Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease, is a common cause of dementia in late life and characterized by progressive loss of memory and cognition. The pathogenesis of AD lasts for decades but is difficult to be accurately detected. Given no cure for AD so far, early diagnosis and intervention are particularly important. More sensitive and convenient diagnostic methods are still under investigation. Recently, more and more attention has been paid to biomarkers in body fluids (especially blood) as effective methods for early diagnosis of AD. Here, the AD-related biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid, blood and urine were summarized, and their potential applications and prospects were also discussed.
FAN Fan, LONG Jian-gang, LIU Jian-kang. , {{custom_author.name_en}}et al.
Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease in Body Fluids[J]. Life Science Research, 2017, 21(4): 370-376