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Yakoub Y, Ashton NJ, Strikwerda-Brown C, Montoliu-Gaya L, Karikari TK, Kac PR, Gonzalez-Ortiz F, Gallego-Rudolf J, Meyer PF, St-Onge F, Schöll M, Soucy JP, Breitner JCS, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Poirier J, Villeneuve S. Longitudinal blood biomarker trajectories in preclinical Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:5620-5631. [PMID: 37294682 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Plasma biomarkers are altered years prior to Alzheimer's disease (AD) clinical onset. METHODS We measured longitudinal changes in plasma amyloid-beta (Aβ)42/40 ratio, pTau181, pTau231, neurofilament light chain (NfL), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in a cohort of older adults at risk of AD (n = 373 total, n = 229 with Aβ and tau positron emission tomography [PET] scans) considering genetic and demographic factors as possible modifiers of these markers' progression. RESULTS Aβ42/40 ratio concentrations decreased, while NfL and GFAP values increased over the 4-year follow-up. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 carriers showed faster increase in plasma pTau181 than non-carriers. Older individuals showed a faster increase in plasma NfL, and females showed a faster increase in plasma GFAP values. In the PET subsample, individuals both Aβ-PET and tau-PET positive showed faster plasma pTau181 and GFAP increase compared to PET-negative individuals. DISCUSSION Plasma markers can track biological change over time, with plasma pTau181 and GFAP markers showing longitudinal change in individuals with preclinical AD. HIGHLIGHTS Longitudinal increase of plasma pTau181 and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) can be measured in the preclinical phase of AD. Apolipoprotein E ε4 carriers experience faster increase in plasma pTau181 over time than non-carriers. Female sex showed accelerated increase in plasma GFAP over time compared to males. Aβ42/40 and pTau231 values are already abnormal at baseline in individuals with both amyloid and tau PET burden.
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- Yara Yakoub
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Age-Related Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
- King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, London, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health & Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation, London, UK
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Age-Related Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
- UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London, UK
- Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
- UW Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Gonzalez-Ortiz F, Dulewicz M, Ashton NJ, Kac PR, Zetterberg H, Andersson E, Yakoub Y, Hanrieder J, Turton M, Harrison P, Nellgård B, Karikari TK, Blennow K. Association of Serum Brain-Derived Tau With Clinical Outcome and Longitudinal Change in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2321554. [PMID: 37399012 PMCID: PMC10318474 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Importance Blood-based measurements of total tau (T-tau) are commonly used to examine neuronal injury in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), but current assays do not differentiate between brain-derived tau (BD-tau) and tau produced in peripheral tissues. A novel assay for BD-tau has recently been reported that selectively quantifies nonphosphorylated tau of central nervous system origin in blood samples. Objectives To examine the association of serum BD-tau with clinical outcomes in patients with severe TBI (sTBI) and its longitudinal changes over 1 year. Design, Setting, and Participants This prospective cohort study was conducted at the neurointensive unit at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden, between September 1, 2006, and July 1, 2015. The study included 39 patients with sTBI followed up for up to 1 year. Statistical analysis was performed between October and November 2021. Exposures Serum BD-tau, T-tau, phosphorylated tau231 (p-tau231), and neurofilament light chain (NfL) measured on days 0, 7, and 365 after injury. Main Outcomes and Measures Associations of serum biomarkers with clinical outcome and longitudinal change in sTBI. Severity of sTBI was evaluated using the Glasgow Coma Scale at hospital admission, while clinical outcome was assessed with the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at 1-year follow-up. Participants were classified as having a favorable outcome (GOS score, 4-5) or unfavorable outcome (GOS score, 1-3). Results Among the 39 patients (median age at admission, 36 years [IQR, 22-54 years]; 26 men [66.7%]) in the study on day 0, the mean (SD) serum BD-tau level was higher among patients with unfavorable outcomes vs those with favorable outcomes (191.4 [190.8] pg/mL vs 75.6 [60.3] pg/mL; mean difference, 115.9 pg/mL [95% CI, 25.7-206.1 pg/mL]), while the other markers had smaller between-group mean differences (serum T-tau, 60.3 pg/mL [95% CI, -22.0 to 142.7 pg/mL]; serum p-tau231, 8.3 pg/mL [95% CI, -6.4 to 23.0 pg/mL]; serum NfL, -5.4 pg/mL [95% CI, -99.0 to 88.3 pg/mL]). Similar results were recorded on day 7. Longitudinally, baseline serum BD-tau concentrations showed slower decreases in the whole cohort (42.2% on day 7 [from 138.6 to 80.1 pg/mL] and 93.0% on day 365 [from 138.6 to 9.7 pg/mL]) compared with serum T-tau (81.5% on day 7 [from 57.3 to 10.6 pg/mL] and 99.0% on day 365 [from 57.3 to 0.6 pg/mL]) and p-tau231 (92.5% on day 7 [from 20.1 to 1.5 pg/mL] and 95.0% on day 365 [from 20.1 to 1.0 pg/mL]). These results did not change when considering clinical outcome, where T-tau decreased twice as fast as BD-tau in both groups. Similar results were obtained for p-tau231. Furthermore, the biomarker levels on day 365 were lower, compared with day 7, for BD-tau but not T-tau or p-tau231. Serum NfL had a different trajectory to the tau biomarkers, with levels increasing by 255.9% on day 7 compared with day 0 (from 86.8 to 308.9 pg/mL) but decreasing by 97.0% by day 365 vs day 7 (from 308.9 to 9.2 pg/mL). Conclusions and Relevance This study suggests that serum BD-tau, T-tau, and p-tau231 have differential associations with clinical outcome and 1-year longitudinal change in patients with sTBI. Serum BD-tau demonstrated utility as a biomarker to monitor outcomes in sTBI and can provide valuable information regarding acute neuronal damage.
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- Fernando Gonzalez-Ortiz
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation London, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Age-Related Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
- UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London, United Kingdom
- Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Intensive Care; Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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Yakoub Y, Ashton NJ, Karikari TK, Strikwerda‐Brown C, Montoliu‐Gaya L, Meyer P, St‐Onge F, Schöll M, Breitner J, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Poirier J, Villeneuve S. Longitudinal Blood Biomarker Trajectories in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.064811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yara Yakoub
- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal Sweden
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health & Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation London United Kingdom
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden
- Institute of Physiology and Neuroscience, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
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- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal Sweden
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health & Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation London United Kingdom
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, Department of Psychiatry & Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Physiology and Neuroscience, University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden
- Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden
- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology London United Kingdom
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, McGill University Montreal QC Canada
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- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal Sweden
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL London United Kingdom
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London London United Kingdom
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- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal Sweden
- Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, Department of Psychiatry & Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University Montreal QC Canada
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Strikwerda‐Brown C, St‐Onge F, Yakoub Y, Ozlen H, Binette AP, Breitner J, Villeneuve S, Group PREVENTR. Associations between psychological factors, grey matter volume, and resistance and resilience to tau pathology in cognitively unimpaired older adults. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.064727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Cherie Strikwerda‐Brown
- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Montreal QC Canada
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Yakoub Y, Ashton NJ, Karikari TK, Strikwerda‐Brown C, Montoliu‐Gaya L, Meyer P, St‐Onge F, Schöll M, Breitner J, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Poirier J, Villeneuve S. Longitudinal Blood Biomarker Trajectories in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.064763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Yara Yakoub
- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health & Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation London United Kingdom
- University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden
- Institute of Physiology and Neuroscience, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute London United Kingdom
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health & Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation London United Kingdom
- University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal Sweden
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, Department of Psychiatry & Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Physiology and Neuroscience, University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden
- Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden
- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology London United Kingdom
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
- McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Montreal QC Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal Sweden
- University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL London United Kingdom
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London London United Kingdom
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- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal Sweden
- Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, Department of Psychiatry & Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden
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- McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
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- Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's disease (StoP‐AD Centre), Douglas Mental Health Institute Montreal QC Canada
- McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Montreal QC Canada
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University Montreal QC Canada
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Steffener J, Habeck C, Franklin D, Lau M, Yakoub Y, Gad M. Subjective difficulty in a verbal recognition-based memory task: Exploring brain-behaviour relationships at the individual level in healthy young adults. Neuroimage 2022; 257:119301. [PMID: 35568348 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The vast majority of fMRI studies of task-related brain activity utilize common levels of task demands and analyses that rely on the central tendencies of the data. This approach does not take into account perceived difficulty nor regional variations in brain activity between people. The results are findings of brain-behavior relationships that weaken as sample sizes increase. Participants of the current study included twenty-six healthy young adults evenly split between the sexes. The current work utilizes five parametrically modulated levels of memory load centered around each individual's predetermined working memory cognitive capacity. Principal components analyses (PCA) identified the group-level central tendency of the data. After removing the group effect from the data, PCA identified individual-level patterns of brain activity across the five levels of task demands. Expression of the group effect significantly differed between the sexes across all load levels. Expression of the individual level patterns demonstrated a significant load by sex interaction. Furthermore, expressions of the individual maps make better predictors of response time behavior than group-derived maps. We demonstrated that utilization of an individual's unique pattern of brain activity in response to increasing a task's perceived difficulty is a better predictor of brain-behavior relationships than study designs and analyses focused on identification of group effects. Furthermore, these methods facilitate exploration into how individual differences in patterns of brain activity relate to individual differences in behavior and cognition.
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- Jason Steffener
- Interdisciplinary School of Health Science, University of Ottawa, 200 Lees, Lees Campus, Office # E250E, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S9, Canada.
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Division, Department of Neurology and Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and The Aging Brain, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary School of Health Science, University of Ottawa, 200 Lees, Lees Campus, Office # E250E, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S9, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary School of Health Science, University of Ottawa, 200 Lees, Lees Campus, Office # E250E, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S9, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary School of Health Science, University of Ottawa, 200 Lees, Lees Campus, Office # E250E, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S9, Canada
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Meyer PF, Ashton NJ, Karikari TK, Strikwerda-Brown C, Köbe T, Gonneaud J, Pichet Binette A, Ozlen H, Yakoub Y, Simrén J, Pannee J, Lantero-Rodriguez J, Labonté A, Baker SL, Schöll M, Vanmechelen E, Breitner JCS, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Poirier J, Villeneuve S. Plasma p-tau231, p-tau181, PET biomarkers and cognitive change in older adults. Ann Neurol 2022; 91:548-560. [PMID: 35084051 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To evaluate novel plasma p-tau231, p-tau181 as well as Aβ40 and Aβ42 assays as indicators of tau and Aβ pathologies measured with positron emission tomography (PET), and their association with cognitive change, in cognitively unimpaired older adults. METHODS In a cohort of 244 older adults at risk of AD owing to a family history of AD dementia, we measured single molecule array (Simoa)-based plasma tau biomarkers (p-tau231, p-tau181), Aβ40 and Aβ42 with immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry, and Simoa NfL. A subset of 129 participants underwent amyloid-β (18 F-NAV4694) and tau (18 F-flortaucipir) PET assessments. We investigated plasma biomarker associations with Aβ and tau PET at the global and voxel level and tested plasma biomarker combinations for improved detection of Aβ-PET positivity. We also investigated associations with 8-year cognitive change. RESULTS Plasma p-tau biomarkers correlated with flortaucipir binding in medial temporal, parietal and inferior temporal regions. P-tau231 showed further associations in lateral parietal and occipital cortices. Plasma Aβ42/40 explained more variance in global Aβ-PET binding than Aβ42 alone. P-tau231 also showed strong and widespread associations with cortical Aβ-PET binding. Combining Aβ42/40 with p-tau231 or p-tau181 allowed for good distinction between Aβ-negative and -positive participants (AUC range 0.81-0.86). Individuals with low plasma Aβ42/40 and high p-tau experienced faster cognitive decline. INTERPRETATION Plasma p-tau231 showed more robust associations with PET biomarkers than p-tau181 in pre-symptomatic individuals. The combination of p-tau and Aβ42/40 biomarkers detected early AD pathology and cognitive decline. Such markers could be used as pre-screening tools to reduce the cost of prevention trials. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Pierre-François Meyer
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, London, UK.,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health & Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health & Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation, London, UK
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.,Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (StoP-AD), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Franklin D, Lau M, Yakoub Y, Gad M, Steffener J. Elucidating the neural mechanisms of working memory and cognitive reserve among younger and older adults using structural and functional neuroimaging. Brain Cogn 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2019.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sironval V, Reylandt L, Ibouraadaten S, Palmai-Pallag M, Yakoub Y, Tomatis M, Ucakar B, Vanbever R, Marbaix E, Lison D, van den Brule S. Respiratory hazard of Li-ion battery components: elective toxicity of lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2) particles via IL-1β and HIF-1α. Toxicol Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.06.858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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