Detection of skin α-synuclein using RT-QuIC as a diagnostic biomarker for Parkinson’s disease in the Chinese population

Autor: Jiaqi Li, Suying Duan, Jing Yang, Honglin Zheng, Yanpeng Yuan, Mibo Tang, Yanlin Wang, Yutao Liu, Zongping Xia, Haiyang Luo, Yuming Xu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: European Journal of Medical Research, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2047-783X
DOI: 10.1186/s40001-024-01705-x
Popis: Abstract Background Several studies have indicated that skin holds promise as a potential sample for detecting pathological α-Syn and serving as a diagnostic biomarker for α-synucleinopathies. Despite reports in Chinese PD patients, comprehensive research on skin α-Syn detection using RT-QuIC is lacking. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of skin samples using RT-QuIC from PD patients in the Chinese population. Methods Patients with sporadic PD and controls were included according to the British PD Association Brain Bank diagnostic criteria. The seeding activity of misfolded α-Syn in these skin samples was detected using the RT-QuIC assay after protein extraction. Biochemical and morphological analyses of RT-QuIC products were conducted by atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Congo red staining, and dot blot analysis. Result 30 patients clinically diagnosed with PD and 28 controls with non-α-synucleinopathies were included in this study. 28 of 30 PD patients demonstrated positive α-Syn seeding activity by RT-QuIC assay. In contrast, no α-Syn seeding activity was detected in the 28 control samples, with an overall sensitivity and specificity of 93.3% and 100%, respectively (P
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