Mortalin is a potential biomarker for Parkinson's disease
2018
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Parkinson's disease is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorders. It is characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons that leads to motor and cognitive decline and, ultimately, death. The accumulation of alpha-synuclein is a hallmark of the disease and, in some cases, it accumulates in structures called Lewy bodies. Mortalin reduces Lewy bodies toxicity and it has been shown to be downregulated in brain tissue samples of Parkinson's patients. In this study, the correlation of Mortalin and alpha-synuclein has been assessed in serum of Parkinson's patients using surface plasmon resonance. The results showed that Mortalin levels are lower in Parkinson's patients, contrary to alpha-synuclein, which was elevated in these same samples. Further statistical analysis confirmed the negative correlation between these two factors in samples from patients with Parkinson's disease. Overall, the researchers confirmed that Mortalin correlates with alpha-synuclein levels, making it a potential easily accessible serum biomarker for the diagnosis and monitoring of Parkinson's disease.
Serum Mortalin correlated with α-synuclein as serum markers in Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study
Sharmistha Dey
Added on: 09-10-2021
[1] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12017-017-8475-5[2] https://data.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset/a8fd26ef-b113-47ab-92ba-fd2be449c7eb