Alzheimer disease, inflammation, and novel inflammatory marker: resistin

Authors: MUHAMMET CEMAL KIZILARSLANOĞLU, ÖZGÜR KARA, YUSUF YEŞİL, MEHMET EMİN KUYUMCU, ZEYNEL ABİDİN ÖZTÜRK, MUSTAFA CANKURTARAN, SAMED RAHATLI, NAGEHAN PAKAŞTİÇALI, ESAT ÇINAR, MELTEM GÜLHAN HALİL, BURÇİN ŞENER, EYLEM ŞAHİN CANKURTARAN, SERVET ARIOĞUL

Abstract: Background/aim: Inflammation may play an important role in Alzheimer disease (AD) pathogenesis. A growing amount of evidence indicates that resistin has hallmark regulatory functions such as inflammatory states. The aim of this study was to determine whether plasma resistin levels would be useful in the diagnosis of patients with AD and to investigate the relationships between resistin and other inflammatory markers such as hs-CRP and TNF-α. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, 38 AD patients and 32 control subjects with normal cognitive function aged 65 years and over were included. The diagnosis of AD was made according to DSM-IV and NINCDS-ADRDA criteria. Serum levels of resistin were measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method using the human resistin E50 kit. Results: The median resistin level of AD patients was significantly higher than in the control group (86.3 vs. 70.8 pg/mL, P = 0.002). Overall accuracy of resistin in determining AD was 70.66%, with sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of 75.0%, 65.5%, 73.0%, and 67.9%, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between AD patients and control subjects with respect to hs-CRP and TNF-α levels. Conclusion: Resistin levels may be considered as a predictor of AD and it may predict activation of the immune system in AD pathophysiology.

Keywords: Alzheimer disease, inflammation, resistin

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