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Transient increase in CSF GAP-43 concentration after ischemic stroke.
BMC Neurology 2018 December 8
BACKGROUND: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers reflect ongoing processes in the brain. Growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) is highly upregulated in brain tissue shortly after experimental ischemia suggesting the CSF GAP-43 concentration may be altered in ischemic brain disorders. CSF GAP-43 concentration is elevated in Alzheimer's disease patients; however, patients suffering from stroke have not been studied previously.
METHODS: The concentration of GAP-43 was measured in longitudinal CSF samples from 28 stroke patients prospectively collected on days 0-1, 2-4, 7-9, 3 weeks, and 3-5 months after ischemia and cross-sectionally in 19 controls. The stroke patients were clinically evaluated using a stroke severity score system. The extent of the brain lesion, including injury size and degrees of white matter lesions and atrophy were evaluated by CT and magnetic resonance imaging.
RESULTS: Increased GAP-43 concentration was detected from day 7-9 to 3 weeks after stroke, compared to day 1-4 and to levels in the control group (P = 0.02 and P = 0.007). At 3-5 months after stroke GAP-43 returned to admission levels. The initial increase in GAP-43 during the nine first days was associated to stroke severity, the degree of white matter lesions and atrophy and correlated positively with infarct size (rs = 0.65, P = 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: The transient increase of CSF GAP-43 is important to take into account when used as a biomarker for other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, GAP-43 may be a marker of neuronal responses after stroke and additional studies confirming the potential of CSF GAP-43 to reflect severity and outcome of stroke in larger cohorts are warranted.
METHODS: The concentration of GAP-43 was measured in longitudinal CSF samples from 28 stroke patients prospectively collected on days 0-1, 2-4, 7-9, 3 weeks, and 3-5 months after ischemia and cross-sectionally in 19 controls. The stroke patients were clinically evaluated using a stroke severity score system. The extent of the brain lesion, including injury size and degrees of white matter lesions and atrophy were evaluated by CT and magnetic resonance imaging.
RESULTS: Increased GAP-43 concentration was detected from day 7-9 to 3 weeks after stroke, compared to day 1-4 and to levels in the control group (P = 0.02 and P = 0.007). At 3-5 months after stroke GAP-43 returned to admission levels. The initial increase in GAP-43 during the nine first days was associated to stroke severity, the degree of white matter lesions and atrophy and correlated positively with infarct size (rs = 0.65, P = 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: The transient increase of CSF GAP-43 is important to take into account when used as a biomarker for other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, GAP-43 may be a marker of neuronal responses after stroke and additional studies confirming the potential of CSF GAP-43 to reflect severity and outcome of stroke in larger cohorts are warranted.
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