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Biomarker profiling beyond amyloid and tau: cerebrospinal fluid markers, hippocampal atrophy, and memory change in cognitively unimpaired older adults

Idland, AV; Sala-Llonch, R; Watne, LO; Brækhus, A; Hansson, O; Blennow, K; Zetterberg, H; ... Fjell, AM; + view all (2020) Biomarker profiling beyond amyloid and tau: cerebrospinal fluid markers, hippocampal atrophy, and memory change in cognitively unimpaired older adults. Neurobiology of Aging , 93 pp. 1-15. 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.04.002. Green open access

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Abstract

Brain changes occurring in aging can be indexed by biomarkers. We used cluster analysis to identify subgroups of cognitively unimpaired individuals (n = 99, 64–93 years) with different profiles of the cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers beta amyloid 1–42 (Aβ42), phosphorylated tau (P-tau), total tau, chitinase-3-like protein 1 (YKL-40), fatty acid binding protein 3 (FABP3), and neurofilament light (NFL). Hippocampal volume and memory were assessed across multiple follow-up examinations covering up to 6.8 years. Clustering revealed one group (39%) with more pathological concentrations of all biomarkers, which could further be divided into one group (20%) characterized by tauopathy and high FABP3 and one (19%) by brain β-amyloidosis, high NFL, and slightly higher YKL-40. The clustering approach clearly outperformed classification based on Aβ42 and P-tau alone in prediction of memory decline, with the individuals with most tauopathy and FABP3 showing more memory decline, but not more hippocampal volume change. The results demonstrate that older adults can be classified based on biomarkers beyond amyloid and tau, with improved prediction of memory decline.

Type: Article
Title: Biomarker profiling beyond amyloid and tau: cerebrospinal fluid markers, hippocampal atrophy, and memory change in cognitively unimpaired older adults
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.04.002
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.04.0...
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid, Magnetic resonance imaging, Hippocampal atrophy, Memory, Biomarkers, Chitinase-3-like protein 1, Fatty acid binding protein 3, Beta amyloid 1–42, Neurofilament light, Phosphorylated tau, Total tau
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10098353
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