IntroductionExtracellular vesicles (EVs) may propagate and modulate Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. We aimed to comprehensively characterize the proteome of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) EVs to identify proteins and pathways altered in AD.MethodsCSF EVs were isolated by ultracentrifugation (Cohort 1) or Vn96 peptide (Cohort 2) from non‐neurodegenerative controls (n = 15, 16) and AD patients (n = 22, 20, respectively). EVs were subjected to untargeted quantitative mass spectrometry‐based proteomics. Results were validated by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in Cohorts 3 and 4, consisting of controls (n = 16, n = 43, (Cohort3, Cohort4)), and patients with AD (n = 24, n = 100).ResultsWe found > 30 differentially expressed proteins in AD CSF EVs involved in immune‐regulation. Increase of C1q levels in AD compared to non‐demented controls was validated by ELISA (∼ 1.5 fold, p (Cohort 3) = 0.03, p (Cohort 4) = 0.005).DiscussionEVs may be utilized as a potential biomarker and may play a so far unprecedented role in immune‐regulation in AD.
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