Significant Changes in Plasma Alpha-Synuclein and Beta-Synuclein Levels in Male Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Joint Authors
Limprasert, Pornprot
Sriwimol, Wilaiwan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Alpha-synuclein (α-synuclein) and beta-synuclein (β-synuclein) are presynaptic proteins playing important roles in neuronal plasticity and synaptic vesicle regulation.
To evaluate the association of these two proteins and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), we investigated the plasma α-synuclein and β-synuclein levels in 39 male children with ASD (2 subgroups: 25 autism and 14 pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)) comparing with 29 sex- and age-matched controls by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
We first determined the levels of these two proteins in the ASD subgroups and found that there were no significant differences in both plasma α-synuclein and β-synuclein levels in the autism and PDD-NOS groups.
Thus, we could combine the 2 subgroups into one ASD group.
Interestingly, the mean plasma α-synuclein level was significantly lower (P<0.001) in the ASD children (10.82±6.46 ng/mL) than in the controls (29.47±18.62 ng/mL), while the mean plasma β-synuclein level in the ASD children (1344.19±160.26 ng/mL) was significantly higher (P<0.05) than in the controls (1219.16±177.10 ng/mL).
This is the first study examining the associations between α-synuclein and β-synuclein and male ASD patients.
We found that alterations in the plasma α-synuclein and β-synuclein levels might be implicated in the association between synaptic abnormalities and ASD pathogenesis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sriwimol, Wilaiwan& Limprasert, Pornprot. 2018. Significant Changes in Plasma Alpha-Synuclein and Beta-Synuclein Levels in Male Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126642
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sriwimol, Wilaiwan& Limprasert, Pornprot. Significant Changes in Plasma Alpha-Synuclein and Beta-Synuclein Levels in Male Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126642
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sriwimol, Wilaiwan& Limprasert, Pornprot. Significant Changes in Plasma Alpha-Synuclein and Beta-Synuclein Levels in Male Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126642
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1126642