Among mediators of inflammation, chemokines play a pivotal role in the neuroinflammatory process related to Alzheimer's disease (AD). The chemokine Bv8/prokineticin 2 (PROK2) is a critical player in inflammatory and neuroinflammatory diseases and has been demonstrated to be involved in A beta toxicity. The aim of the present study was to extend the research to rats chronically intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) injected with A beta, to an AD transgenic mouse model, and subsequently to AD patients, mainly with the aim of detecting a potential biomarker. Real-time PCR and immunofluorescence analysis were used to evaluate Prokineticin-2 (PROK2) mRNA and the corresponding protein levels in both animal and human AD brain extracts, and the ELISA test was used to measure the amount of PROK2 in the serum of AD patients. We demonstrated a significant upregulation of PROK2 levels in brain tissues of A beta(1-42) i.c.v. injected rats, transgenic AD mice (Tg2576), and in the hippocampus of AD patients. Additionally, through a pilot study, an approximate twofold increase of PROK2 levels has been proved in the serum of AD patients, compared to the control subjects, identifying a potential blood-based biomarker of the disease.

Involvement of the chemokine prokineticin-2 (PROK2) in Alzheimer's disease: from animal models to the human pathology / Lattanzi, Roberta; Maftei, Daniela; Petrella, Carla; Pieri, Massimo; Sancesario, Giulia; Schirinzi, Tommaso; Bernardini, Sergio; Barbato, Christian; Ralli, Massimo; Greco, Antonio; Possenti, Roberta; Sancesario, Giuseppe; Severini, Cinzia. - In: CELLS. - ISSN 2073-4409. - 8:11(2019). [10.3390/cells8111430]

Involvement of the chemokine prokineticin-2 (PROK2) in Alzheimer's disease: from animal models to the human pathology

Lattanzi, Roberta
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Maftei, Daniela
Secondo
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Petrella, Carla;Pieri, Massimo;Ralli, Massimo;Greco, Antonio;
2019

Abstract

Among mediators of inflammation, chemokines play a pivotal role in the neuroinflammatory process related to Alzheimer's disease (AD). The chemokine Bv8/prokineticin 2 (PROK2) is a critical player in inflammatory and neuroinflammatory diseases and has been demonstrated to be involved in A beta toxicity. The aim of the present study was to extend the research to rats chronically intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) injected with A beta, to an AD transgenic mouse model, and subsequently to AD patients, mainly with the aim of detecting a potential biomarker. Real-time PCR and immunofluorescence analysis were used to evaluate Prokineticin-2 (PROK2) mRNA and the corresponding protein levels in both animal and human AD brain extracts, and the ELISA test was used to measure the amount of PROK2 in the serum of AD patients. We demonstrated a significant upregulation of PROK2 levels in brain tissues of A beta(1-42) i.c.v. injected rats, transgenic AD mice (Tg2576), and in the hippocampus of AD patients. Additionally, through a pilot study, an approximate twofold increase of PROK2 levels has been proved in the serum of AD patients, compared to the control subjects, identifying a potential blood-based biomarker of the disease.
2019
Alzheimer’s disease; blood biomarkers; chemokines; neuroinflammation; prokineticins
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Involvement of the chemokine prokineticin-2 (PROK2) in Alzheimer's disease: from animal models to the human pathology / Lattanzi, Roberta; Maftei, Daniela; Petrella, Carla; Pieri, Massimo; Sancesario, Giulia; Schirinzi, Tommaso; Bernardini, Sergio; Barbato, Christian; Ralli, Massimo; Greco, Antonio; Possenti, Roberta; Sancesario, Giuseppe; Severini, Cinzia. - In: CELLS. - ISSN 2073-4409. - 8:11(2019). [10.3390/cells8111430]
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