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Stipho F, Malek-Ahmadi M. Meta-Analysis of White Matter Hyperintensity Volume Differences Between APOE ε4 Carriers and Noncarriers. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 2024; 38:208-212. [PMID: 38748617 PMCID: PMC11141236 DOI: 10.1097/wad.0000000000000620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Several studies have suggested that white matter hyperintensity volume (WMHV) is increased among apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 carriers while others have reported contradictory findings. Although APOE ε4 carriage is associated with greater AD pathology, it remains unclear whether cerebrovascular damage is also associated with APOE ε4 carriage. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine whether WMHV is associated with APOE ε4 carrier status. 12 studies that were included yielded a total sample size of 16,738 adult subjects (ε4 carrier n = 4,721; ε4 noncarrier n = 12,017). There were no significant differences in WMHV between ε4 carriers and noncarriers (Hedge's g = 0.07; 95% CI (-0.01 to 0.15), P = 0.09). Subgroup analysis of community-based studies (n = 8) indicated a small effect size where ε4 carriers had greater WMHV relative to noncarriers (Hedge's g = 0.09 95% CI (0.02 to 0.16), P = 0.008). Among clinic-based studies (n = 3) there was no significant difference in WMHV by APOE ε4 carrier status (Hedge's g = -0.09, 95% CI (-0.60 to 0.41), P = 0.70). Observed APOE ε4-associated WMHV differences may be context-dependent and may also be confounded by a lack of standardization for WMHV segmentation.
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- Faissal Stipho
- University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, AZ
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- Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Phoenix, AZ
- University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Dept. of Biomedical Informatics, Phoenix, AZ
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Gogniat MA, Khan OA, Bown CW, Liu D, Pechman KR, Taylor Davis L, Gifford KA, Landman BA, Hohman TJ, Jefferson AL. Perivascular space burden interacts with APOE-ε4 status on cognition in older adults. Neurobiol Aging 2024; 136:1-8. [PMID: 38280312 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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Enlarged perivascular spaces (ePVS) may adversely affect cognition. Little is known about how basal ganglia ePVS interact with apolipoprotein (APOE)-ε4 status. Vanderbilt Memory and Aging Project participants (n = 326, 73 ± 7, 59% male) underwent 3 T brain MRI at baseline to assess ePVS and longitudinal neuropsychological assessments. The interaction between ePVS volume and APOE-ε4 carrier status was related to baseline outcomes using ordinary least squares regressions and longitudinal cognition using linear mixed-effects regressions. ePVS volume interacted with APOE-ε4 status on cross-sectional naming performance (β = -0.002, p = 0.002), and executive function excluding outliers (β = 0.001, p = 0.009). There were no significant longitudinal interactions (p-values>0.10) except for Coding excluding outliers (β = 0.002, p = 0.05). While cross-sectional models stratified by APOE-ε4 status indicated greater ePVS related to worse cognition mostly in APOE-ε4 carriers, longitudinal models stratified by APOE-ε4 status showed greater ePVS volume related to worse cognition among APOE-ε4 non-carriers only. Results indicated that greater ePVS volume interacts with APOE-ε4 status on cognition cross-sectionally. Longitudinally, the association of greater ePVS volume and worse cognition appears stronger in APOE-ε4 non-carriers, possibly due to the deleterious effects of APOE-ε4 on cognition across the lifespan.
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- Marissa A Gogniat
- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Hong H, Hong L, Luo X, Zeng Q, Li K, Wang S, Jiaerken Y, Zhang R, Yu X, Zhang Y, Lei C, Liu Z, Chen Y, Huang P, Zhang M. The relationship between amyloid pathology, cerebral small vessel disease, glymphatic dysfunction, and cognition: a study based on Alzheimer's disease continuum participants. Alzheimers Res Ther 2024; 16:43. [PMID: 38378607 PMCID: PMC10877805 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-024-01407-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Glymphatic dysfunction is a crucial pathway for dementia. Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathologies co-existing with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is the most common pathogenesis for dementia. We hypothesize that AD pathologies and CSVD could be associated with glymphatic dysfunction, contributing to cognitive impairment. METHOD Participants completed with amyloid PET, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and T2 fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) sequences were included from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). White matter hyperintensities (WMH), the most common CSVD marker, was evaluated from T2FLAIR images and represented the burden of CSVD. Amyloid PET was used to assess Aβ aggregation in the brain. We used diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) index, the burden of enlarged perivascular spaces (PVS), and choroid plexus volume to reflect glymphatic function. The relationships between WMH burden/Aβ aggregation and these glymphatic markers as well as the correlations between glymphatic markers and cognitive function were investigated. Furthermore, we conducted mediation analyses to explore the potential mediating effects of glymphatic markers in the relationship between WMH burden/Aβ aggregation and cognition. RESULTS One hundred and thirty-three participants along the AD continuum were included, consisting of 40 CN - , 48 CN + , 26 MCI + , and 19 AD + participants. Our findings revealed that there were negative associations between whole-brain Aβ aggregation (r = - 0.249, p = 0.022) and WMH burden (r = - 0.458, p < 0.001) with DTI-ALPS. Additionally, Aβ aggregation (r = 0.223, p = 0.041) and WMH burden (r = 0.294, p = 0.006) were both positively associated with choroid plexus volume. However, we did not observe significant correlations with PVS enlargement severity. DTI-ALPS was positively associated with memory (r = 0.470, FDR-p < 0.001), executive function (r = 0.358, FDR-p = 0.001), visual-spatial (r = 0.223, FDR-p < 0.040), and language (r = 0.419, FDR-p < 0.001). Conversely, choroid plexus volume showed negative correlations with memory (r = - 0.315, FDR-p = 0.007), executive function (r = - 0.321, FDR-p = 0.007), visual-spatial (r = - 0.233, FDR-p = 0.031), and language (r = - 0.261, FDR-p = 0.021). There were no significant correlations between PVS enlargement severity and cognitive performance. In the mediation analysis, we found that DTI-ALPS acted as a mediator in the relationship between WMH burden/Aβ accumulation and memory and language performances. CONCLUSION Our study provided evidence that both AD pathology (Aβ) and CSVD were associated with glymphatic dysfunction, which is further related to cognitive impairment. These results may provide a theoretical basis for new targets for treating AD.
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- Hui Hong
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Luo X, Hong H, Li K, Zeng Q, Liu X, Hong L, Li J, Zhang X, Zhong S, Xu X, Chen Y, Zhang M, Huang P. Association Between Small Vessel Disease and Financial Capacity: A Study Based on Cognitively Normal Older Adults. J Alzheimers Dis 2024; 98:897-906. [PMID: 38461505 DOI: 10.3233/jad-231089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Background Financial capacity is vital for the elderly, who possess a substantial share of global wealth but are vulnerable to financial fraud. Objective We explored the link between small vessel disease (SVD) and financial capacity in cognitively unimpaired (CU) older adults via both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. Methods 414 CU participants underwent MRI and completed the Financial Capacity Instrument-Short Form (FCI-SF). Subsequent longitudinal FCI-SF data were obtained from 104, 240, and 141 participants at one, two, and four years, respectively. SVD imaging markers, encompassing white matter hyperintensities (WMH), cerebral microbleeds (CMB), and lacune were evaluated. We used linear regression analyses to cross-sectionally explore the association between FCI-SF and SVD severity, and linear mixed models to assess how baseline SVD severity impacted longitudinal FCI-SF change. The false discovery rate method was used to adjust multiple comparisons. Results Cross-sectional analysis revealed a significant association between baseline WMH and Bank Statement (BANK, β=-0.194), as well as between lacune number and Financial Conceptual Knowledge (FC, β= -0.171). These associations were stronger in APOE ɛ4 carriers, with β= -0.282 for WMH and BANK, and β= -0.366 for lacune number and FC. Longitudinally, higher baseline SVD total score was associated with severe FCI-SF total score decrease (β= -0.335). Additionally, baseline WMH burden predicted future decreases in Single Checkbook/Register Task (SNG, β= -0.137) and FC (β= -0.052). Notably, the association between baseline WMH and SNG changes was amplified in APOE ɛ4 carriers (β= -0.187). Conclusions Severe SVD was associated with worse FCI-SF and could predict the decline of financial capacity in CU older adults.
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- Xiao Luo
- Department of Radiology,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Radiology,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Strain JF, Phuah CL, Adeyemo B, Cheng K, Womack KB, McCarthy J, Goyal M, Chen Y, Sotiras A, An H, Xiong C, Scharf A, Newsom-Stewart C, Morris JC, Benzinger TLS, Lee JM, Ances BM. White matter hyperintensity longitudinal morphometric analysis in association with Alzheimer disease. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:4488-4497. [PMID: 37563879 PMCID: PMC10592317 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Vascular damage in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has shown conflicting findings particularly when analyzing longitudinal data. We introduce white matter hyperintensity (WMH) longitudinal morphometric analysis (WLMA) that quantifies WMH expansion as the distance from lesion voxels to a region of interest boundary. METHODS WMH segmentation maps were derived from 270 longitudinal fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) ADNI images. WLMA was performed on five data-driven WMH patterns with distinct spatial distributions. Amyloid accumulation was evaluated with WMH expansion across the five WMH patterns. RESULTS The preclinical group had significantly greater expansion in the posterior ventricular WM compared to controls. Amyloid significantly associated with frontal WMH expansion primarily within AD individuals. WLMA outperformed WMH volume changes for classifying AD from controls primarily in periventricular and posterior WMH. DISCUSSION These data support the concept that localized WMH expansion continues to proliferate with amyloid accumulation throughout the entirety of the disease in distinct spatial locations.
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- Jeremy Fuller Strain
- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- NeuroGenomics and Informatics Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Institute for Informatics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Biostatics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Missouri University for Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Luo X, Hong H, Li K, Zeng Q, Wang S, Li Z, Fu Y, Liu X, Hong L, Li J, Zhang X, Zhong S, Jiaerken Y, Liu Z, Chen Y, Huang P, Zhang M. Distinct cerebral small vessel disease impairment in early- and late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2023; 10:1326-1337. [PMID: 37345812 PMCID: PMC10424647 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) damage patterns in early-onset and late-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD and LOAD) and their effects on cognitive function. METHODS This study included 93 participants, 45 AD patients (14 EOAD and 31 LOAD), and 48 normal controls (13 YNC and 35 ONC) from the ADNI database. All participants had diffusion tensor imaging data; some had amyloid PET and plasma p-tau181 data. The study used peak width of skeletonized mean diffusivity (PSMD) to measure CSVD severity and compared PSMD between patients and age-matched controls. The effect of age on the relationship between PSMD and cognition was also examined. The study also repeated the analysis in amyloid-positive AD patients and amyloid-negative controls in another independent database (31 EOAD and 38 LOAD), and the merged database. RESULTS EOAD and LOAD showed similar cognitive function and disease severity. PSMD was validated as a reliable correlate of cognitive function. In the ADNI database, PSMD was significantly higher for LOAD and showed a tendency to increase for EOAD; in the independent and merged databases, PSMD was significantly higher for both LOAD and EOAD. The impact of PSMD on cognitive function was notably greater in the younger group (YNC and EOAD) than in the older group (ONC and LOAD), as supported by the ADNI and merged databases. INTERPRETATION EOAD has less CSVD burden than LOAD, but has a greater impact on cognition. Proactive cerebrovascular prevention strategies may have potential clinical value for younger older adults with cognitive decline.
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- Xiao Luo
- Department of RadiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of RadiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of RadiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of RadiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of RadiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of RadiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of RadiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of RadiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of RadiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of RadiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of RadiologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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Verovnik B, Khachatryan E, Šuput D, Van Hulle MM. Effects of risk factors on longitudinal changes in brain structure and function in the progression of AD. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:2666-2676. [PMID: 36807765 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Past research on Alzheimer's disease (AD) has focused on biomarkers, cognition, and neuroimaging as primary predictors of its progression, albeit additional ones have recently gained attention. When turning to the prediction of the progression from one stage to another, one could benefit from the joint assessment of imaging-based biomarkers and risk/protective factors. METHODS We included 86 studies that fulfilled our inclusion criteria. RESULTS Our review summarizes and discusses the results of 30 years of longitudinal research on brain changes assessed with neuroimaging and the risk/protective factors and their effect on AD progression. We group results into four sections: genetic, demographic, cognitive and cardiovascular, and lifestyle factors. DISCUSSION Given the complex nature of AD, including risk factors could prove invaluable for a better understanding of AD progression. Some of these risk factors are modifiable and could be targeted by potential future treatments.
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- Barbara Verovnik
- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Laboratory for Neuro- and Psychophysiology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Neuro- and Psychophysiology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Center for Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory for Neuro- and Psychophysiology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Sun Y, Hu HY, Hu H, Huang LY, Tan L, Yu JT. Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden Predicts Neurodegeneration and Clinical Progression in Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2023; 93:283-294. [PMID: 36970905 DOI: 10.3233/jad-221207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) has been suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). OBJECTIVE This study aimed to comprehensively investigated the associations of CSVD burden with cognition and AD pathologies. METHODS A total of 546 non-demented participants (mean age, 72.1 years, range, 55-89; 47.4% female) were included. The longitudinal neuropathological and clinical correlates of CSVD burden were assessed using linear mixed-effects and Cox proportional-hazard models. Partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) was used to assess the direct and indirect effects of CSVD burden on cognition. RESULTS We found that higher CSVD burden was associated with worse cognition (MMSE, β= -0.239, p = 0.006; MoCA, β= -0.493, p = 0.013), lower cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Aβ level (β= -0.276, p < 0.001) and increased amyloid burden (β= 0.048, p = 0.002). In longitudinal, CSVD burden contributed to accelerated rates of hippocampus atrophy, cognitive decline, and higher risk of AD dementia. Furthermore, as the results of PLS-SEM, we observed both significant direct and indirect impact of advanced age (direct, β= -0.206, p < 0.001; indirect, β= -0.002, p = 0.043) and CSVD burden (direct, β= -0.096, p = 0.018; indirect, β= -0.005, p = 0.040) on cognition by Aβ-p-tau-tau pathway. CONCLUSION CSVD burden could be a prodromal predictor for clinical and pathological progression. Simultaneously, we found that the effects were mediated by the one-direction-only sequence of pathological biomarker changes starting with Aβ, through abnormal p-tau, and neurodegeneration.
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- Yan Sun
- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Hostettler IC, Seiffge D, Wong A, Ambler G, Wilson D, Shakeshaft C, Banerjee G, Sharma N, Jäger HR, Cohen H, Yousry TA, Al-Shahi Salman R, Lip GYH, Brown MM, Muir K, Houlden H, Werring DJ. APOE and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Markers in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurology 2022; 99:e1290-e1298. [PMID: 36123141 PMCID: PMC9576291 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE We investigated the associations between the APOE genotype, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and neuroimaging markers of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). METHODS We included patients from a prospective, multicenter UK observational cohort study of patients with ICH and representative UK population controls. First, we assessed the association of the APOE genotype with ICH (compared with controls without ICH). Second, among patients with ICH, we assessed the association of APOE status with the hematoma location (lobar or deep) and brain CT markers of CAA (finger-like projections [FLP] and subarachnoid extension [SAE]). RESULTS We included 907 patients with ICH and 2,636 controls. The mean age was 73.2 (12.4 SD) years for ICH cases vs 69.6 (0.2 SD) for population controls; 50.3% of cases and 42.1% of controls were female. Compared with controls, any APOE ε2 allele was associated with all ICH (lobar and nonlobar) and lobar ICH on its own in the dominant model (OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.13-1.7, p = 0.002 and OR 1.50, 95% CI 1.1-2.04, p = 0.01, respectively) but not deep ICH in an age-adjusted analyses (OR 1.26, 95% CI 0.97-1.63, p = 0.08). In the cases-only analysis, the APOE ε4 allele was associated with lobar compared with deep ICH in an age-adjusted analyses (OR 1.56, 95% CI 1.1-2.2, p = 0.01). When assessing CAA markers, APOE alleles were independently associated with FLP (ε4: OR 1.74, 95% CI 1.04-2.93, p = 0.04 and ε2/ε4: 2.56, 95% CI 0.99-6.61, p = 0.05). We did not find an association between APOE alleles and SAE. DISCUSSION We confirmed associations between APOE alleles and ICH including lobar ICH. Our analysis shows selective associations between APOE ε2 and ε4 alleles with FLP, a CT marker of CAA. Our findings suggest that different APOE alleles might have diverging influences on individual neuroimaging biomarkers of CAA-associated ICH.
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- Isabel Charlotte Hostettler
- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
| | - Duncan Wilson
- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
| | - Clare Shakeshaft
- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
| | - Nikhil Sharma
- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
| | - Hans Rolf Jäger
- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK
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- From the Stroke Research Centre (I.C.H., D.S., Duncan Wilson, C.S., G.B., M.M.B., David Werring), University College London, Institute of Neurology; Neurogenetics Laboratory (I.C.H., H.H.), The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery (I.C.H.), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland; Stroke Centre (D.S.), Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel; Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre (D.S.), University Hospital Berne; MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL (A.W.), London; Department of Statistical Science (G.A.), UCL, London; Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience (N.S.), Institute of Neurology, London; Neuroradiological Academic Unit (H.R.J., T.A.Y.), Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology; Haemostasis Research Unit (H.C.), Department of Haematology, University College London; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (R.A.-S.S.), School of Clinical Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science (G.Y.H.L.), University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (G.Y.H.L.), Aalborg University, Denmark; and Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology (K.M.), University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK.
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Liu X, Sun P, Yang J, Fan Y. Biomarkers involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral small-vessel disease. Front Neurol 2022; 13:969185. [PMID: 36119691 PMCID: PMC9475115 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.969185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cerebral small-vessel disease (CSVD) has been found to have a strong association with vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) and functional loss in elderly patients. At present, the diagnosis of CSVD mainly relies on brain neuroimaging markers, but they cannot fully reflect the overall picture of the disease. Currently, some biomarkers were found to be related to CSVD, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We aimed to systematically review and summarize studies on the progress of biomarkers related to the pathogenesis of CSVD, which is mainly the relationship between these indicators and neuroimaging markers of CSVD. Concerning the pathophysiological mechanism of CSVD, the biomarkers of CSVD have been described as several categories related to sporadic and genetic factors. Monitoring of biomarkers might contribute to the early diagnosis and progression prediction of CSVD, thus providing ideas for better diagnosis and treatment of CSVD.
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Libecap TJ, Zachariou V, Bauer CE, Wilcock DM, Jicha GA, Raslau FD, Gold BT. Enlarged Perivascular Spaces Are Negatively Associated With Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scores in Older Adults. Front Neurol 2022; 13:888511. [PMID: 35847209 PMCID: PMC9283758 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.888511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Emerging evidence suggests that enlarged perivascular spaces (ePVS) may be a clinically significant neuroimaging marker of global cognitive function related to cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD). We tested this possibility by assessing the relationship between ePVS and both a standardized measure of global cognitive function, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and an established marker of cSVD, white matter hyperintensity volume (WMH) volume. One hundred and eleven community-dwelling older adults (56-86) underwent neuroimaging and MoCA testing. Quantification of region-specific ePVS burden was performed using a previously validated visual rating method and WMH volumes were computed using the standard ADNI pipeline. Separate linear regression models were run with ePVS as a predictor of MoCA scores and whole brain WMH volume. Results indicated a negative association between MoCA scores and both total ePVS counts (P ≤ 0.001) and centrum semiovale ePVS counts (P ≤ 0.001), after controlling for other relevant cSVD variables. Further, WMH volumes were positively associated with total ePVS (P = 0.010), basal ganglia ePVS (P ≤ 0.001), and centrum semiovale ePVS (P = 0.027). Our results suggest that ePVS burden, particularly in the centrum semiovale, may be a clinically significant neuroimaging marker of global cognitive dysfunction related to cSVD.
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- Timothy J. Libecap
- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Center, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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Pinheiro A, Demissie S, Scruton A, Charidimou A, Parva P, DeCarli C, Seshadri S, Romero JR. Association of Apolipoprotein E ɛ4 Allele with Enlarged Perivascular Spaces. Ann Neurol 2022; 92:23-31. [PMID: 35373386 PMCID: PMC9233108 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Enlarged perivascular spaces have emerged as markers of cerebral small vessel disease and are linked to perivascular drainage dysfunction. The apolipoprotein E-ɛ4 (APOE-ɛ4) allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's neuropathology, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We studied the relationship between APOE-ɛ4 and the topography and burden of enlarged perivascular spaces to elucidate underlying mechanisms between APOE-ɛ4 and adverse clinical outcomes. METHODS We included 3,564 Framingham Heart Study participants with available genotypes and magnetic resonance imaging. Enlarged perivascular spaces in the basal ganglia and centrum semiovale were rated using a validated scale. We related APOE-ɛ4 allele presence to high burden of enlarged perivascular spaces in each region and a mixed score reflecting high burden in both regions using multivariable logistic regression. Exploratory analyses incorporated presence of cerebral microbleeds and assessed effect modification by hypertension. RESULTS Mean age was 60.7 years (SD = 14.6), 1,644 (46.1%) were men, 1,486 (41.8%) were hypertensive, and 836 (23.5%) participants were APOE-ɛ4 carriers. APOE-ɛ4 was associated with high burden of enlarged perivascular spaces in the centrum semiovale (odds ratio [OR] = 1.45, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.16, 1.81) and mixed regions (OR = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.11, 1.68). Associations were slightly stronger in hypertensive subjects. INTERPRETATION The APOE-ɛ4 allele plays a modest role in the burden of enlarged perivascular spaces in the centrum semiovale. Further studies are needed to clarify the underlying small vessel disease type in community-dwelling individuals with predominant centrum semiovale enlarged perivascular spaces, which may be hypertensive angiopathy in our sample. ANN NEUROL 2022;92:23-31.
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- Adlin Pinheiro
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
- NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
- NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Radiology, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA
- Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA
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- NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
- The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX
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- NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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Ren B, Tan L, Song Y, Li D, Xue B, Lai X, Gao Y. Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: Neuroimaging Features, Biochemical Markers, Influencing Factors, Pathological Mechanism and Treatment. Front Neurol 2022; 13:843953. [PMID: 35775047 PMCID: PMC9237477 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.843953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is the most common chronic vascular disease involving the whole brain. Great progress has been made in clinical imaging, pathological mechanism, and treatment of CSVD, but many problems remain. Clarifying the current research dilemmas and future development direction of CSVD can provide new ideas for both basic and clinical research. In this review, the risk factors, biological markers, pathological mechanisms, and the treatment of CSVD will be systematically illustrated to provide the current research status of CSVD. The future development direction of CSVD will be elucidated by summarizing the research difficulties.
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- Beida Ren
- Department of Neurology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
- Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
- Chinese Medicine Key Research Room of Brain Disorders Syndrome and Treatment of the National Administration of Traditonal Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
- Chinese Medicine Key Research Room of Brain Disorders Syndrome and Treatment of the National Administration of Traditonal Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
- Chinese Medicine Key Research Room of Brain Disorders Syndrome and Treatment of the National Administration of Traditonal Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
- Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Bown CW, Carare RO, Schrag MS, Jefferson AL. Physiology and Clinical Relevance of Enlarged Perivascular Spaces in the Aging Brain. Neurology 2022; 98:107-117. [PMID: 34810243 PMCID: PMC8792814 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000013077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Perivascular spaces (PVS) are fluid-filled compartments that are part of the cerebral blood vessel wall and represent the conduit for fluid transport in and out of the brain. PVS are considered pathologic when sufficiently enlarged to be visible on MRI. Recent studies have demonstrated that enlarged PVS (ePVS) may have clinical consequences related to cognition. Emerging literature points to arterial stiffening and abnormal protein aggregation in vessel walls as 2 possible mechanisms that drive ePVS formation. We describe the clinical consequences, anatomy, fluid dynamics, physiology, risk factors, and in vivo quantification methods of ePVS. Given competing views of PVS physiology, we detail the 2 most prominent theoretical views and review ePVS associations with other common small vessel disease markers. Because ePVS are a marker of small vessel disease and ePVS burden is higher in Alzheimer disease, a comprehensive understanding about ePVS is essential in developing prevention and treatment strategies.
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- Corey W Bown
- From Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.) and Department of Neurology (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Vanderbilt Brain Institute (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; and Department of Medicine (R.O.C.), University of Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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- From Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.) and Department of Neurology (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Vanderbilt Brain Institute (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; and Department of Medicine (R.O.C.), University of Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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- From Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.) and Department of Neurology (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Vanderbilt Brain Institute (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; and Department of Medicine (R.O.C.), University of Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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- From Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.) and Department of Neurology (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Vanderbilt Brain Institute (C.W.B., M.S.S., A.L.J.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; and Department of Medicine (R.O.C.), University of Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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Adverse effects of hypertension, supine hypertension, and perivascular space on cognition and motor function in PD. NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE 2021; 7:69. [PMID: 34376695 PMCID: PMC8355129 DOI: 10.1038/s41531-021-00214-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Dilated perivascular space (dPVS) has recently been reported as a biomarker for cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, comprehensive interrelationships between various clinical risk factors, dPVS, white-matter hyperintensities (WMH), cognition, and motor function in PD have not been studied yet. The purpose of this study was to test whether dPVS might mediate the effect of clinical risk factors on WMH, cognition, and motor symptoms in PD patients. A total of 154 PD patients were assessed for vascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia), autonomic dysfunction (orthostatic hypotension and supine hypertension [SH]), APOE ε4 genotype, rapid eye movement sleep-behavior disorder, motor symptoms, and cognition status. The degree of dPVS was evaluated in the basal ganglia (BG) and white matter using a 5-point visual scale. Periventricular, deep, and total WMH severity was also assessed. Path analysis was performed to evaluate the associations of these clinical factors and imaging markers with cognitive status and motor symptoms. Hypertension and SH were significantly associated with more severe BGdPVS, which was further associated with higher total WMH, consequently leading to lower cognitive status. More severe BGdPVS was also associated with worse motor symptoms, but without mediation of total WMH. Similar associations were seen when using periventricular WMH as a variable, but not when using deep WMH as a variable. In conclusion, BGdPVS mediates the effect of hypertension and SH on cognitive impairment via total and periventricular WMH, while being directly associated with more severe motor symptoms.
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Perivascular spaces are associated with tau pathophysiology and synaptic dysfunction in early Alzheimer's continuum. ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY 2021; 13:135. [PMID: 34353353 PMCID: PMC8340485 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-021-00878-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Background Perivascular spaces (PVS) have an important role in the elimination of metabolic waste from the brain. It has been hypothesized that the enlargement of PVS (ePVS) could be affected by pathophysiological mechanisms involved in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), such as abnormal levels of CSF biomarkers. However, the relationship between ePVS and these pathophysiological mechanisms remains unknown. Objective We aimed to investigate the association between ePVS and CSF biomarkers of several pathophysiological mechanisms for AD. We hypothesized that ePVS will be associated to CSF biomarkers early in the AD continuum (i.e., amyloid positive cognitively unimpaired individuals). Besides, we explored associations between ePVS and demographic and cardiovascular risk factors. Methods The study included 322 middle-aged cognitively unimpaired participants from the ALFA + study, many within the Alzheimer’s continuum. NeuroToolKit and Elecsys® immunoassays were used to measure CSF Aβ42, Aβ40, p-tau and t-tau, NfL, neurogranin, TREM2, YKL40, GFAP, IL6, S100, and α-synuclein. PVS in the basal ganglia (BG) and centrum semiovale (CS) were assessed based on a validated 4-point visual rating scale. Odds ratios were calculated for associations of cardiovascular and AD risk factors with ePVS using logistic and multinomial models adjusted for relevant confounders. Models were stratified by Aβ status (positivity defined as Aβ42/40 < 0.071). Results The degree of PVS significantly increased with age in both, BG and CS regions independently of cardiovascular risk factors. Higher levels of p-tau, t-tau, and neurogranin were significantly associated with ePVS in the CS of Aβ positive individuals, after accounting for relevant confounders. No associations were detected in the BG neither in Aβ negative participants. Conclusions Our results support that ePVS in the CS are specifically associated with tau pathophysiology, neurodegeneration, and synaptic dysfunction in asymptomatic stages of the Alzheimer’s continuum. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13195-021-00878-5.
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Ojo JO, Reed JM, Crynen G, Vallabhaneni P, Evans J, Shackleton B, Eisenbaum M, Ringland C, Edsell A, Mullan M, Crawford F, Bachmeier C. APOE genotype dependent molecular abnormalities in the cerebrovasculature of Alzheimer's disease and age-matched non-demented brains. Mol Brain 2021; 14:110. [PMID: 34238312 PMCID: PMC8268468 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-021-00803-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cerebrovascular dysfunction is a hallmark feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). One of the greatest risk factors for AD is the apolipoprotein E4 (E4) allele. The APOE4 genotype has been shown to negatively impact vascular amyloid clearance, however, its direct influence on the molecular integrity of the cerebrovasculature compared to other APOE variants (APOE2 and APOE3) has been largely unexplored. To address this, we employed a 10-plex tandem isobaric mass tag approach in combination with an ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography MS/MS (Q-Exactive) method, to interrogate unbiased proteomic changes in cerebrovessels from AD and healthy control brains with different APOE genotypes. We first interrogated changes between healthy control cases to identify underlying genotype specific effects in cerebrovessels. EIF2 signaling, regulation of eIF4 and 70S6K signaling and mTOR signaling were the top significantly altered pathways in E4/E4 compared to E3/E3 cases. Oxidative phosphorylation, EIF2 signaling and mitochondrial dysfunction were the top significant pathways in E2E2 vs E3/E3cases. We also identified AD-dependent changes and their interactions with APOE genotype and found the highest number of significant proteins from this interaction was observed in the E3/E4 (192) and E4/E4 (189) cases. As above, EIF2, mTOR signaling and eIF4 and 70S6K signaling were the top three significantly altered pathways in E4 allele carriers (i.e. E3/E4 and E4/E4 genotypes). Of all the cerebrovascular cell-type specific markers identified in our proteomic analyses, endothelial cell, astrocyte, and smooth muscle cell specific protein markers were significantly altered in E3/E4 cases, while endothelial cells and astrocyte specific protein markers were altered in E4/E4 cases. These proteomic changes provide novel insights into the longstanding link between APOE4 and cerebrovascular dysfunction, implicating a role for impaired autophagy, ER stress, and mitochondrial bioenergetics. These APOE4 dependent changes we identified could provide novel cerebrovascular targets for developing disease modifying strategies to mitigate the effects of APOE4 genotype on AD pathogenesis.
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- Joseph O Ojo
- Department of Experimental Neuropathology, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA. .,James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA. .,The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
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- Department of Experimental Neuropathology, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA.,Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Department of Experimental Neuropathology, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA
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- Department of Experimental Neuropathology, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA
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- Department of Experimental Neuropathology, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA.,The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of Experimental Neuropathology, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA.,The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of Experimental Neuropathology, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA.,The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of Experimental Neuropathology, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA
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- Department of Experimental Neuropathology, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA.,The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of Experimental Neuropathology, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA.,James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.,The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of Experimental Neuropathology, Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA.,The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.,Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Bay Pines, FL, USA
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Ciampa I, Operto G, Falcon C, Minguillon C, Castro de Moura M, Piñeyro D, Esteller M, Molinuevo JL, Guigó R, Navarro A, Gispert JD, Vilor-Tejedor N. Genetic Predisposition to Alzheimer's Disease Is Associated with Enlargement of Perivascular Spaces in Centrum Semiovale Region. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12060825. [PMID: 34072165 PMCID: PMC8226614 DOI: 10.3390/genes12060825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
This study investigated whether genetic factors involved in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are associated with enlargement of Perivascular Spaces (ePVS) in the brain. A total of 680 participants with T2-weighted MRI scans and genetic information were acquired from the ALFA study. ePVS in the basal ganglia (BG) and the centrum semiovale (CS) were assessed based on a validated visual rating scale. We used univariate and multivariate logistic regression models to investigate associations between ePVS in BG and CS with BIN1-rs744373, as well as APOE genotypes. We found a significant association of the BIN1-rs744373 polymorphism in the CS subscale (p value = 0.019; OR = 2.564), suggesting that G allele carriers have an increased risk of ePVS in comparison with A allele carriers. In stratified analysis by APOE-ε4 status (carriers vs. non-carriers), these results remained significant only for ε4 carriers (p value = 0.011; OR = 1.429). To our knowledge, the present study is the first suggesting that genetic predisposition for AD is associated with ePVS in CS. These findings provide evidence that underlying biological processes affecting AD may influence CS-ePVS.
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- Iacopo Ciampa
- Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, 08029 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, 08005 Barcelona, Spain; (G.O.); (C.F.); (C.M.); (J.L.M.); (A.N.)
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, 08005 Barcelona, Spain; (G.O.); (C.F.); (C.M.); (J.L.M.); (A.N.)
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, 08005 Barcelona, Spain; (G.O.); (C.F.); (C.M.); (J.L.M.); (A.N.)
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), 08916 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; (M.C.d.M.); (D.P.); (M.E.)
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- Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), 08916 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; (M.C.d.M.); (D.P.); (M.E.)
- Centro de Investigación Biomedica en Red Cancer (CIBERONC), 28019 Madrid, Spain
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- Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), 08916 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; (M.C.d.M.); (D.P.); (M.E.)
- Centro de Investigación Biomedica en Red Cancer (CIBERONC), 28019 Madrid, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
- Physiological Sciences Department, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona (UB), 08097 Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, 08005 Barcelona, Spain; (G.O.); (C.F.); (C.M.); (J.L.M.); (A.N.)
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08005 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08005 Barcelona, Spain;
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, 08005 Barcelona, Spain; (G.O.); (C.F.); (C.M.); (J.L.M.); (A.N.)
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, 08005 Barcelona, Spain; (G.O.); (C.F.); (C.M.); (J.L.M.); (A.N.)
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: (J.D.G.); (N.V.-T.)
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, 08005 Barcelona, Spain; (G.O.); (C.F.); (C.M.); (J.L.M.); (A.N.)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08005 Barcelona, Spain;
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: (J.D.G.); (N.V.-T.)
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Ojo JO, Reed JM, Crynen G, Vallabhaneni P, Evans J, Shackleton B, Eisenbaum M, Ringland C, Edsell A, Mullan M, Crawford F, Bachmeier C. Molecular Pathobiology of the Cerebrovasculature in Aging and in Alzheimers Disease Cases With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:658605. [PMID: 34079449 PMCID: PMC8166206 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.658605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cerebrovascular dysfunction and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) are hallmark features of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Molecular damage to cerebrovessels in AD may result in alterations in vascular clearance mechanisms leading to amyloid deposition around blood vessels and diminished neurovascular-coupling. The sequelae of molecular events leading to these early pathogenic changes remains elusive. To address this, we conducted a comprehensive in-depth molecular characterization of the proteomic changes in enriched cerebrovessel fractions isolated from the inferior frontal gyrus of autopsy AD cases with low (85.5 ± 2.9 yrs) vs. high (81 ± 4.4 yrs) CAA score, aged-matched control (87.4 ± 1.5 yrs) and young healthy control (47 ± 3.3 yrs) cases. We employed a 10-plex tandem isobaric mass tag approach in combination with our ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography MS/MS (Q-Exactive) method. Enriched cerebrovascular fractions showed very high expression levels of proteins specific to endothelial cells, mural cells (pericytes and smooth muscle cells), and astrocytes. We observed 150 significantly regulated proteins in young vs. aged control cerebrovessels. The top pathways significantly modulated with aging included chemokine, reelin, HIF1α and synaptogenesis signaling pathways. There were 213 proteins significantly regulated in aged-matched control vs. high CAA cerebrovessels. The top three pathways significantly altered from this comparison were oxidative phosphorylation, Sirtuin signaling pathway and TCA cycle II. Comparison between low vs. high CAA cerebrovessels identified 84 significantly regulated proteins. Top three pathways significantly altered between low vs. high CAA cerebrovessels included TCA Cycle II, Oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondrial dysfunction. Notably, high CAA cases included more advanced AD pathology thus cerebrovascular effects may be driven by the severity of amyloid and Tangle pathology. These descriptive proteomic changes provide novel insights to explain the age-related and AD-related cerebrovascular changes contributing to AD pathogenesis. Particularly, disturbances in energy bioenergetics and mitochondrial biology rank among the top AD pathways altered in cerebrovessels. Targeting these failed mechanisms in endothelia and mural cells may provide novel disease modifying targets for developing therapeutic strategies against cerebrovascular deterioration and promoting cerebral perfusion in AD. Our future work will focus on interrogating and validating these novel targets and pathways and their functional significance.
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- Joseph O. Ojo
- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States
- James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, United States
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, United States
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- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States
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- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States
- James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, United States
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, FL, United States
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
- Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Bay Pines, FL, United States
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Yamazaki Y, Liu CC, Yamazaki A, Shue F, Martens YA, Chen Y, Qiao W, Kurti A, Oue H, Ren Y, Li Y, Aikawa T, Cherukuri Y, Fryer JD, Asmann YW, Kim BYS, Kanekiyo T, Bu G. Vascular ApoE4 Impairs Behavior by Modulating Gliovascular Function. Neuron 2021; 109:438-447.e6. [PMID: 33321072 PMCID: PMC7864888 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
The ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE4) is a strong genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and multiple vascular conditions. ApoE is abundantly expressed in multiple brain cell types, including astrocytes, microglia, and vascular mural cells (VMCs). Here, we show that VMC-specific expression of apoE4 in mice impairs behavior and cerebrovascular function. Expression of either apoE3 or apoE4 in VMCs was sufficient to rescue the hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis phenotypes seen in Apoe knockout mice. Intriguingly, vascular expression of apoE4, but not apoE3, reduced arteriole blood flow, impaired spatial learning, and increased anxiety-like phenotypes. Single-cell RNA sequencing of vascular and glial cells revealed that apoE4 in VMCs was associated with astrocyte activation, while apoE3 was linked to angiogenic signature in pericytes. Together, our data support cell-autonomous effects of vascular apoE on brain homeostasis in an isoform-dependent manner, suggesting a critical contribution of vascular apoE to AD pathogenesis.
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- Yu Yamazaki
- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
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Qu Y, Tan CC, Shen XN, Li HQ, Cui M, Tan L, Dong Q, Yu JT. Association of Plasma Neurofilament Light With Small Vessel Disease Burden in Nondemented Elderly: A Longitudinal Study. Stroke 2021; 52:896-904. [PMID: 33517704 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a promising predictive biomarker of active axonal injury and neuronal degeneration diseases. We aimed to evaluate if an increase in plasma NfL levels could play a monitoring role in the progression of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) among the nondemented elders, which are highly prevalent in elderly individuals and associated with an increased risk of stroke and dementia. METHODS The study included 496 nondemented participants from the Alzheimer disease neuroimaging initiative database. All participants underwent plasma NfL measurements and 3.0-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging of the brain; 387 (78.0%) underwent longitudinal measurements. The number of cerebral microbleeds, lacunar infarcts, and volumetric white matter hyperintensities, as well as Fazekas scores, were measured. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between CSVD burden and NfL levels were evaluated using multivariable-adjusted models. RESULTS Plasma NfL was higher in the moderate-severe CSVD burden group (45.2±16.0 pg/mL) than in the nonburden group (34.3±15.1 pg/mL; odds ratio [OR]=1.71 [95% CI, 1.24-2.35]) at baseline. NfL was positively associated with the presence of cerebral microbleeds (OR=1.29 [95% CI, 1.01-1.64]), lacunar infarcts (OR=1.43 [95% CI, 1.06-1.93]), and moderate-severe white matter hyperintensities (OR=1.67 [95% CI, 1.24-2.25]). Longitudinally, a higher change rate of NfL could predict more progression of CSVD burden (OR=1.38 [95% CI, 1.08-1.76]), white matter hyperintensities (OR=1.41 [95% CI, 1.10-1.79]), and lacunar infarcts (OR=1.99 [95% CI, 1.42-2.77]). CONCLUSIONS Plasma NfL level is a valuable noninvasive biomarker that supplements magnetic resonance imaging scans and possibly reflects the severity of CSVD burden. Furthermore, high plasma NfL levels tend to represent an increased CSVD risk, and dynamic increases in NfL levels might predict a greater progression of CSVD.
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- Yi Qu
- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, China (Y.Q., C.-C.T., L.T.)
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, China (Y.Q., C.-C.T., L.T.)
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- Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China (X.-N.S., H.-Q.L., M.C., Q.D., J.-T.Y.)
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- Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China (X.-N.S., H.-Q.L., M.C., Q.D., J.-T.Y.)
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- Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China (X.-N.S., H.-Q.L., M.C., Q.D., J.-T.Y.)
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, China (Y.Q., C.-C.T., L.T.)
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- Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China (X.-N.S., H.-Q.L., M.C., Q.D., J.-T.Y.)
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- Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China (X.-N.S., H.-Q.L., M.C., Q.D., J.-T.Y.)
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Rachmadi MF, Valdés-Hernández MDC, Makin S, Wardlaw J, Komura T. Automatic spatial estimation of white matter hyperintensities evolution in brain MRI using disease evolution predictor deep neural networks. Med Image Anal 2020; 63:101712. [PMID: 32428823 PMCID: PMC7294240 DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2020.101712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Previous studies have indicated that white matter hyperintensities (WMH), the main radiological feature of small vessel disease, may evolve (i.e., shrink, grow) or stay stable over a period of time. Predicting these changes are challenging because it involves some unknown clinical risk factors that leads to a non-deterministic prediction task. In this study, we propose a deep learning model to predict the evolution of WMH from baseline to follow-up (i.e., 1-year later), namely "Disease Evolution Predictor" (DEP) model, which can be adjusted to become a non-deterministic model. The DEP model receives a baseline image as input and produces a map called "Disease Evolution Map" (DEM), which represents the evolution of WMH from baseline to follow-up. Two DEP models are proposed, namely DEP-UResNet and DEP-GAN, which are representatives of the supervised (i.e., need expert-generated manual labels to generate the output) and unsupervised (i.e., do not require manual labels produced by experts) deep learning algorithms respectively. To simulate the non-deterministic and unknown parameters involved in WMH evolution, we modulate a Gaussian noise array to the DEP model as auxiliary input. This forces the DEP model to imitate a wider spectrum of alternatives in the prediction results. The alternatives of using other types of auxiliary input instead, such as baseline WMH and stroke lesion loads are also proposed and tested. Based on our experiments, the fully supervised machine learning scheme DEP-UResNet regularly performed better than the DEP-GAN which works in principle without using any expert-generated label (i.e., unsupervised). However, a semi-supervised DEP-GAN model, which uses probability maps produced by a supervised segmentation method in the learning process, yielded similar performances to the DEP-UResNet and performed best in the clinical evaluation. Furthermore, an ablation study showed that an auxiliary input, especially the Gaussian noise, improved the performance of DEP models compared to DEP models that lacked the auxiliary input regardless of the model's architecture. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first extensive study on modelling WMH evolution using deep learning algorithms, which deals with the non-deterministic nature of WMH evolution.
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- Muhammad Febrian Rachmadi
- School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Regenhardt RW, Das AS, Lo EH, Caplan LR. Advances in Understanding the Pathophysiology of Lacunar Stroke: A Review. JAMA Neurol 2019; 75:1273-1281. [PMID: 30167649 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.1073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Importance Stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world, and nearly one-third of ischemic strokes are lacunar strokes (LSs) or small subcortical infarcts. Although smaller in size, they create large problems, leaving many patients with intellectual and physical disabilities. Because there are limitations in understanding the underlying pathophysiology of LS, the development of novel therapies has been slow. Observations When the term lacune was described in the 1800s, its underlying pathophysiological basis was obscure. In the 1960s, C. Miller Fisher, MD, performed autopsy studies that showed that vessels supplying lacunes displayed segmental arteriolar disorganization, characterized by vessel enlargement, hemorrhage, and fibrinoid deposition. For these pathologic changes, he coined the term lipohyalinosis. Since that time, few attempts have been made to reconcile this pathologic description with modern mechanisms of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). During the past 6 years, progress has been made in understanding the clinical mechanisms, imaging characteristics, and genetic basis of LS. Conclusions and Relevance Questions persist regarding the order of events related to the initiation and progression of CSVD, how LS is related to other sequelae of CSVD, and whether LS is part of a systemic disease process. The relative roles of aging, oxidative stress, mechanical stress, genetic predisposition, and other vascular risk factors should be further studied, especially in the era of widespread antihypertensive use. Although understanding of endothelial dysfunction has increased, future work on the role of media and adventitial dysfunction should be explored. Recent advances in mapping the brain vasculome may generate new hypotheses. The investigation of new therapeutic targets, aimed at reversing CSVD processes and promoting neural repair after LS, depends upon further understanding these basic mechanisms.
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- Robert W Regenhardt
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Mirza SS, Saeed U, Knight J, Ramirez J, Stuss DT, Keith J, Nestor SM, Yu D, Swardfager W, Rogaeva E, St George Hyslop P, Black SE, Masellis M. APOE ε4, white matter hyperintensities, and cognition in Alzheimer and Lewy body dementia. Neurology 2019; 93:e1807-e1819. [PMID: 31575706 PMCID: PMC6946485 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000008377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Objective To determine if APOE ε4 influences the association between white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Methods A total of 289 patients (AD = 239; DLB = 50) underwent volumetric MRI, neuropsychological testing, and APOE ε4 genotyping. Total WMH volumes were quantified. Neuropsychological test scores were included in a confirmatory factor analysis to identify cognitive domains encompassing attention/executive functions, learning/memory, and language, and factor scores for each domain were calculated per participant. After testing interactions between WMH and APOE ε4 in the full sample, we tested associations of WMH with factor scores using linear regression models in APOE ε4 carriers (n = 167) and noncarriers (n = 122). We hypothesized that greater WMH volume would relate to worse cognition more strongly in APOE ε4 carriers. Findings were replicated in 198 patients with AD from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI-I), and estimates from both samples were meta-analyzed. Results A significant interaction was observed between WMH and APOE ε4 for language, but not for memory or executive functions. Separate analyses in APOE ε4 carriers and noncarriers showed that greater WMH volume was associated with worse attention/executive functions, learning/memory, and language in APOE ε4 carriers only. In ADNI-I, greater WMH burden was associated with worse attention/executive functions and language in APOE ε4 carriers only. No significant associations were observed in noncarriers. Meta-analyses showed that greater WMH volume was associated with worse performance on all cognitive domains in APOE ε4 carriers only. Conclusion APOE ε4 may influence the association between WMH and cognitive performance in AD and DLB.
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- Saira Saeed Mirza
- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK.
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (S.S.M., D.T.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (S.S.M., J.R., D.T.S., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.) and LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit (U.S., J.R., S.M.N., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Sunnybrook Research Institute, Institute of Medical Science (U.S., S.E.B., M.M.), Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (D.T.S., S.E.B.), and Department of Psychiatry (S.M.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (J.R., D.Y., W.S., S.E.B.) and Department of Anatomic Pathology (J.K.), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science (D.T.S.), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicity (D.Y., W.S.), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (E.R., P.S.G.H.), and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (S.E.B.), University of Toronto, Canada; Data Science Institute and Medical School (J.K.), Lancaster University, Lancaster; and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (P.S.G.H.), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK
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Luo X, Li K, Zeng Q, Huang P, Jiaerken Y, Wang S, Shen Z, Xu X, Xu J, Wang C, Kong L, Zhou J, Zhang M. Application of T1-/T2-Weighted Ratio Mapping to Elucidate Intracortical Demyelination Process in the Alzheimer's Disease Continuum. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:904. [PMID: 31551678 PMCID: PMC6748350 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The biological diagnosis criteria of the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suggests that previous work may misclassify the cognitive impairment caused by other factors into AD. Consequently, re-assessing the imaging profile of AD continuum is needed. Considering the high vulnerability of cortical association fibers, we aimed to elucidate the cortical demyelination process in the AD continuum biologically defined. Methods According to the biological diagnosis criteria, we determined the positive amyloid status (A+) as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid1–42 < 192 pg/ml, Florbetapir Positron emission tomography (PET) composite standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) >1.11. Also, the positive Tau status (T+) was determined as p-Tau181 > 23 pg/ml. Based on the cognitive characterization, we further categorized 252 subjects into 27 cognitively unimpaired with normal AD biomarkers (A−T−, controls), 49 preclinical AD (A+T+), 113 AD with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) (A+T+), and 63 AD dementia (A+T+). We estimated the intracortical myelin content used the T1- and T2-weighted (T1W/T2W) ratio mapping. To investigate the sensitivity of the ratio mapping, we also utilized well-validated AD imaging biomarkers as the reference, including gray matter volume and Fludeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET). Based on the general linear model, we conducted the voxel-wise two-sample T-tests between the controls and each group in the AD continuum. Results Compared to the controls, the results showed that the preclinical AD patients exhibited decreased T1W/T2W ratio value in the right inferior parietal lobule (IPL); as the disease progresses, the prodromal AD patients demonstrated lower ratio value in bilateral IPL, with hippocampus (HP) atrophy. Lastly, the AD dementia patients exhibited decreased ratio value in bilateral IPL and hippocampus; also, we observed the bilateral temporal cortices atrophy and widespread decreased metabolism in the AD dementia patients. After corrected with gray volume, the results remained mostly unchanged. Conclusion Our study implied the decreased right IPL T1W/T2W ratio might represent early AD-related demyelination in disease continuum. Additionally, we demonstrated that the T1W/T2W ratio mapping is an easy-to-implement and sensitive metric to assess the intracortical myelin content in AD, particularly in the early stage.
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- Xiao Luo
- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Jiaerken Y, Luo X, Yu X, Huang P, Xu X, Zhang M. Microstructural and metabolic changes in the longitudinal progression of white matter hyperintensities. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2019; 39. [PMID: 29519198 PMCID: PMC6681534 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x18761438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Our purpose is to evaluate the microstructural and metabolism property in the white matter that later become white matter hyperintensity (WMH), and of WMH that later disappeared. Forty subjects with two-year follow-up were included. Each subject had 3DT1, T2FLAIR, DTI and FDG-PET scans. White matter was classified into: constant WMH, growing WMH, shrinking WMH and normal appearing white matter (NAWM). The average DTI (FA and MD) and FDG-PET (standardized FDG-PET rSUV) of each of the above-mentioned region were extracted and compared. At baseline, the growing WMH had lower FA and FDG-PET rSUV than NAWM, but had higher FA than the constant WMH. Longitudinally, in NAWM, there was a more rapid decline in metabolism compared to WMH areas, while in the growing WMH, a progression in diffusion was found. Finally, we discovered that the shrinking WMH had a similar microstructural and metabolism property and progression to the constant WMH. Our results suggest there are dynamic changes in microstructural and metabolism in WMH. The metabolic change was mainly found in NAWM, while the microstructural change was mainly found in WMH region. Besides, the reduced volume in WMH, to a larger extent, is irrelevant to the microstructural or metabolism recovery.
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- Yeerfan Jiaerken
- Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Veitch DP, Weiner MW, Aisen PS, Beckett LA, Cairns NJ, Green RC, Harvey D, Jack CR, Jagust W, Morris JC, Petersen RC, Saykin AJ, Shaw LM, Toga AW, Trojanowski JQ. Understanding disease progression and improving Alzheimer's disease clinical trials: Recent highlights from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Alzheimers Dement 2018; 15:106-152. [PMID: 30321505 DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The overall goal of the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) is to validate biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) clinical trials. ADNI is a multisite, longitudinal, observational study that has collected many biomarkers since 2004. Recent publications highlight the multifactorial nature of late-onset AD. We discuss selected topics that provide insights into AD progression and outline how this knowledge may improve clinical trials. METHODS We used standard methods to identify nearly 600 publications using ADNI data from 2016 and 2017 (listed in Supplementary Material and searchable at http://adni.loni.usc.edu/news-publications/publications/). RESULTS (1) Data-driven AD progression models supported multifactorial interactions rather than a linear cascade of events. (2) β-Amyloid (Aβ) deposition occurred concurrently with functional connectivity changes within the default mode network in preclinical subjects and was followed by specific and progressive disconnection of functional and anatomical networks. (3) Changes in functional connectivity, volumetric measures, regional hypometabolism, and cognition were detectable at subthreshold levels of Aβ deposition. 4. Tau positron emission tomography imaging studies detailed a specific temporal and spatial pattern of tau pathology dependent on prior Aβ deposition, and related to subsequent cognitive decline. 5. Clustering studies using a wide range of modalities consistently identified a "typical AD" subgroup and a second subgroup characterized by executive impairment and widespread cortical atrophy in preclinical and prodromal subjects. 6. Vascular pathology burden may act through both Aβ dependent and independent mechanisms to exacerbate AD progression. 7. The APOE ε4 allele interacted with cerebrovascular disease to impede Aβ clearance mechanisms. 8. Genetic approaches identified novel genetic risk factors involving a wide range of processes, and demonstrated shared genetic risk for AD and vascular disorders, as well as the temporal and regional pathological associations of established AD risk alleles. 9. Knowledge of early pathological changes guided the development of novel prognostic biomarkers for preclinical subjects. 10. Placebo populations of randomized controlled clinical trials had highly variable trajectories of cognitive change, underscoring the importance of subject selection and monitoring. 11. Selection criteria based on Aβ positivity, hippocampal volume, baseline cognitive/functional measures, and APOE ε4 status in combination with improved cognitive outcome measures were projected to decrease clinical trial duration and cost. 12. Multiple concurrent therapies targeting vascular health and other AD pathology in addition to Aβ may be more effective than single therapies. DISCUSSION ADNI publications from 2016 and 2017 supported the idea of AD as a multifactorial disease and provided insights into the complexities of AD disease progression. These findings guided the development of novel biomarkers and suggested that subject selection on the basis of multiple factors may lower AD clinical trial costs and duration. The use of multiple concurrent therapies in these trials may prove more effective in reversing AD disease progression.
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- Dallas P Veitch
- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA, USA; Northern California Institute for Research and Education (NCIRE), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA; Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuroimaging, Institute of Neuroimaging and Informatics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Institute on Aging, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Udall Parkinson's Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Koizumi K, Hattori Y, Ahn SJ, Buendia I, Ciacciarelli A, Uekawa K, Wang G, Hiller A, Zhao L, Voss HU, Paul SM, Schaffer C, Park L, Iadecola C. Apoε4 disrupts neurovascular regulation and undermines white matter integrity and cognitive function. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3816. [PMID: 30232327 PMCID: PMC6145902 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06301-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The ApoE4 allele is associated with increased risk of small vessel disease, which is a cause of vascular cognitive impairment. Here, we report that mice with targeted replacement (TR) of the ApoE gene with human ApoE4 have reduced neocortical cerebral blood flow compared to ApoE3-TR mice, an effect due to reduced vascular density rather than slowing of microvascular red blood cell flow. Furthermore, homeostatic mechanisms matching local delivery of blood flow to brain activity are impaired in ApoE4-TR mice. In a model of cerebral hypoperfusion, these cerebrovascular alterations exacerbate damage to the white matter of the corpus callosum and worsen cognitive dysfunction. Using 3-photon microscopy we found that the increased white matter damage is linked to an enhanced reduction of microvascular flow resulting in local hypoxia. Such alterations may be responsible for the increased susceptibility to hypoxic-ischemic lesions in the subcortical white matter of individuals carrying the ApoE4 allele. ApoE4 is a risk factor for small vessel disease, which can lead to cognitive impairment. Here the authors assess the microvasculature of the corpus callosum using 3-photon microscopy and find that mice expressing the ApoE4 allele are more susceptible than wild-type to white matter injury and cognitive impairment in a model of hypoperfusion-induced hypoxia.
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- Kenzo Koizumi
- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, 63110, MO, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA.,Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, 14853, NY, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA.
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, NY, USA.
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Luo X, Li K, Zeng Q, Huang P, Jiaerken Y, Qiu T, Xu X, Zhou J, Xu J, Zhang M. Decreased Bilateral FDG-PET Uptake and Inter-Hemispheric Connectivity in Multi-Domain Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients: A Preliminary Study. Front Aging Neurosci 2018; 10:161. [PMID: 29922150 PMCID: PMC5996941 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background: Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is a heterogeneous condition. Based on clinical symptoms, aMCI could be categorized into single-domain aMCI (SD-aMCI, only memory deficit) and multi-domain aMCI (MD-aMCI, one or more cognitive domain deficit). As core intrinsic functional architecture, inter-hemispheric connectivity maintains many cognitive abilities. However, few studies investigated whether SD-aMCI and MD-aMCI have different inter-hemispheric connectivity pattern. Methods: We evaluated inter-hemispheric connection pattern using fluorine-18 positron emission tomography - fluorodeoxyglucose (18F PET-FDG), resting-state functional MRI and structural T1 in 49 controls, 32 SD-aMCI, and 32 MD-aMCI patients. Specifically, we analyzed the 18F PET-FDG (intensity normalized by cerebellar vermis) in a voxel-wise manner. Then, we estimated inter-hemispheric functional and structural connectivity by calculating the voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC) and corpus callosum (CC) subregions volume. Further, we correlated inter-hemispheric indices with the behavioral score and pathological biomarkers. Results: We found that MD-aMCI exhibited more several inter-hemispheric connectivity damages than SD-aMCI. Specifically, MD-aMCI displayed hypometabolism in the bilateral middle temporal gyrus (MTG), inferior parietal lobe, and left precuneus (PCu) (p < 0.001, corrected). Correspondingly, MD-aMCI showed decreased VMHC in MTG, PCu, calcarine gyrus, and postcentral gyrus, as well as smaller mid-posterior CC than the SD-aMCI and controls (p < 0.05, corrected). Contrary to MD-aMCI, there were no neuroimaging indices with significant differences between SD-aMCI and controls, except reduced hypometabolism in bilateral MTG. Within aMCI patients, hypometabolism and reduced inter-hemispheric connectivity correlated with worse executive ability. Moreover, hypometabolism indices correlated to increased amyloid deposition. Conclusion: In conclusion, patients with MD-aMCI exhibited the more severe deficit in inter-hemispheric communication than SD-aMCI. This long-range connectivity deficit may contribute to cognitive profiles and potentially serve as a biomarker to estimate disease progression of aMCI patients.
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- Xiao Luo
- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Luo X, Li K, Jia YL, Zeng Q, Jiaerken Y, Qiu T, Huang P, Xu X, Shen Z, Guan X, Zhou J, Wang C, Xu JJ, Zhang M. Altered effective connectivity anchored in the posterior cingulate cortex and the medial prefrontal cortex in cognitively intact elderly APOE ε4 carriers: a preliminary study. Brain Imaging Behav 2018; 13:270-282. [DOI: 10.1007/s11682-018-9857-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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