Project applications NUBIN 2004-2007 Project number P-07-02 Project title Project leader Biomarkers for axonal damage in MS, a proteomics study Teunissen P-07-01 Analysis of the diagnostic value of BACE levels in CSF or plasma of AD patients CSF oxysterols and cholesterol precursors as markers for pathology in multiple sclerosis PSA, ACT, and PSA-ACT complexes in CSF of AD patients Proteomics in Alzheimer's disease Kok Tissue Transglutaminase in CSF as marker for Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease The role of CD163 shedding in multiple sclerosis Effect of Interferon therapy on Chitotriosidase (Chit) in serum of patients with Multiple Sclerosis in relation to clinical outcome Functional-genomics analysis towards the identification of disease pathways and classifiers in multiple sclerosis CSF Protein profiles in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) N-acetylaspartaat (NAA) als biomarker in cerebrospinaal vloeistof (CSF) voor neurologische achteruitgang in de ziekte van Alzheimer (AD). The role of CD163 and sCD163 in multiple sclerosis Myelin flow cytometry assay Van Dam P-06-09 P-06-07 P-06-06 P-06-05 P-06-03 P-06-02 P-06-01 P-05-04 P-05-03 P-05-02 P-05-01 20-02-07 Approval date 23/1/07 07-02-07 23/1/07 1/12/06 23/02/07 17/10/06 24/11/06 18/7/06 27-11-06 21-6-05 Cancelled. 0.25 ml serum van 8 MS patienten en 4 controles 0.1 ml serum van 11 MS patienten, gedurende een jaar follow-up 10-5-2006 19-5-06 Finished. Paper in preparation. 13-4-06 24-4-06 Finished. Study must be extended before publication. Van Baarsen 0.2 ml serum of 80 MS patienten en 25 controls 20-1-06 24-4-06 Ongoing. Results are validated. Pijnenburg 23-11-05 24-4-06 Teunissen 1 ml CSF of 86 FTD patients. 0.6 ml CSF of 40 AD patients, 40 MCI and 40 controls 17-8-05 1-9-05 Fabriek 20 ul serum, Astra-trial 7-7-05 Cancelled. Breij 100 ul serum of 100 MS 21-1-05 28-1-05 Killestein Mulder Rask/Wyss-Coray Fabriek Van der Voort Number and type of samples 0.45 CSF, 0.45 ml serum from RR, SP, NIND. N=30/group 0.1 ml CSF, FTD, MCI, AD, con, n=20/group 0.55 ml CSF, 0.55 ml serum from RR, SP, PP, NIND. N=30/group 1 ml CSF of 20 controls (?) and 20 AD patients 0.5 ml Plasma of 50 MCI and 50 AD patients 1.5 ml CSF van 5 AD en 5 MS patienten Incoming date Follow-up Finished. Paper in preparation. Finished. Paper in J Neuroimmunol. P-04-14 Proteomics in MS Park/Teunissen P-04-13 Inflammatory markers in CSF en serum bij patiënten met MCI of de ziekte van Alzheimer A. Schuitemaker P-04-12 I. van den Nieuwenhof P-04-08 Development and validation of an EDRF assay for the diagnosis of vCJD in human blood A new assay to detect antibodies directed against myelin antigens; prognostic value of anti-myelin antibodies in early MS Relevance of antibodies directed against myelin component : capacity to induce leukocyte effector functions Correlation between AntiGlc(alpha1,4)Glc(alpha) serum antibodies and MS disease activity. Tau-haplotypering in tauopathieën P-04-07 Homocysteine in serum of MS patients C. Teunissen (MCBI VUmc) P-04-06 Karakterisering van amyloïd peptide oligomeren en -1-antichymotrypsine in de cerebrospinaal vloeistof van patienten met de ziekte van Alzheimer GJ van Kamp (KC VUmc) P-04-05 Biomarkers for neurodegeneration in MS: isoprostanes and proteomics C. Teunissen (MCBI VUmc) P-04-04 Chemokines in CSF and serum from patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment Daniela Galimberti, N. Schoonenboom (Neurol P-04-11 P-04-10 P-04-09 J. Nielsen, E. Breij (MCBI, Neurol VUmc) E. Breij (MCBI VUmc) J. Killestein (Neurol VUmc) Y. Pijnenburg (Neurol Vumc) patients 0.5 ml CSF and 0.5 ml serum of 51 MS patients and 30 controls 0.5 ml of Serum and CSF of 100 AD, 50 MCI en 40 nonMCI/nonAD controls 0.5 ml of whole blood (EDTA-plasma) of 5-8 AD patients Serum of 89 MS patients, 3-months follow-up samples of 24 patients, 40 ul/sample. Serum of 100 MS patients (number unclear), 100 ul/sample Serum of 40 RR and 40 SP MS patients, 100 ul/sample DNA of all patients in the dementiabank, 10 ug/sample Serum of 80 RR, 40 SP and 40 PP MS patients, 300 ul/sample. CSF/serum/DNA of 37 AD patients and 35 controls, 0.65 ml CSF; 0.15 ml serum; 50 ng DNA CSF/serum of 10 RR, 10 SP, 10 PP and 10 control MS patients, 0.5 ml serum/ 1 ml CSF CSF/serum, number unknown, 0.5 ml 28-12-04 28-1-05 2006 Jul;176(1-2):106-14. Ongoing. No results provided by Park yet. 9-11-04 26-11-04 Paper provisionally accepted. 9-11-04 26-11-04 ? Track lost. 13-10-04 29-10-04 Finished. Paper in preparation. Poster at ECTIMS 2006. 21-9-04 pending 31-8-04 29-10-04 Cancelled. 2-7-2004 5-7-04 20 April 2004 23 April 2004 Finished. Tau genotypes not a risk factor for sporadic FTD. Will not be published. Finished. Manuscript on all data currently in preparation. 19 March, 16 April and 10 May 2004 14 May 2004 Probably not performed. 15 March 2004 Approved Isoprostanes-part finished. Paper in preparation. Proteomics part stoppped. 11 february 2004 Approved Finished. Paper in Arch Neurol. 2006, 63(4):538-43. P-04-03 Neurofilaments in FTD patients P-04-02 Caspase-1 and il-18 in serum of MS patients P-04-01 Sequentieanalyse van het VR22 gen bij late-onset Alzheimer patienten uit maternale families VUmc) Y. Pijnenburg (Neurol Vumc) AMW van Dam (Pharm VUmc) CBM. Oudejans (KC VUmc) CSF/serum CSF of 17 FTD, 20 AD, 20 controles, 0.5 ml? Serum of 20-100 MS patiënten of different subtypes each group, AD patients. DNA of 20 LOAD patients, 500ng DNA 23 january 2004 Approved 6 february 2004 Cancelled 3 february 2004 March 2004 Finished. Paper in Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2007;23(4):225-230. Finished. Student report received. Results will be included in other (currently ongoing) study.