Proteomics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of acitretin treated patients

Acitretin has been shown to increase ADAM10 expression. In a phase II clinical trial, Alzheimer's disease patients were treated with acitretin or placebo to increase ADAM10 levels to counteract amyloid beta production. Analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid of from 18 AD patients treated with the synthetic retinoid acitretin or placebo were analyzed by label-free quantitative LC-MS/MS analysis.