期刊
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
卷 82, 期 2, 页码 781-790出版社
IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-201552
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; cerebrospinal fluid; mixed dementia; sulfatide species; sulfatides; subcortical small vessel type of dementia; white matter hyperintensities
资金
- Swedish government [ALFGBG-722371, ALFGBG-720661, ALFGBG-724331]
- Swedish county councils, the ALF-agreement [ALFGBG-722371, ALFGBG-720661, ALFGBG-724331]
This study investigated the diagnostic utility of CSF ST levels in subcortical small vessel type of dementia (SSVD). The results showed a correlation between CSF ST levels and WMH volume, but there was no significant difference in CSF ST levels between dementia groups and controls, suggesting that CSF total ST level may not be an ideal biomarker of demyelination in SSVD. Further research is needed to explore the mechanisms underlying the correlation between CSF ST levels and CSF/serum albumin ratio.
Background: Sulfatides (STs) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-detected white matter hyperintensities (WMHs), may reflect demyelination. Here, we investigated the diagnostic utility of CSF ST levels in the subcortical small vessel type of dementia (SSVD), which is characterized by the presence of brain WMHs. Objective: To study the diagnostic utility of CSF ST levels in SSVD. Methods: This was a mono-center, cross-sectional study of SSVD (n = 16), Alzheimer's disease (n = 40), mixed dementia (n = 27), and healthy controls (n = 33). Totally, 20 ST species were measured in CSF by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Results: CSF total ST levels, as well as CSF levels of hydroxylated and nonhydroxylated ST species, did not differ across the study groups. In contrast, CSF neurofilament light chain (NFL) levels separated the patient groups from the controls. CSF total ST level correlated with CSF/serum albumin ratio in the total study population (r = 0.64, p < 0.001) and in all individual study groups. Furthermore, CSF total ST level correlated positively with MRI-estimated WMH volume in the total study population (r = 0.30, p < 0.05), but it did not correlate with CSF NFL level. Conclusion: Although there was some relation between CSF total ST level and WMH volume, CSF ST levels were unaltered in all dementia groups compared to the controls. This suggests that CSF total ST level is a poor biomarker of demyelination in SSVD. Further studies are needed to investigate the mechanisms underlying the marked correlation between CSF total ST level and CSF/serum albumin ratio.
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