| Literature DB >> 15619461 |
Débora V Schaf1, Adriano B L Tort, Daniele Fricke, Pedro Schestatsky, Luis V C Portela, Diogo O Souza, Carlos R M Rieder.
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We evaluated S100B protein and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) serum levels in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and their correlation with the severity of disease. The levels of S100B (P=0.16) and NSE (P=0.39) between PD and controls were similar. However, S100B levels correlated positively with the Hoehn and Yahr scale (r=0.368; P=0.02) and negatively with the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale (r=-0.431; P=0.006). Therefore, S100B and NSE may not have a diagnostic role in PD, but S100B may have a potential role as a marker of disease progression. The study of S100B may also contribute to elucidate the controversial role of glial cells in PD.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 15619461 DOI： 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2004.07.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parkinsonism Relat Disord ISSN： 1353-8020 Impact factor: 4.891