Title:Unfolded p53 as a Marker of Oxidative Stress in Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease
Volume: 18
Issue: 9
关键词:
阿尔茨海默病,轻度认知障碍,帕金森病,氧化应激,p53未展开,前期。
摘要:
Aims: There are several candidate biomarkers for AD and PD which differ in sensitivity,
specificity, cost-effectiveness, invasiveness, logistical and technical demands. This study is
aimed to test whether plasma concentration of unfolded p53 may help to discriminate among the
neurodegenerative processes occurring in Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s disease and
Parkinson’s disease.
Methods: An electrochemical immunosensor was used to measure unfolded p53 in plasma samples
of 20 Mild Cognitive Impairment (13 males/7 females; mean age 74.95±5.31), 20 Alzheimer’s (11
males/9 females; mean age: 77.25±7.79), 15 Parkinson’s disease patients (12 males/3 females;
mean age: 68.60 ± 7.36) and its respective age/sex/studies-matched controls.
Results: We observed a significantly higher concentration of unfolded p53 in the plasma of patients
of each of the three pathologies with respect to their control groups (p=0.000). Furthermore,
the plasma concentration of unfolded p53 was significantly higher in Alzheimer’s disease patients
in comparison with Mild Cognitive Impairment patients (p=0.000) and Parkinson’s disease patients
(p=0.006). No significant difference between Mild Cognitive Impairment and Parkinson’s disease
patients was observed (p=0.524).
Conclusion: Our results suggest that unfolded p53 concentration in the plasma may be a useful biomarker
for an undergoing neuropathological process that may be common, albeit with different intensity,
to different diseases.