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Title: VGF expression by monocytes in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia
Author(s): Busse, Stefan GregorLook up in the Integrated Authority File of the German National Library
Meyer, Eva
Dobrowolny, Henrik
Mawrin, ChristianLook up in the Integrated Authority File of the German National Library
Hartig, Roland
Bogerts, BernhardLook up in the Integrated Authority File of the German National Library
Busse, MandyLook up in the Integrated Authority File of the German National Library
Issue Date: 2021
Type: Article
Language: English
URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:ma9:1-1981185920-883342
Subjects: Alzheimer’s disease
Vascular dementia
Monocytes
VGF
Biomarker
Abstract: Because its secretion is changed in cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood, the neuronal polypeptide VGF (nonacronymic) has been discussed as a biomarker for neuropsychiatric disorders. We have shown an enhanced VGF expression by T-cells from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. In this study, we investigated the VGF expression by peripheral monocytes in 38 AD patients, 5 patients with vascular dementia (VD), and 20 neuropsychiatrically healthy individuals using flow cytometry. We determined an enhanced number of VGF-expressing monocytes in VD patients compared to AD patients. VGF+CD14+ monocytes were not correlated with age, body mass index, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), or Q albumin. These preliminary data support findings indicating that VGF might play a role as a peripheral biomarker in VD.
URI: https://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/88334
http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/86381
Open Access: Open access publication
License: (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0(CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Sponsor/Funder: Transformationsvertrag
Journal Title: GeroPsych
Publisher: Hogrefe
Publisher Place: Cambridge, Mass.
Issue: 2021
Original Publication: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000263
Page Start: 1
Page End: 7
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