Update on ultrasensitive technologies to facilitate research on blood biomarkers for central nervous system disorders

Abstract Most research on fluid biomarkers for central nervous system (CNS) disorders has so far been performed using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as the biomarker source. CSF has the advantage of being closer to the brain than serum or plasma with a relative enrichment of CNS‐specific proteins that ar...

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Main Authors: Ulf Andreasson, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2016.05.005
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description Abstract Most research on fluid biomarkers for central nervous system (CNS) disorders has so far been performed using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as the biomarker source. CSF has the advantage of being closer to the brain than serum or plasma with a relative enrichment of CNS‐specific proteins that are present at very low concentrations in the blood and thus difficult to reliably quantify using standard immunochemical technologies. Recent technical breakthroughs in the field of ultrasensitive assays have started to change this. Here, we review the most established ultrasensitive quantitative technologies that are currently available to general biomarker laboratories and discuss their use in research on biomarkers for CNS disorders.
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spelling doaj.art-82f1bf408033484c9b242a20368fe0912022-12-22T03:40:35ZengWileyAlzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring2352-87292016-01-01319810210.1016/j.dadm.2016.05.005Update on ultrasensitive technologies to facilitate research on blood biomarkers for central nervous system disordersUlf Andreasson0Kaj Blennow1Henrik Zetterberg2Department of Psychiatry and NeurochemistryInstitute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of GothenburgGothenburgSwedenDepartment of Psychiatry and NeurochemistryInstitute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of GothenburgGothenburgSwedenDepartment of Psychiatry and NeurochemistryInstitute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of GothenburgGothenburgSwedenAbstract Most research on fluid biomarkers for central nervous system (CNS) disorders has so far been performed using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as the biomarker source. CSF has the advantage of being closer to the brain than serum or plasma with a relative enrichment of CNS‐specific proteins that are present at very low concentrations in the blood and thus difficult to reliably quantify using standard immunochemical technologies. Recent technical breakthroughs in the field of ultrasensitive assays have started to change this. Here, we review the most established ultrasensitive quantitative technologies that are currently available to general biomarker laboratories and discuss their use in research on biomarkers for CNS disorders.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2016.05.005BloodSerumPlasmaBiomarkersUltrasensitiveCentral nervous system
spellingShingle Ulf Andreasson
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Update on ultrasensitive technologies to facilitate research on blood biomarkers for central nervous system disorders
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Blood
Serum
Plasma
Biomarkers
Ultrasensitive
Central nervous system
title Update on ultrasensitive technologies to facilitate research on blood biomarkers for central nervous system disorders
title_full Update on ultrasensitive technologies to facilitate research on blood biomarkers for central nervous system disorders
title_fullStr Update on ultrasensitive technologies to facilitate research on blood biomarkers for central nervous system disorders
title_full_unstemmed Update on ultrasensitive technologies to facilitate research on blood biomarkers for central nervous system disorders
title_short Update on ultrasensitive technologies to facilitate research on blood biomarkers for central nervous system disorders
title_sort update on ultrasensitive technologies to facilitate research on blood biomarkers for central nervous system disorders
topic Blood
Serum
Plasma
Biomarkers
Ultrasensitive
Central nervous system
url https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2016.05.005
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