Neuro biomarker levels measured with high-sensitivity digital ELISA differ between serum and plasma

Aim: Digital ELISA-based assays for blood biomarkers of neurological disease are on the verge of clinical use. Here, we aimed to determine whether different preanalytical blood processing techniques influence results. Materials & methods: Concentrations of neurofilament light chain (NfL), Tau and amyloid beta (Aβ) were measured in human plasma and serum specimens using digital ELISA and compared between blood products. Measured levels of NfL were highly equivalant between serum and plasma in all analyses, however, measured levels of Tau and Aβ were consistently lower in serum relative to plasma. Conclusion: Tau and Aβ are likely lost during clotting in serum preparations, and should be assayed in plasma to get an accurate measure of circulating levels.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Bioanalysis - 11(2019), 22 vom: 16. Nov., Seite 2087-2094

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

O'Connell, Grant C [VerfasserIn]
Alder, Megan L [VerfasserIn]
Webel, Allison R [VerfasserIn]
Moore, Shirley M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amyloid beta-Peptides
Biomarkers
Brain injury
Journal Article
Methods
NFL
Neurodegeneration
SiMoA
Single molecule array
Tau Proteins
Techniques

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.04.2020

Date Revised 01.11.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4155/bio-2019-0213

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM304309400