of total Tau and Abeta42 in the CSF. Our results further confirm a possible role of pTau181 as a diagnostic tool in AD. The current literature regarding the physiological and pathological role of phosphorylated Tau proteins is reviewed, as well as the role of these proteins as promising biomarkers in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0895-8696
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
115-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Alzheimer Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Amyloid beta-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Memory Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Neurofibrillary Tangles, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-Threonine, pubmed-meshheading:15126697-tau Proteins
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Tau protein phosphorylated at threonine 181 in CSF as a neurochemical biomarker in Alzheimer's disease: original data and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't