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ArticleFrontiers in bioinformatics2024

Discovery of plasma biomarkers related to blood-brain barrier dysregulation in Alzheimer's disease.

Yuet Ruh Dan, Keng-Hwee Chiam

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Article in Frontiers in bioinformatics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 authors.

Yuet Ruh DanSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Keng-Hwee ChiamSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Blood-based biomarkers are quantitative, non-invasive diagnostic tools. This study aimed to identify candidate biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) using publicly available omics datasets, using the hypothesis that with blood-brain barrier dysfunction in AD, brain-synthesized proteins can leak into plasma for detection. Methods: Differential abundance results of plasma and brain proteomic datasets were integrated to obtain a list of potential biomarkers. Biological validity was investigated with intercellular communication and gene regulatory analyses on brain single-cell transcriptomics data. Results: Five proteins (APOD, B2M, CFH, CLU, and C3) fit biomarker criteria. 4 corresponding transcripts (APOD, B2M, CLU, and C3) were overexpressed in AD astrocytes, mediated by AD-related dysregulations in transcription factors regulating neuroinflammation. Additionally, CLU specifically induced downstream expression of neuronal death genes. Discussion: In conclusion, a 5-protein panel is shown to effectively identify AD patients, with evidence of disease specificity and biological validity. Future research should investigate the mechanism of protein leakage through the blood-brain barrier.

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alzheimer’s diseaseblood-brain barrierplasma biomarkersproteomics analysissingle-cell transcriptomics

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PMID39429696
PMCPMC11487119

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