学術論文|脳梗塞検査|株式会社アミンファーマ研究所

[2015-1] Yoshida, M. et al., Clin. Chim. Acta 441, 115 (2015)

Background
We previously reported that the level of urinary 3-hydroxypropyl mercapturic acid (3-HPMA)/creatinine (Cre) was reduced following stroke. The aim of this study was to determine whether the level of 3-HPMA/Cre in urine was reduced in subjects with dementia.

Methods
The level of 3-HPMA was measured by LC–MS/MS, and that of amino acid conjugated acrolein (AC-Acro) was by ELISA. The study included 128 elderly subjects divided into 74 non-demented (control), 22 mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 32 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) subjects.

Results
The urinary 3-HPMA/Cre and AC-Acro/Cre in MCI plus AD subjects were significantly lower than those in control subjects. In addition, urinary Cre in AD subjects was significantly higher than that in MCI subjects, and 3-HPMA/Cre and AC-Acro/Cre in AD subjects were significantly lower than that in MCI subjects. Among these three markers, the lower 3-HPMA/Cre ratio was most strongly correlated with the decline of MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination) and the increase in CDRsob (Clinical Dementia Rating Scale Sum of Boxes Scores). Furthermore, reduction in 3-HPMA/Cre in urine was well correlated with increase in Ab40/42 in plasma in demented subjects.

Conclusion
The results indicate that 3-HPMA/Cre in urine is the most reliable biochemical marker to distinguish AD subjects from MCI subjects among three markers.