Increased CSF levels of nerve growth factor in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
The authors quantitated CSF levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) in patients with AD, nondemented control subjects (CTR), and age-matched patients with major depression (DE). CSF levels of NGF were markedly higher in the AD group than in both the CTR and DE groups (p < 0.01 and p < 0.001). Increased CSF levels of NGF in AD patients may reflect reported accumulation of NGF in the AD brain and may constitute a candidate marker for clinical diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring.