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Longitudinal changes in Alzheimer's-related plasma biomarkers and brain amyloid

Bilgel, Murat; An, Yang; Walker, Keenan A; Moghekar, Abhay R; Ashton, Nicholas J; Kac, Przemysław R; Karikari, Thomas K; ... Resnick, Susan M; + view all (2023) Longitudinal changes in Alzheimer's-related plasma biomarkers and brain amyloid. Alzheimer's and Dementia , 19 (10) pp. 4335-4345. 10.1002/alz.13157. Green open access

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Understanding longitudinal plasma biomarker trajectories relative to brain amyloid changes can help devise Alzheimer's progression assessment strategies.// METHODS: We examined the temporal order of changes in plasma amyloid-β ratio Aβ₄₂/Aβ₄₀, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), neurofilament light chain (NfL), and phosphorylated tau ratios (p-tau181/Aβ₄₂, p-tau231/Aβ₄₂) relative to ¹¹C-Pittsburgh compound B (PiB) positron emission tomography (PET) cortical amyloid burden (PiB−/+). Participants (n = 199) were cognitively normal at index visit with a median 6.1-year follow-up.// RESULTS: PiB groups exhibited different rates of longitudinal change in Aβ₄₂/Aβ₄₀(β = 5.41 × 10⁻⁴, SE = 1.95 × 10⁻⁴, p = 0.0073). Change in brain amyloid correlated with change in GFAP (r = 0.5, 95% CI = [0.26, 0.68]). The greatest relative decline in Aβ₄₂/Aβ₄₀ (−1%/year) preceded brain amyloid positivity by 41 years (95% CI = [32, 53]).// Discussion: Plasma Aβ₄₂/Aβ₄₀ may begin declining decades prior to brain amyloid accumulation, whereas p-tau ratios, GFAP, and NfL increase closer in time.//

Type: Article
Title: Longitudinal changes in Alzheimer's-related plasma biomarkers and brain amyloid
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/alz.13157
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13157
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Biomarkers; longitudinal; Pittsburgh compound B; plasma; positron emission tomography
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/10175067
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