Upcoming diagnostic biomarkers with promising prospects in neurological disorders

Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2020 Mar;47(3):347-356. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.13216. Epub 2019 Dec 21.

Abstract

An exponential increase in the prevalence of neurological disorders requires substantial steps to be taken for their prevention and treatment. Neurodiagnostic biomarkers are gaining momentum presently in order to enhance the diagnostic accuracy of neurodegenerative disorders, to precisely assess their advancement and to monitor the efficiency of therapeutic interventions. Therefore, the primary focus of the present review is the recent development in this field of neurodiagnostic biomarkers, and the current state of biomarker exploration in the context of various neurodegenerative diseases. This review encompasses an updated and detailed account of specific (β-Amyloid, Tau and Phospho-tau 181, Tar-DNA binding protein-43, Progranulin, a-synuclein, Clusterin, etc) and non-specific (genetic, synaptic, inflammatory and coagulation) neurodiagnostic biomarkers and the recent advances in this growing field. This comprehensive review also suggests the utilization of neurodiagnostic markers in network approaches and personalized medication that will eventually improvise the existing diagnostic and therapeutic complexities of neurodiagnostic biomarkers.

Keywords: network approach; neurodiagnostic marker specific neurodiagnostic biomarker; neurological disorders; non-specific neurodiagnostic biomarker; personalized medication.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / genetics
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Genetic Markers / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis
  • Nervous System Diseases / genetics*
  • Nervous System Diseases / metabolism*
  • Progranulins / genetics
  • Progranulins / metabolism
  • tau Proteins / genetics
  • tau Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Biomarkers
  • GRN protein, human
  • Genetic Markers
  • MAPT protein, human
  • Progranulins
  • tau Proteins