Project description
Metal isotope geochemistry as an early diagnostic marker of Alzheimer’s disease
The ERC-funded DAI project aims to explore novel applications of its high-precision, high-sensitivity stable isotope measurement approach, developed recently for the field of cosmochemistry. Dysregulation of metal ions in the brain is emerging as a cofactor in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Studies have shown elevated copper and zinc in certain brain regions of AD patients, and that copper and zinc can significantly accelerate the aggregation of amyloid beta peptide, a hallmark of AD. DAI will explore the potential of measuring stable isotopes of copper and zinc for early detection of AD. The technology could also be used to study metal homeostasis or in diagnostics for other diseases.
Objective
During the course of the PRISTINE proposal we have developed the first high precision high sensitivity stable isotope measurements for a variety of vital elements, including Zn, and Cu . With these technical advances we realized that we could monitor stable isotopic changes within organisms that open up a new way to study metal homeostasis as well as a new ways of detection diagnosis for diseases, in particular the Alzheimer's disease.
In DAI, we will further explore make use of these unique technical advance to demonstrate the feasibility of using stable isotope geochemistry of metals to detect the early stages of the Alzheimer's disease. to reach this goal, we will combine our technical skills developed during PRISTINE with medical science to demonstrate this proof of concept and if succesful to file a patent. This would represent a unique way to apply isotope cosmochemistry to medical science fields.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- medical and health sciences basic medicine neurology dementia alzheimer
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences geochemistry cosmochemistry
- medical and health sciences basic medicine physiology homeostasis
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HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
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(opens in new window) ERC-2022-POC1
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75238 Paris
France
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