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Overexpression of Valosin-Containing Protein (VCP) has been shown to enhance autophagy and reduce tau levels in AD animal models. Notably, VCP, with a molecular weight of 90\u202fkDa, typically assembles into hexamers, which is hypothesized to restrict its ability to cross the blood\u2013brain barrier even under neurodegenerative conditions. In contrast, the small VCP-interacting protein (SVIP), with a molecular weight of only 9\u202fkDa, interacts with VCP to maintain the dynamic stability of autophagosomes within cells. Therefore, we aim to explore plasma SVIP as a peripheral blood biomarker for aMCI and assess whether it can outperform VCP in detecting aMCI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a retrospective study based on the STAR (Shenzhen Multi-modal Aging Research) cohort. Participants were recruited as a convenience sample. Eighty-four participants (44 cognitively unimpaired [CU], 40 aMCI) were included, with diagnostic classification based on standardized clinical and neuropsychological criteria. Plasma levels of SVIP and VCP were measured using deep plasma proteomics enriched with biofunctional magnetic beads. Diagnostic performance was evaluated using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis and DeLong\u2019s test. This study was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2200066700).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Compared to the CU group, the aMCI group showed significantly decreased SVIP (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001), while no significant difference was observed in VCP levels (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.823). The area under the curve (AUC) of SVIP in detecting aMCI was 0.836 (95% CI: 0.739 to 0.908), significantly higher than VCP [AUC\u202f=\u202f0.513 (95% CI: 0.401 to 0.624)] (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.0001, DeLong\u2019s test).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Plasma SVIP demonstrates significantly higher diagnostic accuracy than VCP for the detection of aMCI, suggesting its potential as a candidate blood-based biomarker pending large-scale pathophysiological validation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnagi.2026.1781331","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,29]],"date-time":"2026-05-29T06:11:15Z","timestamp":1780035075000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["SVIP in plasma: a candidate blood-based biomarker for early detection of amnestic mild cognitive impairment"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Gaigai","family":"Lu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Shan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Precision Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuxin","family":"Yin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Precision Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lele","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Keyan","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhuonan","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lin","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yulong","family":"Qi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tong","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Silin","family":"Tao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiang","family":"Fan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Guanxun","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"88","DOI":"10.1016\/j.repbio.2020.01.006","article-title":"Analysis of the developmental expression of small VCP-interacting protein and its interaction with steroidogenic acute regulatory protein in leydig cells","volume":"20","author":"Akcan","year":"2020","journal-title":"Reprod. 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