TY - JOUR T1 - Blood-Borne Amyloid-β Dimer Correlates with Clinical Markers of Alzheimer's Disease JF - The Journal of Neuroscience JO - J. Neurosci. SP - 6315 LP - 6322 DO - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5180-09.2010 VL - 30 IS - 18 AU - Victor L. Villemagne AU - Keyla A. Perez AU - Kerryn E. Pike AU - W. Mei Kok AU - Christopher C. Rowe AU - Anthony R. White AU - Pierrick Bourgeat AU - Olivier Salvado AU - Justin Bedo AU - Craig A. Hutton AU - Noel G. Faux AU - Colin L. Masters AU - Kevin J. Barnham Y1 - 2010/05/05 UR - http://www.jneurosci.org/content/30/18/6315.abstract N2 - Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common age-related dementia. Unfortunately due to a lack of validated biomarkers definitive diagnosis relies on the histological demonstration of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles. Aβ processing is implicated in AD progression and many therapeutic strategies target various aspects of this biology. While Aβ deposition is the most prominent feature of AD, oligomeric forms of Aβ have been implicated as the toxic species inducing the neuronal dysfunction. Currently there are no methods allowing routine monitoring of levels of such species in living populations. We have used surface enhanced laser desorption ionization time of flight (SELDI-TOF) mass spectrometry incorporating antibody capture to investigate whether the cellular membrane-containing fraction of blood provides a new source of biomarkers. There are significant differences in the mass spectra profiles of AD compared with HC subjects, with significantly higher levels of Aβ monomer and dimer in the blood of AD subjects. Furthermore, levels of these species correlated with clinical markers of AD including brain Aβ burden, cognitive impairment and brain atrophy. These results indicate that fundamental biochemical events relevant to AD can be monitored in blood, and that the species detected may be useful clinical biomarkers for AD. ER -