2022
Applying Data‐Independent Acquisition Mass Spectrometry on Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from a Neurology Clinic for Biomarker Discovery in Alzheimer’s Disease
de Geus M, Leslie S, Ramirez C, Trombetta B, Wang W, Lam T, Gotti C, Roux‐Dalvai F, Droit A, Nairn A, Arnold S, Carlyle B. Applying Data‐Independent Acquisition Mass Spectrometry on Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from a Neurology Clinic for Biomarker Discovery in Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2022, 18 DOI: 10.1002/alz.064314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlzheimer's diseaseMild cognitive impairmentPatient cohortAD-specific biomarkersNon-AD diagnosesPrognosis of ADCerebrospinal fluid samplesNeurology clinicBrain metabolismFluid biomarkersAD progressionCognitive prognosisComplex cohortBackground DiagnosisTreatment efficacyDementia diagnosisLarge-scale patient cohortsPathophysiological processesSpecific biomarkersRegulation of balanceDiagnosisCognitive AssessmentDiseaseCohortBiomarkers
2001
Decreased levels of ARPP-19 and PKA in brains of Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease
Kim S, Nairn A, Cairns N, Lubec G. Decreased levels of ARPP-19 and PKA in brains of Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease. Journal Of Neural Transmission. Supplementa 2001, 263-272. PMID: 11771749, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6262-0_21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsARPP-19Protein kinaseDifferential display polymerase chain reactionAlzheimer's diseaseDown syndromeCAMP-dependent protein kinaseTemporal cortexActivity of PKASignal transductionDownregulated sequenceBrain regionsNeurodegenerative disordersDiseaseImpaired mechanismsProtein levelsDecreased activityChain reactionFirst evidenceSignificant reductionSyndromeCortexDisordersTransductionHomologyKinase
2000
Severe deficiencies in dopamine signaling in presymptomatic Huntington's disease mice
Bibb J, Yan Z, Svenningsson P, Snyder G, Pieribone V, Horiuchi A, Nairn A, Messer A, Greengard P. Severe deficiencies in dopamine signaling in presymptomatic Huntington's disease mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 6809-6814. PMID: 10829080, PMCID: PMC18747, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.120166397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedium spiny neuronsDisease miceSpiny neuronsStriatal medium spiny neuronsHuntington's diseaseSevere deficiencyHuntington's disease miceHD model miceModel miceDopaminergic neurotransmissionHD miceSelective neurodegenerationHD pathologyMiceDARPP-32DopamineHuman huntingtinBehavioral phenotypesDiseaseNeuronsIon channelsTotal levelsDisease-causing formHuntingtinDeficiency
1993
Protein Phosphorylation Regulates the Cellular Trafficking and Processing of the Alzheimer Beta/A4 Amyloid Precursor Protein
Caporaso G, Gandy S, Buxbaum J, Suzuki T, Nordstedt C, Iverfeldt K, Ramabhadran T, Czernik A, Nairn A, Greengard P. Protein Phosphorylation Regulates the Cellular Trafficking and Processing of the Alzheimer Beta/A4 Amyloid Precursor Protein. NATO ASI Series 1993, 201-202. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-02928-2_42.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmyloid precursor proteinBeta/A4 amyloid peptideAlzheimer's diseaseBeta/A4 amyloid precursor proteinA4 amyloid precursor proteinAlzheimer beta/A4 amyloid precursor proteinBeta/A4 peptideA4 amyloid peptidePrecursor proteinEarly-onset formAPP metabolismCerebral depositionA4 peptidePC12 cell lineAbnormal processingNeuroendocrine PC12 cell lineDiseaseCellular traffickingCell linesAmyloid peptidesNormal cellular traffickingTransmembrane glycoproteinProteolytic processingProtein phosphorylationPhosphorylation
1992
Increased phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 in Alzheimer's disease
Johnson G, Gotlib J, Haroutunian V, Bierer L, Nairn A, Merril C, Wallace W. Increased phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Research 1992, 15: 319-326. PMID: 1331687, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(92)90124-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease brainAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease brainFactor 2AD homogenatesAD tissueElongation factor 2Brain homogenatesSame brainDiseaseVariant isoformsProtein synthesisPhosphorylated formInhibits protein synthesisBrainUnaffected areasHomogenatesAcidic isoformsPhosphorylationGene expressionEF-2Protein Phosphorylation Regulates Processing of the Alzheimer β/A4-Amyloid Precursor Protein
Gandy S, Caporaso G, Ramabhadran T, Buxbaum J, Suzuki T, Nordstedt C, Iverfeldt K, Czernik A, Nairn A, Greengard P. Protein Phosphorylation Regulates Processing of the Alzheimer β/A4-Amyloid Precursor Protein. Research And Perspectives In Alzheimer's Disease 1992, 130-143. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-46776-9_14.Peer-Reviewed Original Research