Plasma levels of monocyte chemotactic protein 3 and beta-nerve growth factor increase with amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Soo Lee Kang, Hyung Chung Ji, Hye Lee Kyung, Min Jeong Shin, Hoon Oh Byoung, Hyung Lee Soo, Hyung Hong Chang

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    Abstract

    A number of studies have investigated peripheral inflammatory indices, including plasma cytokines and related molecules according to subtypes of dementia, but not in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). In this study, we used multiplex cytokine assay to assess the plasma levels of 22 cytokines in patients with MCI subtyped as amnestic and non-amnestic, according to cognitive features. When comparing the levels of plasma growth factors, chemokines and cytokines, plasma levels of monocyte chemotactic protein 3 (MCP-3), and beta-nerve growth factor (β-NGF) in these two groups, they were found to be significantly higher in amnestic MCI patients than in non-amnestic MCI patients, after adjusting for age and gender. This suggests that plasma MCP-3 and β-NGF may be useful in differentiating subtypes of MCI.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)143-147
    Number of pages5
    JournalCellular and Molecular Immunology
    Volume6
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009 Apr

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This study was supported by a grant from the Korea Health 21 R&D Project of the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (A050079).

    Keywords

    • Biomarker
    • Cytokine
    • Inflammation
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Plasma

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Immunology and Allergy
    • Immunology
    • Infectious Diseases

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