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Li J, Capuano AW, Agarwal P, Arvanitakis Z, Wang Y, De Jager PL, Schneider JA, Tasaki S, de Paiva Lopes K, Hu FB, Bennett DA, Liang L, Grodstein F. The MIND diet, brain transcriptomic alterations, and dementia. medRxiv 2023:2023.06.12.23291263. [PMID: 37398494 PMCID: PMC10312892 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.12.23291263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Identifying novel mechanisms underlying dementia is critical to improving prevention and treatment. As an approach to mechanistic discovery, we investigated whether MIND diet (Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay), a consistent risk factor for dementia, is correlated with a specific profile of cortical gene expression, and whether such a transcriptomic profile is associated with dementia, in the Religious Orders Study (ROS) and Rush Memory and Aging Project (MAP). RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) was conducted in postmortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortex tissue from 1,204 deceased participants; neuropsychological assessments were performed annually prior to death. In a subset of 482 participants, diet was assessed ~6 years before death using a validated food-frequency questionnaire; in these participants, using elastic net regression, we identified a transcriptomic profile, consisting of 50 genes, significantly correlated with MIND diet score (P=0.001). In multivariable analysis of the remaining 722 individuals, higher transcriptomic score of MIND diet was associated with slower annual rate of decline in global cognition (β=0.011 per standard deviation increment in transcriptomic profile score, P=0.003) and lower odds of dementia (odds ratio [OR] =0.76, P=0.0002). Cortical expression of several genes appeared to mediate the association between MIND diet and dementia, including TCIM, whose expression in inhibitory neurons and oligodendrocytes was associated with dementia in a subset of 424 individuals with single-nuclei RNA-seq data. In a secondary Mendelian randomization analysis, genetically predicted transcriptomic profile score was associated with dementia (OR=0.93, P=0.04). Our study suggests that associations between diet and cognitive health may involve brain molecular alterations at the transcriptomic level. Investigating brain molecular alterations related to diet may inform the identification of novel pathways underlying dementia.
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- Jun Li
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center
- Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
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- Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center
- Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center
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Yang HS, Teng L, Kang D, Menon V, Ge T, Finucane HK, Schultz AP, Properzi M, Klein HU, Chibnik LB, Schneider JA, Bennett DA, Hohman TJ, Mayeux RP, Johnson KA, De Jager PL, Sperling RA. Cell-type-specific Alzheimer's disease polygenic risk scores are associated with distinct disease processes in Alzheimer's disease. medRxiv 2023:2023.06.01.23290850. [PMID: 37333223 PMCID: PMC10274993 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.01.23290850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) heritability is enriched in glial genes, but how and when cell-type-specific genetic risk contributes to AD remains unclear. Here, we derive cell-type-specific AD polygenic risk scores (ADPRS) from two extensively characterized datasets. In an autopsy dataset spanning all stages of AD (n=1,457), astrocytic (Ast) ADPRS was associated with both diffuse and neuritic Aβ plaques, while microglial (Mic) ADPRS was associated with neuritic Aβ plaques, microglial activation, tau, and cognitive decline. Causal modeling analyses further clarified these relationships. In an independent neuroimaging dataset of cognitively unimpaired elderly (n=2,921), Ast-ADPRS were associated with Aβ, and Mic-ADPRS was associated with Aβ and tau, showing a consistent pattern with the autopsy dataset. Oligodendrocytic and excitatory neuronal ADPRSs were associated with tau, but only in the autopsy dataset including symptomatic AD cases. Together, our study provides human genetic evidence implicating multiple glial cell types in AD pathophysiology, starting from the preclinical stage.
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- Hyun-Sik Yang
- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA
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- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA
- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Seto M, Dumitrescu L, Mahoney ER, Sclafani AM, De Jager PL, Menon V, Koran MEI, Robinson RA, Ruderfer DM, Cox NJ, Seyfried NT, Jefferson AL, Schneider JA, Bennett DA, Petyuk VA, Hohman TJ. Multi-omic characterization of brain changes in the vascular endothelial growth factor family during aging and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging 2023; 126:25-33. [PMID: 36905877 PMCID: PMC10106439 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling family has been implicated in neuroprotection and clinical progression in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previous work in postmortem human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex demonstrated that higher transcript levels of VEGFB, PGF, FLT1, and FLT4 are associated with AD dementia, worse cognitive outcomes, and higher AD neuropathology. To expand prior work, we leveraged bulk RNA sequencing data, single nucleus RNA (snRNA) sequencing, and both tandem mass tag and selected reaction monitoring mass spectrometry proteomic measures from the post-mortem brain. Outcomes included AD diagnosis, cognition, and AD neuropathology. We replicated previously reported VEGFB and FLT1 results, whereby higher expression was associated with worse outcomes, and snRNA results suggest microglia, oligodendrocytes, and endothelia may play a central role in these associations. Additionally, FLT4 and NRP2 expression were associated with better cognitive outcomes. This study provides a comprehensive molecular picture of the VEGF signaling family in cognitive aging and AD and critical insight towards the biomarker and therapeutic potential of VEGF family members in AD.
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- Mabel Seto
- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, 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; 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; 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; Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford Hospital, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Agarwal P, Leurgans SE, Agrawal S, Aggarwal NT, Cherian LJ, James BD, Dhana K, Barnes LL, Bennett DA, Schneider JA. Association of Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay and Mediterranean Diets With Alzheimer Disease Pathology. Neurology 2023; 100:e2259-e2268. [PMID: 36889921 PMCID: PMC10259273 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Diet may reduce Alzheimer dementia risk and slow cognitive decline, but the understanding of the relevant neuropathologic mechanisms remains limited. The association of dietary patterns with Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology has been suggested using neuroimaging biomarkers. This study examined the association of Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) and Mediterranean dietary patterns with β-amyloid load, phosphorylated tau tangles, and global AD pathology in postmortem brain tissue of older adults. METHODS Autopsied participants of the Rush Memory and Aging Project with complete dietary information (collected through a validated food frequency questionnaire) and AD pathology data (β-amyloid load, phosphorylated tau tangles, and global AD pathology [summarized neurofibrillary tangles and neuritic and diffuse plaques]) were included in this study. Linear regression models controlled for age at death, sex, education, APOE-ε4 status, and total calories were used to investigate the dietary patterns (MIND and Mediterranean diets) and dietary components associated with AD pathology. Further effect modification was tested for APOE-ε4 status and sex. RESULTS Among our study participants (N = 581, age at death: 91.0 ± 6.3 years; mean age at first dietary assessment: 84.2 ± 5.8 years; 73% female; 6.8 ± 3.9 years of follow-up), dietary patterns were associated with lower global AD pathology (MIND: β = -0.022, p = 0.034, standardized β = -2.0; Mediterranean: β = -0.007, p = 0.039, standardized β = -2.3) and specifically less β-amyloid load (MIND: β = -0.068, p = 0.050, standardized β = -2.0; Mediterranean: β = -0.040, p = 0.004, standardized β = -2.9). The findings persisted when further adjusted for physical activity, smoking, and vascular disease burden. The associations were also retained when participants with mild cognitive impairment or dementia at the baseline dietary assessment were excluded. Those in the highest tertile of green leafy vegetables intake had less global AD pathology when compared with those in the lowest tertile (tertile 3 vs tertile 1: β = -0.115, p = 0.0038). DISCUSSION The MIND and Mediterranean diets are associated with less postmortem AD pathology, primarily β-amyloid load. Among dietary components, higher green leafy vegetable intake was associated with less AD pathology.
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- Puja Agarwal
- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (P.A., S.E.L., N.A., B.D.J., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.), Departments of Internal Medicine (P.A., B.D.J., K.D.), Clinical Nutrition (P.A.), Neurological Sciences (S.E.L., N.T.A., L.J.C., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.) and Pathology (S.A., J.A.S.); and Rush Institute of Healthy Aging (K.D.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (P.A., S.E.L., N.A., B.D.J., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.), Departments of Internal Medicine (P.A., B.D.J., K.D.), Clinical Nutrition (P.A.), Neurological Sciences (S.E.L., N.T.A., L.J.C., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.) and Pathology (S.A., J.A.S.); and Rush Institute of Healthy Aging (K.D.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (P.A., S.E.L., N.A., B.D.J., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.), Departments of Internal Medicine (P.A., B.D.J., K.D.), Clinical Nutrition (P.A.), Neurological Sciences (S.E.L., N.T.A., L.J.C., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.) and Pathology (S.A., J.A.S.); and Rush Institute of Healthy Aging (K.D.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (P.A., S.E.L., N.A., B.D.J., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.), Departments of Internal Medicine (P.A., B.D.J., K.D.), Clinical Nutrition (P.A.), Neurological Sciences (S.E.L., N.T.A., L.J.C., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.) and Pathology (S.A., J.A.S.); and Rush Institute of Healthy Aging (K.D.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (P.A., S.E.L., N.A., B.D.J., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.), Departments of Internal Medicine (P.A., B.D.J., K.D.), Clinical Nutrition (P.A.), Neurological Sciences (S.E.L., N.T.A., L.J.C., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.) and Pathology (S.A., J.A.S.); and Rush Institute of Healthy Aging (K.D.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (P.A., S.E.L., N.A., B.D.J., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.), Departments of Internal Medicine (P.A., B.D.J., K.D.), Clinical Nutrition (P.A.), Neurological Sciences (S.E.L., N.T.A., L.J.C., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.) and Pathology (S.A., J.A.S.); and Rush Institute of Healthy Aging (K.D.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (P.A., S.E.L., N.A., B.D.J., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.), Departments of Internal Medicine (P.A., B.D.J., K.D.), Clinical Nutrition (P.A.), Neurological Sciences (S.E.L., N.T.A., L.J.C., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.) and Pathology (S.A., J.A.S.); and Rush Institute of Healthy Aging (K.D.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (P.A., S.E.L., N.A., B.D.J., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.), Departments of Internal Medicine (P.A., B.D.J., K.D.), Clinical Nutrition (P.A.), Neurological Sciences (S.E.L., N.T.A., L.J.C., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.) and Pathology (S.A., J.A.S.); and Rush Institute of Healthy Aging (K.D.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (P.A., S.E.L., N.A., B.D.J., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.), Departments of Internal Medicine (P.A., B.D.J., K.D.), Clinical Nutrition (P.A.), Neurological Sciences (S.E.L., N.T.A., L.J.C., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.) and Pathology (S.A., J.A.S.); and Rush Institute of Healthy Aging (K.D.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (P.A., S.E.L., N.A., B.D.J., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.), Departments of Internal Medicine (P.A., B.D.J., K.D.), Clinical Nutrition (P.A.), Neurological Sciences (S.E.L., N.T.A., L.J.C., L.L.B., D.A.B., J.A.S.) and Pathology (S.A., J.A.S.); and Rush Institute of Healthy Aging (K.D.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Oveisgharan S, Yang J, Yu L, Burba D, Bang W, Tasaki S, Grodstein F, Wang Y, Zhao J, De Jager PL, Schneider JA, Bennett DA. Estrogen Receptor Genes, Cognitive Decline, and Alzheimer Disease. Neurology 2023; 100:e1474-e1487. [PMID: 36697247 PMCID: PMC10104608 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206833] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Lifetime risk of Alzheimer disease (AD) dementia is twofold higher in women compared with men, and low estrogen levels in postmenopause have been suggested as a possible contributor. We examined 3 ER (GPER1, ER2, and ER1) variants in association with AD traits as an indirect method to test the association between estrogen and AD in women. Although the study focus was on women, in a comparison, we separately examined ER molecular variants in men. METHODS Participants were followed for an average of 10 years in one of the 2 longitudinal clinical pathologic studies of aging. Global cognition was assessed using a composite score derived from 19 neuropsychological tests' scores. Postmortem pathologic assessment included examination of 3 AD (amyloid-β and tau tangles determined by immunohistochemistry, and a global AD pathology score derived from diffuse and neurotic plaques and neurofibrillary tangle count) and 8 non-AD pathology indices. ER molecular genomic variants included genotyping and examining ER DNA methylation and RNA expression in brain regions including the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) that are major players in cognition and often have AD pathology. RESULTS The mean age of women (N = 1711) at baseline was 78.0 (SD = 7.7) years. In women, GPER1 molecular variants had the most consistent associations with AD traits. GPER1 DNA methylation was associated with cognitive decline, tau tangle density, and global AD pathology score. GPER1 RNA expression in DLPFC was related to cognitive decline and tau tangle density. Other associations included associations of ER2 and ER1 sequence variants and DNA methylation with cognition. RNA expressions in DLPFC of genes involved in signaling mechanisms of activated ERs were also associated with cognitive decline and tau tangle density in women. In men (N = 651, average age at baseline: 77.4 [SD = 7.3]), there were less robust associations between ER molecular genomic variants and AD cognitive and pathologic traits. No consistent association was seen between ER molecular genomic variations and non-AD pathologies in either of the sexes. DISCUSSION ER DNA methylation and RNA expression, and to some extent ER polymorphisms, were associated with AD cognitive and pathologic traits in women, and to a lesser extent in men.
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- Shahram Oveisgharan
- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., D.B., W.B., S.T., F.G., Y.W., J.A.S., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Departments of Neurological Sciences (S.O., J.Y., L.Y., S.T., J.A.S., D.A.B.) and Internal Medicine (F.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Epidemiology (J.Z.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.J.), Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain (P.L.D.J.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Grodstein F, Leurgans SE, Capuano AW, Schneider JA, Bennett DA. Trends in Postmortem Neurodegenerative and Cerebrovascular Neuropathologies Over 25 Years. JAMA Neurol 2023; 80:370-376. [PMID: 36805154 PMCID: PMC9941972 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.5416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Importance With rapid aging of the US population, understanding trends over time in dementia occurrence is essential to public health planning and intervention; this understanding includes trends in neuropathologies underlying clinical dementia. Objective To characterize trends in pathways underlying dementia by examining prevalence of postmortem neuropathologies in birth cohorts across 25 years. Design, Setting, and Participants Two longitudinal cohorts, the Religious Orders Study and the Rush Memory and Aging Project, with autopsy data from 1997 to 2022 with up to 27 years follow-up were analyzed. Deceased individuals with complete postmortem neuropathology evaluations were included, and 177 individuals with most distant (<1905) or recent (>1930) years of birth were excluded. Exposures Four categories of year of birth: 1905-1914, 1915-1919, 1920-1924, and 1925-1930. Main Outcomes and Measures Outcomes included pathologic diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD), global AD pathology, amyloid load, tau tangles, neocortical Lewy bodies, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy neuropathological change, atherosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, gross chronic infarcts, and chronic microinfarcts. For comparison, pathologies in each birth epoch were age-standardized to age distribution of the cohorts. χ2 Tests were used for categorical outcomes, and analysis of variance was used to compare means across birth epochs. Results Overall, 1554 participants were examined (510 [33%] male; median [range] age at death, 90 [66-108] years). Participants were distributed fairly evenly across birth epochs (1905-1914: n = 374; 1915-1919: n = 360; 1920-1924: n = 466; 1925-1930: n = 354). Across year of birth groups, no differences were found in prevalence of pathologic AD diagnosis; age-standardized prevalence fluctuated between 62% and 68% in the birth cohorts (χ2 test: P = .76 across birth epochs). Similarly, no differences were found in mean levels of global AD pathology, although there was greater density specifically of tau tangles in later birth cohorts (eg, age-standardized mean [SD], 1.53 [1.20] years for the 1905-1914 cohort and 1.87 [1.47] years for the 1925-1930 cohort; analysis of variance test: P = .01 across birth cohorts). There were no differences over time in other neurodegenerative pathologies. In contrast, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis were dramatically lower over time; for example, age-standardized prevalence of moderate to severe atherosclerosis ranged from 54% among those born from 1905-1914 to 22% for 1925-1930 (χ2 test: P < .001 across birth epochs). Conclusion and Relevance In this study, few differences in neurodegenerative pathologies were found, but there may be worse levels of tau tangles across birth cohorts over 25 years. This indicates that any improvements over time in clinical dementia observed by cohorts are likely in part associated with improved resilience to pathology rather than reduced AD pathology. Finally, vessel pathologies were markedly lower over birth cohorts, indicating the assocation with brain health of populationwide improvements in several vascular risk factors.
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- Francine Grodstein
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Oveisgharan S, Yu L, Wang T, Schneider JA, Bennett DA, Buchman AS. Neurodegenerative and Cerebrovascular Brain Pathologies Are Differentially Associated With Declining Grip Strength and Gait In Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2023; 78:504-513. [PMID: 35675284 PMCID: PMC9977235 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glac128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding the pathological bases underlying the heterogeneity of motor decline in old age may lead to targeted treatments. We examined whether different brain pathologies are related to declining grip strength and gait function. METHODS We examined postmortem brains of older adults who underwent annual motor testing. Postmortem exam measured 6 neurodegenerative and 5 cerebrovascular disease (CVD) pathologies. Grip strength was measured twice bilaterally using a hand-held dynamometer, and gait function was a composite measure based on time and steps taken to walk 8 ft and perform a 360° turn twice. RESULTS In separate linear mixed-effects models including all autopsied adults (N = 1 217), neurodegenerative pathologies including tau tangles, TDP-43, and nigral neuronal loss were associated with declining grip strength, but not CVD pathologies. In contrast, although both CVD and neurodegenerative pathologies were associated with declining gait function, CVD pathologies accounted for 75% of the variance of declining rate of gait function explained by brain pathologies and neurodegenerative pathologies accounted for 25%. These findings were unchanged in adults (n = 970) without a history of stroke. Restricting analyses to only adults without dementia (n = 661), CVD pathologies continued to account for the majority of the variance of declining gait. However, we failed to detect in this subgroup the variance of declining grip strength explained by neurodegenerative or CVD pathologies. CONCLUSION Different pathologies accumulating in aging brains may contribute to the phenotypic heterogeneity of motor decline. Larger studies are needed in older adults without dementia to assess differences in the motor consequences of varied brain pathologies.
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- Shahram Oveisgharan
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Buchman AS, Capuano AW, VanderHorst V, Wilson RS, Oveisgharan S, Schneider JA, Bennett DA. Brain β-Amyloid Links the Association of Change in Body Mass Index With Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2023; 78:277-285. [PMID: 34679171 PMCID: PMC9951050 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We tested the hypothesis that indices of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) pathologies may explain associations between change in body mass index (BMI) and cognitive decline in old age. METHOD We used data from 436 older decedents participating in a prospective longitudinal cohort study who had undergone annual cognitive and BMI assessments and postmortem collection of indices of 12 brain pathologies. We identified ADRD brain pathologies associated with BMI range, a previously published metric of change in BMI. We employed sigmoidal mixed-effect models of cognitive decline to examine the associations of change in BMI and cognitive decline with and without terms for ADRD brain pathologies. RESULTS Average age at baseline was 78.6 years, SD = 6.5 years with 64% female. On average, 9 cognitive assessments were obtained with average age at death 88.4 years (SD = 6.2 years). Change in BMI as measured by BMI range was associated with cognitive decline (θ 2 = 0.260). β-Amyloid, hippocampal sclerosis, and substantia nigra neuronal loss were associated with BMI range. β-Amyloid strongly attenuated the association of BMI range with cognitive decline. Hippocampal sclerosis showed only partial attenuation of the association of BMI range and cognitive decline and nigral neuronal loss did not attenuate this association. CONCLUSION Changes in BMI and cognitive decline in older adults may be affected by similar mechanisms underlying the accumulation of brain pathologies like β-amyloid in aging brains. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying these associations may provide novel targets for developing interventions that maintain brain health and metabolic homeostasis in old age.
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- Aron S Buchman
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Scalco R, Hamsafar Y, White CL, Schneider JA, Reichard RR, Prokop S, Perrin RJ, Nelson PT, Mooney S, Lieberman AP, Kukull WA, Kofler J, Keene CD, Kapasi A, Irwin DJ, Gutman DA, Flanagan ME, Crary JF, Chan KC, Murray ME, Dugger BN. The status of digital pathology and associated infrastructure within Alzheimer's Disease Centers. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2023; 82:202-211. [PMID: 36692179 PMCID: PMC9941826 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlac127] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Digital pathology (DP) has transformative potential, especially for Alzheimer disease and related disorders. However, infrastructure barriers may limit adoption. To provide benchmarks and insights into implementation barriers, a survey was conducted in 2019 within National Institutes of Health's Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADCs). Questions covered infrastructure, funding sources, and data management related to digital pathology. Of the 35 ADCs to which the survey was sent, 33 responded. Most respondents (81%) stated that their ADC had digital slide scanner access, with the most frequent brand being Aperio/Leica (62.9%). Approximately a third of respondents stated there were fees to utilize the scanner. For DP and machine learning (ML) resources, 41% of respondents stated none was supported by their ADC. For scanner purchasing and operations, 50% of respondents stated they received institutional support. Some were unsure of the file size of scanned digital images (37%) and total amount of storage space files occupied (50%). Most (76%) were aware of other departments at their institution working with ML; a similar (76%) percentage were unaware of multiuniversity or industry partnerships. These results demonstrate many ADCs have access to a digital slide scanner; additional investigations are needed to further understand hurdles to implement DP and ML workflows.
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- Rebeca Scalco
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Institute for Medical Data Science and Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Institute for Medical Data Science and Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Biomedical Informatics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Neuropathology Brain Bank & Research CoRE, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Neuropathology Brain Bank & Research CoRE, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Artificial Intelligence & Human Health, Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Neuropathology Brain Bank & Research CoRE, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute for Medical Data Science and Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
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Holland TM, Agarwal P, Wang Y, Dhana K, Leurgans SE, Shea K, Booth SL, Rajan KB, Schneider JA, Barnes LL. Association of Dietary Intake of Flavonols With Changes in Global Cognition and Several Cognitive Abilities. Neurology 2023; 100:e694-e702. [PMID: 36414424 PMCID: PMC9969915 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000201541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Previous research has examined the association between cognition and flavonoids: bioactives found in foods, known to possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. We extend this research by investigating associations of dietary intakes of total flavonols and constituents (kaempferol, quercetin, myricetin, and isorhamnetin) on the change in cognitive performance in global cognition, episodic memory, semantic memory, visuospatial ability, perceptual speed, and working memory. METHODS The study was conducted using 961 participants (aged 60-100 years) of the Rush Memory and Aging Project, a prospective cohort of community-dwelling Chicagoans who were followed for an average of 6.9 years. Diet was assessed using a validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Cognitive performance was assessed annually with a battery of 19 standardized tests. Flavonol intake was analyzed as a continuous variable using linear mixed-effects models. Cognitive domain scores were regressed on baseline calorie-adjusted flavonol variables. RESULTS Higher dietary intakes of total flavonols and flavonol constituents were associated with a slower rate of decline in global cognition and multiple cognitive domains. In continuous models adjusted for age, sex, education, APOE ɛ4, late-life cognitive activity, physical activity, and smoking, total flavonol intake was associated with slower decline in global cognition β estimate = 0.004 (95% CI 0.001-0.006), episodic memory β = 0.004 (95% CI 0.002-0.006), semantic memory β = 0.003 (95% CI 0.001-0.007), perceptual speed β = 0.003 (95% CI 0.001-0.004), and working memory β = 0.003 (95% CI 0.001-0.005) and marginally associated with visuospatial ability β = 0.001 (95% CI -0.001 to 0.003). Analyses of individual flavonol constituents demonstrated that intakes of kaempferol and quercetin were associated with slower global cognitive decline (β = 0.01 [95% CI 0.006-0.02] and β = 0.004 [95% CI 0.0005-0.007]), respectively. Myricetin and isorhamnetin were not associated with global cognition. DISCUSSION Results suggest that dietary intakes of total flavonols and several flavonol constituents may be associated with slower decline in global cognition and multiple cognitive abilities with older age.
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- Thomas Monroe Holland
- From the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging (T.M.H., K.D., K.B.R.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Clinical Nutrition (T.M.H., P.A.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (P.A., Y.W., S.E.L., J.A.S., L.L.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurological Sciences (S.E.L., J.A.S., L.L.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (K.S., S.L.B.), Tufts University, Boston, MA.
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Dementias encompass a range of debilitating neurologic conditions. Here, we summarize the neuropathology of common forms of dementia, focusing on Alzheimer disease (AD) and related dementias. AD is part of a spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases that consists of various protein inclusions (ie, proteinopathies) but other brain abnormalities are also related to dementia. Beta-amyloid and tau aggregates are hallmarks of AD. Other tissue substrates include Lewy bodies, TDP-43 inclusions, vascular brain lesions, and mixed pathologies. This review highlights the complexity of neurodegenerative and other disease substrates and summarizes topography of these lesions and concepts of mixed brain pathologies, resistance, and resilience.
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- Rupal I Mehta
- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Oveisgharan S, Kim N, Agrawal S, Yu L, Leurgans S, Kapasi A, Arfanakis K, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Buchman AS. Brain and spinal cord arteriolosclerosis and its associations with cerebrovascular disease risk factors in community-dwelling older adults. Acta Neuropathol 2023; 145:219-233. [PMID: 36469116 PMCID: PMC10183107 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-022-02527-z] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Arteriolosclerosis is common in older brains and related to cognitive and motor impairment. We compared the severity of arteriolosclerosis and its associations with cerebrovascular disease risk factors (CVD-RFs) in multiple locations in the brain and spinal cord. Participants (n = 390) were recruited in the context of a longitudinal community-based clinical-pathological study, the Rush Memory and Aging Project. CVD-RFs were assessed annually for an average of 8.7 (SD = 4.3) years before death. The annual assessments included systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure, diabetes mellitus (DM), low- and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, body mass index, and smoking. Postmortem pathological assessments included assessment of arteriolosclerosis severity using the same rating scale in three brain locations (basal ganglia, frontal, and parietal white matter regions) and four spinal cord levels (cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral levels). A single measure was used to summarize the severity of spinal arteriolosclerosis assessments at the four levels due to their high correlations. Average age at death was 91.5 (SD = 6.2) years, and 73% were women. Half showed arteriolosclerosis in frontal white matter and spinal cord followed by parietal white matter (38%) and basal ganglia (27%). The severity of arteriolosclerosis in all three brain locations showed mild-to-moderate correlations. By contrast, spinal arteriolosclerosis was associated with brain arteriolosclerosis only in frontal white matter. Higher DBP was associated with more severe arteriolosclerosis in all three brain locations. DM was associated with more severe arteriolosclerosis only in frontal white matter. Controlling for DBP, higher SBP was inversely associated with arteriolosclerosis in parietal white matter. Blood cholesterol and triglyceride, high body mass index, or smoking were not related to the severity of arteriolosclerosis in any brain region. None of the CVD-RFs were associated with the severity of spinal arteriolosclerosis. These data indicate that severity of arteriolosclerosis and its associations with CVD-RFs may vary in different CNS locations.
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- Shahram Oveisgharan
- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W Harrison, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W Harrison, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W Harrison, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W Harrison, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W Harrison, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W Harrison, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W Harrison, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W Harrison, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W Harrison, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W Harrison, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Nelson PT, Lee EB, Cykowski MD, Alafuzoff I, Arfanakis K, Attems J, Brayne C, Corrada MM, Dugger BN, Flanagan ME, Ghetti B, Grinberg LT, Grossman M, Grothe MJ, Halliday GM, Hasegawa M, Hokkanen SRK, Hunter S, Jellinger K, Kawas CH, Keene CD, Kouri N, Kovacs GG, Leverenz JB, Latimer CS, Mackenzie IR, Mao Q, McAleese KE, Merrick R, Montine TJ, Murray ME, Myllykangas L, Nag S, Neltner JH, Newell KL, Rissman RA, Saito Y, Sajjadi SA, Schwetye KE, Teich AF, Thal DR, Tomé SO, Troncoso JC, Wang SHJ, White CL, Wisniewski T, Yang HS, Schneider JA, Dickson DW, Neumann M. LATE-NC staging in routine neuropathologic diagnosis: an update. Acta Neuropathol 2023; 145:159-173. [PMID: 36512061 PMCID: PMC9849315 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-022-02524-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
An international consensus report in 2019 recommended a classification system for limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy neuropathologic changes (LATE-NC). The suggested neuropathologic staging system and nomenclature have proven useful for autopsy practice and dementia research. However, some issues remain unresolved, such as cases with unusual features that do not fit with current diagnostic categories. The goal of this report is to update the neuropathologic criteria for the diagnosis and staging of LATE-NC, based primarily on published data. We provide practical suggestions about how to integrate available genetic information and comorbid pathologies [e.g., Alzheimer's disease neuropathologic changes (ADNC) and Lewy body disease]. We also describe recent research findings that have enabled more precise guidance on how to differentiate LATE-NC from other subtypes of TDP-43 pathology [e.g., frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)], and how to render diagnoses in unusual situations in which TDP-43 pathology does not follow the staging scheme proposed in 2019. Specific recommendations are also made on when not to apply this diagnostic term based on current knowledge. Neuroanatomical regions of interest in LATE-NC are described in detail and the implications for TDP-43 immunohistochemical results are specified more precisely. We also highlight questions that remain unresolved and areas needing additional study. In summary, the current work lays out a number of recommendations to improve the precision of LATE-NC staging based on published reports and diagnostic experience.
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- Peter T Nelson
- University of Kentucky, Rm 575 Todd Building, Lexington, KY, USA.
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Unidad de Trastornos del Movimiento, Servicio de Neurología Y Neurofisiología Clínica, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Laboratory Medicine Program, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Kentucky, Rm 575 Todd Building, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital & Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory for Neuropathology, Department of Imaging and Pathoogy, and Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Neuropathology, Department of Imaging and Pathoogy, and Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, BostonBoston, MAMA, USA
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Felsky D, Santa-Maria I, Cosacak MI, French L, Schneider JA, Bennett DA, De Jager PL, Kizil C, Tosto G. The Caribbean-Hispanic Alzheimer's disease brain transcriptome reveals ancestry-specific disease mechanisms. Neurobiol Dis 2023; 176:105938. [PMID: 36462719 PMCID: PMC10039465 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2022.105938] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Identifying ancestry-specific molecular profiles of late-onset Alzheimer's Disease (LOAD) in brain tissue is crucial to understand novel mechanisms and develop effective interventions in non-European, high-risk populations. We performed gene differential expression (DE) and consensus network-based analyses in RNA-sequencing data of postmortem brain tissue from 39 Caribbean Hispanics (CH). To identify ancestry-concordant and -discordant expression profiles, we compared our results to those from two independent non-Hispanic White (NHW) samples (n = 731). In CH, we identified 2802 significant DE genes, including several LOAD known-loci. DE effects were highly concordant across ethnicities, with 373 genes transcriptome-wide significant in all three cohorts. Cross-ancestry meta-analysis found NPNT to be the top DE gene. We replicated over 82% of meta-analyses genome-wide signals in single-nucleus RNA-seq data (including NPNT and LOAD known-genes SORL1, FBXL7, CLU, ABCA7). Increasing representation in genetic studies will allow for deeper understanding of ancestry-specific mechanisms and improving precision treatment options in understudied groups.
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- Daniel Felsky
- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, 250 College St., M5T 1R8, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, Canada; Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Dresden, Helmholtz Association, Tatzberg 41, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, 250 College St., M5T 1R8, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA; The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Dresden, Helmholtz Association, Tatzberg 41, 01307 Dresden, Germany; The Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA; The Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA; Gertrude H. Sergievsky Centre, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th St., New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Mi Z, Abrahamson EE, Ryu AY, Malek-Ahmadi M, Kofler JK, Fish KN, Sweet RA, Villemagne VL, Schneider JA, Mufson EJ, Ikonomovic MD. Vesicular Glutamate Transporter Changes in the Cortical Default Mode Network During the Clinical and Pathological Progression of Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2023; 94:227-246. [PMID: 37212097 PMCID: PMC10994206 DOI: 10.3233/jad-221063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Altered glutamatergic neurotransmission may contribute to impaired default mode network (DMN) function in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Among the DMN hub regions, frontal cortex (FC) was suggested to undergo a glutamatergic plasticity response in prodromal AD, while the status of glutamatergic synapses in the precuneus (PreC) during clinical-neuropathological AD progression is not known. OBJECTIVE To quantify vesicular glutamate transporter VGluT1- and VGluT2-containing synaptic terminals in PreC and FC across clinical stages of AD. METHODS Unbiased sampling and quantitative confocal immunofluorescence of cortical VGluT1- and VGluT2-immunoreactive profiles and spinophilin-labeled dendritic spines were performed in cases with no cognitive impairment (NCI), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), mild-moderate AD (mAD), or moderate-severe AD (sAD). RESULTS In both regions, loss of VGluT1-positive profile density was seen in sAD compared to NCI, MCI, and mAD. VGluT1-positive profile intensity in PreC did not differ across groups, while in FC it was greater in MCI, mAD, and sAD compared to NCI. VGluT2 measures were stable in PreC while FC had greater VGluT2-positive profile density in MCI compared to sAD, but not NCI or mAD. Spinophilin measures in PreC were lower in mAD and sAD compared to NCI, while in FC they were stable across groups. Lower VGluT1 and spinophilin measures in PreC, but not FC, correlated with greater neuropathology. CONCLUSION Frank loss of VGluT1 in advanced AD relative to NCI occurs in both DMN regions. In FC, an upregulation of VGluT1 protein content in remaining glutamatergic terminals may contribute to this region's plasticity response in AD.
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- Zhiping Mi
- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA
Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA
Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Arizona
College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University
Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Departments of Translational Neurosciences and Neurology,
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA
Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Kapasi A, Schneider JA, Yu L, Lamar M, Bennett DA, Boyle PA. Association of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Pathologies With Scam Susceptibility in Older Adults. JAMA Neurol 2023; 80:49-57. [PMID: 36315115 PMCID: PMC9623479 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.3711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Importance Scam susceptibility is associated with adverse financial and health outcomes, including an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Very little is known about the role of cerebrovascular pathologies with scam susceptibility. Objective To examine the association of diverse cerebrovascular pathologies (globally and regionally) with scam susceptibility. Design, setting, and Participants This clinical-pathological cohort study included participants from 2 ongoing studies of aging that began enrollment in 1994 and 1997. In 2010, participants were enrolled in the decision-making and behavioral economics substudy and were followed up for a mean (SD) of 3.4 (2.6) years prior to death. From 1365 older persons with clinical evaluations, 69 were excluded for having dementia at baseline. From 538 older persons who died, 408 had annual assessments for scam susceptibility, cardiovascular risk burden, and cognitive function and consented to brain donation for detailed neuropathologic examination. Data were analyzed from June 2021 through September 2022. Exposures Neuropathologic examination identified the presence of macroscopic and microscopic infarcts, atherosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and common neurodegenerative pathologies (Alzheimer disease, limbic-predominant age-related transactive response DNA-binding protein 43 encephalopathy, and Lewy bodies). Results There was a total of 408 participants. The mean (SD) age at death was 91 (6.1) years, the mean (SD) amount of education was 15.6 (3.1) years, and 297 (73%) were women. Participants included 4 Latino individuals (1%), 7 non-Latino Black individuals (2%), and 397 non-Latino White individuals (97%). The frequency of participants with macroscopic infarcts was 38% (n = 154), microinfarcts was 40% (n = 163), and moderate to severe vessel disease; specifically, atherosclerosis was 20% (n = 83), arteriolosclerosis was 25% (n = 100), and cerebral amyloid angiopathy was 35% (n = 143). In linear regression models adjusted for demographics and neurodegenerative pathologies, macroscopic infarcts were associated with greater scam susceptibility (estimate [SE], 0.18 [0.07]; P = .009). This association persisted after adjusting for cardiovascular risk burden and global cognition. Regionally, infarcts localized to the frontal, temporal, and occipital lobes and thalamus were associated with greater scam susceptibility. Neither arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, nor microinfarcts were associated with scam susceptibility. Conclusions and Relevance Cerebrovascular pathologies, specifically cerebral infarcts, is linked with greater scam susceptibility in older adults, independent of common neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer disease. Future studies examining in vivo magnetic resonance imaging markers of cerebrovascular pathologies with scam susceptibility and related decision-making outcomes will be important.
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- Alifiya Kapasi
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Huie EZ, Escudero A, Saito N, Harvey D, Nguyen ML, Lucot KL, LaGrande J, Mungas D, DeCarli C, Lamar M, Schneider JA, Kapasi A, Rissman RA, Teich AF, Dugger BN. TDP-43 Pathology in the Setting of Intermediate and High Alzheimer's Disease Neuropathologic Changes: A Preliminary Evaluation Across Ethnoracial Groups. J Alzheimers Dis 2023; 91:1291-1301. [PMID: 36617779 PMCID: PMC9974776 DOI: 10.3233/jad-220558] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transactive Response DNA Binding Protein 43 kDa (TDP-43) pathology is frequently found in cases with Alzheimer's disease (AD). TDP-43 pathology is associated with hippocampal atrophy and greater AD severity denoted by cognition and clinical representation. Current TDP-43 pathology studies are predominantly based on non-Hispanic White cohorts. OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the presence of TDP-43 pathology across ethnoracial groups utilizing the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center; a database containing data from over 29 institutions across the United States. Cases (N = 1135: Hispanics/Latinos = 29, African Americans/Black Americans = 51, Asians/Asian Americans = 10, American Indians/Alaskan Natives = 2, non-Hispanic White = 1043) with intermediate/high AD having data on TDP-43 pathology in the amygdala, hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, and neocortex were included. METHODS TDP-43 pathology frequency in each neuroanatomic region among ethnoracial groups were compared using generalized linear mixed effects models with center as a random effect adjusting for age at death, education, and gender. RESULTS Although groups were imbalanced, there was no significant difference across ethnoracial groups based on TDP-43 pathology (p = 0.84). With respect to neuroanatomical regions evaluated, there were no significant differences across ethnoracial groups (p-values > 0.06). There were also no significant differences for age at death and gender ratios across ethnoracial groups based on TDP-43 pathology. Although not statistically significant, TDP-43 pathology was present less often in Hispanic/Latinos (34%) when compared to non-Hispanic Whites (46%). CONCLUSION While this is a preliminary evaluation, it highlights the need for diverse cohorts and on TDP-43 pathology research across ethnoracial groups. This is the first study to our knowledge having a focus on the neuroanatomical distribution of TDP-43 deposits in Hispanic/Latino decedents with AD.
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- Emily Z. Huie
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
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- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
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- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
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- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and Aging Brain, Department of Neurology, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
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Bahrani AA, Abner EL, DeCarli CS, Barber JM, Sutton AC, Maillard P, Sandoval F, Arfanakis K, Yang YC, Evia AM, Schneider JA, Habes M, Franklin CG, Seshadri S, Satizabal CL, Caprihan A, Thompson JF, Rosenberg GA, Wang DJ, Jann K, Zhao C, Lu H, Rosenberg PB, Albert MS, Ali DG, Singh H, Schwab K, Greenberg SM, Helmer KG, Powel DK, Gold BT, Goldstein LB, Wilcock DM, Jicha GA. Multi-Site Cross-Site Inter-Rater and Test-Retest Reliability and Construct Validity of the MarkVCID White Matter Hyperintensity Growth and Regression Protocol. J Alzheimers Dis 2023; 96:683-693. [PMID: 37840499 PMCID: PMC11009792 DOI: 10.3233/jad-230629] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND White matter hyperintensities (WMH) that occur in the setting of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) may be dynamic increasing or decreasing volumes or stable over time. Quantifying such changes may prove useful as a biomarker for clinical trials designed to address vascular cognitive-impairment and dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. OBJECTIVE Conducting multi-site cross-site inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the MarkVCID white matter hyperintensity growth and regression protocol. METHODS The NINDS-supported MarkVCID Consortium evaluated a neuroimaging biomarker developed to track WMH change. Test-retest and cross-site inter-rater reliability of the protocol were assessed. Cognitive test scores were analyzed in relation to WMH changes to explore its construct validity. RESULTS ICC values for test-retest reliability of WMH growth and regression were 0.969 and 0.937 respectively, while for cross-site inter-rater ICC values for WMH growth and regression were 0.995 and 0.990 respectively. Word list long-delay free-recall was negatively associated with WMH growth (p < 0.028) but was not associated with WMH regression. CONCLUSIONS The present data demonstrate robust ICC validity of a WMH growth/regression protocol over a one-year period as measured by cross-site inter-rater and test-retest reliability. These data suggest that this approach may serve an important role in clinical trials of disease-modifying agents for VCID that may preferentially affect WMH growth, stability, or regression.
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- Ahmed A. Bahrani
- Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
- Department of Epidemiology & Environmental Health, University of Kentucky, College of Public Health, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Center for Memory and Aging, University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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Agrawal S, Farfel JM, Arfanakis K, Al-Harthi L, Shull T, Teppen TL, Evia AM, Patel MB, Ely EW, Leurgans SE, Bennett DA, Mehta R, Schneider JA. Brain autopsies of critically ill COVID-19 patients demonstrate heterogeneous profile of acute vascular injury, inflammation and age-linked chronic brain diseases. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2022; 10:186. [PMID: 36528671 PMCID: PMC9758667 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-022-01493-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study examined neuropathological findings of patients who died following hospitalization in an intensive care unit with SARS-CoV-2. METHODS Data originate from 20 decedents who underwent brain autopsy followed by ex-vivo imaging and dissection. Systematic neuropathologic examinations were performed to assess histopathologic changes including cerebrovascular disease and tissue injury, neurodegenerative diseases, and inflammatory response. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and fixed tissues were evaluated for the presence of viral RNA and protein. RESULTS The mean age-at-death was 66.2 years (range: 26-97 years) and 14 were male. The patient's medical history included cardiovascular risk factors or diseases (n = 11, 55%) and dementia (n = 5, 25%). Brain examination revealed a range of acute and chronic pathologies. Acute vascular pathologic changes were common in 16 (80%) subjects and included infarctions (n = 11, 55%) followed by acute hypoxic/ischemic injury (n = 9, 45%) and hemorrhages (n = 7, 35%). These acute pathologic changes were identified in both younger and older groups and those with and without vascular risk factors or diseases. Moderate-to-severe microglial activation were noted in 16 (80%) brains, while moderate-to-severe T lymphocyte accumulation was present in 5 (25%) brains. Encephalitis-like changes included lymphocytic cuffing (n = 6, 30%) and neuronophagia or microglial nodule (most prominent in the brainstem, n = 6, 30%) were also observed. A single brain showed vasculitis-like changes and one other exhibited foci of necrosis with ball-ring hemorrhages reminiscent of acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalopathy changes. Chronic pathologies were identified in only older decedents: 7 brains exhibited neurodegenerative diseases and 8 brains showed vascular disease pathologies. CSF and brain samples did not show evidence of viral RNA or protein. CONCLUSIONS Acute tissue injuries and microglial activation were the most common abnormalities in COVID-19 brains. Focal evidence of encephalitis-like changes was noted despite the lack of detectable virus. The majority of older subjects showed age-related brain pathologies even in the absence of known neurologic disease. Findings of this study suggest that acute brain injury superimposed on common pre-existing brain disease may put older subjects at higher risk of post-COVID neurologic sequelae.
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- Sonal Agrawal
- grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Jelke Building, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612 USA ,grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Jelke Building, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612 USA ,grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Jelke Building, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612 USA ,grid.62813.3e0000 0004 1936 7806Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Jelke Building, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
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- grid.412807.80000 0004 1936 9916Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA ,grid.412807.80000 0004 1936 9916Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA ,grid.412807.80000 0004 1936 9916Departments of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA ,grid.452900.a0000 0004 0420 4633The Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC), Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS), Nashville, TN USA
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- grid.412807.80000 0004 1936 9916Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA ,grid.412807.80000 0004 1936 9916Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA ,grid.412807.80000 0004 1936 9916Departments of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA ,grid.452900.a0000 0004 0420 4633The Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC), Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS), Nashville, TN USA
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- grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Jelke Building, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612 USA ,grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Jelke Building, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612 USA ,grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Jelke Building, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612 USA ,grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Jelke Building, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612 USA ,grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA ,grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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Shea MK, Barger K, Dawson‐Hughes B, Leurgans SE, Fu X, James BD, Holland TM, Agarwal P, Wang J, Matuszek G, Heger NE, Schneider JA, Booth SL. Brain vitamin D forms, cognitive decline, and neuropathology in community‐dwelling older adults. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [PMID: 36479814 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Vitamin D purportedly protects against cognitive decline and dementia based on observational data using circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D). Little is known about vitamin D in the human brain and the association with dementia or neuropathology. METHODS Decedents of the Rush Memory and Aging Project (n = 290) had vitamin D concentrations measured in four brain regions. Associations with cognitive and neuropathological outcomes were estimated using linear and logistic regression. RESULTS The main form of vitamin D in all brain regions measured was 25(OH)D3 . Higher brain 25(OH)D3 concentrations were associated with a 25% to 33% lower odds of dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) at the last visit before death (all P ≤ .031). However, brain 25(OH)D concentrations were not associated with any post-mortem neuropathology outcome studied. DISCUSSION Higher brain 25(OH)D3 concentrations were associated with better cognitive function prior to death. Additional research is needed to clarify the specific mechanisms underlying this potentially protective relationship.
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- M. Kyla Shea
- Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center Rush University Chicago Illinois USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences Rush University Chicago Illinois USA
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- Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center Rush University Chicago Illinois USA
- Department of Internal Medicine Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences Rush University Chicago Illinois USA
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- Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Tufts Medical Center Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center Rush University Chicago Illinois USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences Rush University Chicago Illinois USA
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- Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University Boston Massachusetts USA
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Shah T, Leurgans SE, Mehta RI, Yang J, Galloway CA, de Mesy Bentley KL, Schneider JA, Mehta RI. Arachnoid granulations are lymphatic conduits that communicate with bone marrow and dura-arachnoid stroma. J Exp Med 2022; 220:213737. [PMID: 36469302 PMCID: PMC9728136 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20220618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Arachnoid granulations (AG) are poorly investigated. Historical reports suggest that they regulate brain volume by passively transporting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into dural venous sinuses. Here, we studied the microstructure of cerebral AG in humans with the aim of understanding their roles in physiology. We discovered marked variations in AG size, lobation, location, content, and degree of surface encapsulation. High-resolution microscopy shows that AG consist of outer capsule and inner stromal core regions. The fine and porous framework suggests uncharacterized functions of AG in mechanical CSF filtration. Moreover, internal cytokine and immune cell enrichment imply unexplored neuroimmune properties of these structures that localize to the brain-meningeal lymphatic interface. Dramatic age-associated changes in AG structure are additionally identified. This study depicts for the first time microscopic networks of internal channels that communicate with perisinus spaces, suggesting that AG subserve important functions as transarachnoidal flow passageways. These data raise new theories regarding glymphatic-lymphatic coupling and mechanisms of CSF antigen clearance, homeostasis, and diseases.
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- Trishna Shah
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL,Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV,Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL,Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL,Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL,Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL,Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL,Correspondence to Rupal I. Mehta:
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Casaletto KB, Nichols E, Aslanyan V, Simone SM, Rabin JS, La Joie R, Brickman AM, Dams‐O'Connor K, Palta P, Kumar RG, George KM, Satizabal CL, Schneider JA, Pa J. Sex‐specific mediational effects of microglial activation on Alzheimer’s disease proteinopathy in older adults. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.062739] [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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- Kaitlin B Casaletto
- Memory and Aging Center, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco CA USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles CA USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco CA USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York NY USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, University of Southern California Los Angeles CA USA
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Contreras AG, Walters S, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi S, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Bush WS, Engelman CD, Lu Q, Fardo DW, Widaman KF, Buckley RF, Mormino EC, Kunkle BW, Naj AC, Clark LR, Gifford KA, Cuccaro ML, Cruchaga C, Pericak‐Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang L, Schellenberg GD, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Johnson SC, Kukull WA, Albert MS, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Larson EB, Sperling RA, Mayeux R, Thompson PM, Martin ER, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Hohman TJ, Dumitrescu L. Sex differences in
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effects on cognition are domain‐specific. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.068262] [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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- Alex G Contreras
- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville IN USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland OH USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
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- University of Kentucky / Sanders‐Brown Center on Aging Lexington KY USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology/Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Philadelphia PA USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, University of Wisconsin‐Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics Boston MA USA
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- University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Path & Lab Med, Stellar Chance Philadelphia PA USA
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology Cleveland OH USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Madison WI USA
- University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison WI USA
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- University of Washington Seattle WA USA
- National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center, University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles CA USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center and Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & 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
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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Vardarajan BN, Reyes‐Dumeyer D, Piriz AL, Lantigua RA, Medrano M, Rivera D, Jiménez‐Velázquez IZ, Martin E, Pericak‐Vance MA, Bush W, Farrer L, Haines JL, Wang L, Leung YY, Schellenberg G, Kukull W, De Jager P, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Mayeux R. Progranulin mutations in clinical and neuropathological Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement 2022; 18:2458-2467. [PMID: 35258170 PMCID: PMC9360185 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Progranulin (GRN) mutations occur in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and in Alzheimer's disease (AD), often with TDP-43 pathology. METHODS We determined the frequency of rs5848 and rare, pathogenic GRN mutations in two autopsy and one family cohort. We compared Braak stage, β-amyloid load, hyperphosphorylated tau (PHFtau) tangle density and TDP-43 pathology in GRN carriers and non-carriers. RESULTS Pathogenic GRN mutations were more frequent in all cohorts compared to the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD), but there was no evidence for association with AD. Pathogenic GRN carriers had significantly higher PHFtau tangle density adjusting for age, sex and APOE ε4 genotype. AD patients with rs5848 had higher frequencies of hippocampal sclerosis and TDP-43 deposits. Twenty-two rare, pathogenic GRN variants were observed in the family cohort. DISCUSSION GRN mutations in clinical and neuropathological AD increase the burden of tau-related brain pathology but show no specific association with β-amyloid load or AD.
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- Badri N. Vardarajan
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging BrainCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- The Gertrude H. Sergievsky CenterCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of NeurologyCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia University and the New York Presbyterian HospitalNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging BrainCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- The Gertrude H. Sergievsky CenterCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of NeurologyCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia University and the New York Presbyterian HospitalNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging BrainCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- The Gertrude H. Sergievsky CenterCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging BrainCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of MedicineCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia University, and the New York Presbyterian HospitalNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- School of MedicinePontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM)SantiagoDominican Republic
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- Department of NeurologyCEDIMAT, Plaza de la SaludSanto DomingoDominican Republic
- School of MedicineUniversidad Pedro Henriquez Urena (UNPHU)Santo DomingoDominican Republic
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- The John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomicsand Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human GeneticsMiamiFloridaUSA
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- The John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomicsand Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human GeneticsMiamiFloridaUSA
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- Department of Biostatistics and EpidemiologyCase Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOhioUSA
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- Boston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Biostatistics and EpidemiologyCase Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOhioUSA
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- School of MedicineUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- School of MedicineUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Department of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging BrainCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of NeurologyCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia University and the New York Presbyterian HospitalNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease CenterRush University Medical CenterChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease CenterRush University Medical CenterChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging BrainCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- The Gertrude H. Sergievsky CenterCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of NeurologyCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia University and the New York Presbyterian HospitalNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Department of PsychiatryCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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Oveisgharan S, Dawe RJ, Yu L, Kapasi A, Arfanakis K, Hachinski V, Schneider JA, Bennett DA. Frequency and Underlying Pathology of Pure Vascular Cognitive Impairment. JAMA Neurol 2022; 79:1277-1286. [PMID: 36279115 PMCID: PMC9593318 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.3472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Importance It is not clear how common pure vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is in the absence of Alzheimer disease (AD) and/or other neurodegenerative pathologies. Objective To identify participants without AD and other neurodegenerative pathologies and determine the extent to which cerebrovascular disease pathologies were associated with cognitive impairment. Design, Setting, and Participants This clinical pathological study included participants from 2 ongoing community-based cohorts that began enrollment in 1994 and 1997. Prior to death, participants were observed for a mean (SD) of 8.4 (5.3) years with annual assessments. From 2096 participants who died, 1799 (85.8%) underwent autopsy and 1767 had complete postmortem pathological examination data at the time of data analyses. To identify participants without neurodegenerative pathologies, we categorized them in 3 subgroups. A vascular subgroup was composed of participants without significant levels of neurodegenerative brain pathologies. A neurodegenerative subgroup was composed of participants without significant levels of cerebrovascular disease pathologies. A mixed subgroup was composed of the rest of the participants. Data were analyzed from May 2021 to July 2022. Exposures Brain pathology indices obtained by postmortem pathological assessments. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was cognitive impairment defined by presence of mild cognitive impairment or dementia. The secondary outcome was cognition assessed by 19 neuropsychological tests. Results Of 1767 included participants, 1189 (67.3%) were women, and the mean (SD) age at death was 89.4 (6.6) years. In the vascular subgroup (n = 369), cognitive impairment was present in 156 participants (42.3%) and was associated with cerebrovascular disease pathologies (macroinfarcts: odds ratio [OR], 2.05; 95% CI, 1.49-2.82; P < .001; arteriolosclerosis in basal ganglia: OR, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.04-1.76; P = .03) but not AD or other neurodegenerative pathologies, an indication of pure VCI. In mixed-effects models including all the pathologies, only macroinfarcts were associated with a faster cognitive decline rate (estimate, -0.019; SE, 0.005; P < .001) in the vascular subgroup. Further analyses identified macroinfarcts in the frontal white matter to be associated with faster cognitive decline rate when macroinfarcts of cortical and subcortical brain regions were examined in a single model. Conclusions and Relevance In this study, pure VCI was not rare. Macroinfarcts, specifically in frontal white matter, were the main cerebrovascular disease pathologies associated with cognitive decline in pure VCI.
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- Shahram Oveisgharan
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Rabin JS, Nichols E, La Joie R, Casaletto KB, Palta P, Dams‐O'Connor K, Kumar RG, George KM, Satizabal CL, Schneider JA, Pa J, Brickman AM. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy interacts with parenchymal beta‐amyloid to promote tau and cognitive decline. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.066555] [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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- Jennifer S. Rabin
- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Research Institute Toronto ON Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada
- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute Toronto ON Canada
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore MD USA
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Seattle WA USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco CA USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco CA USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York NY USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio TX USA
- Boston University and the NHLBI’s Framingham Heart Study Boston MA USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- University of Southern California Los Angeles CA USA
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Eissman JM, Smith AN, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi S, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Bush WS, Engelman CD, Lu Q, Fardo DW, Widaman KF, Buckley RF, Mormino EC, Kunkle BW, Naj AC, Clark LR, Gifford KA, Cuccaro ML, Cruchaga C, Pericak‐Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang L, Schellenberg GD, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Johnson SC, Kukull WA, Albert MS, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Larson EB, Sperling RA, Mayeux R, Thompson PM, Martin ER, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Hohman TJ, Dumitrescu L. Sex‐specific genetic predictors of memory, executive function, and language performance. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.067842] [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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- Jaclyn M. Eissman
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
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- College of Public Health, University of Kentucky Lexington KY USA
- Sanders‐Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky Lexington KY USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne Melbourne VIC Australia
- Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA
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- Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA
- Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA
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- University of Washington Seattle WA USA
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute Seattle WA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Columbia University New York NY USA
- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and The Aging Brain, Columbia University New York NY USA
- The Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and The New York Presbyterian Hospital New York NY USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles CA USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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Agarwal P, Agrawal S, Cherian LJ, Aggarwal NT, James BD, Holland TM, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Leurgans SE, Schneider JA. MIND diet associated with less hippocampal sclerosis: A Community‐Based Neuropathologic Study. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.067178] [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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- Puja Agarwal
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Department of Neurological Sciences Chicago IL USA
- Rush Medical College Chicago IL USA
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- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
- Rush Institute for Healthy Aging Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
- Rush Medical College Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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Salvadó G, Vogel JW, Beach TG, Serrano GE, Schneider JA, Ossenkoppele R, Hansson O. Neuropathological evidence that the association between APOE‐e4 genotype and higher medial temporal lobe tau burden is mediated by higher local amyloid‐β levels. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.061630] [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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- Gemma Salvadó
- Clinical Memory Research Unit, Lund University Malmö Sweden
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University Montreal PA USA
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- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Clinical Memory Research Unit, Lund University, Sweden Lund Sweden
- Amsterdam University Medical Center Amsterdam Netherlands
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- Clinical Memory Research Unit, Lund University Malmö Sweden
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Phillips J, Dumitrescu L, Archer DB, Smith AN, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi S, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Mahoney ER, Bush WS, Engelman CD, Lu Q, Fardo DW, Widaman KF, Buckley RF, Mormino EC, Harrison TM, Sanders E, Clark LR, Gifford KA, Vardarajan BN, Cuccaro ML, Pericak‐Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang L, Schellenberg GD, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Johnson SC, Kukull WA, Albert MS, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Larson EB, Sperling RA, Mayeux R, Goate A, Neuner S, Renton AE, Marcora E, Fulton‐Howard B, Patel T, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Hohman TJ. Longitudinal GWAS Identifies Novel Genetic Variants and Complex Traits Associated with Resilience to Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.067816] [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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- Jared Phillips
- Vanderbilt Memory & 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
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle WA USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
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- College of Public Health, University of Kentucky Lexington KY USA
- Sanders‐Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky Lexington KY USA
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- Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne Melbourne VIC Australia
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Stanford CA USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital New York NY USA
- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and The Aging Brain, Columbia University New York NY USA
- The Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and The New York Presbyterian Hospital New York NY USA
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University New York NY USA
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- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, John’s Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Services, Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA
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- University of Washington Seattle WA USA
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute Seattle WA USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and The Aging Brain, Columbia University New York NY USA
- The Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and The New York Presbyterian Hospital New York NY USA
- Columbia University, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Epidemiology, Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons New York NY USA
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- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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Saifullah K, Tazwar M, Evia AM, Tamhane AA, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Arfanakis K. Neurofibrillary Tangles Prediction Based On MRI. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.066142] [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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- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago IL USA
- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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Tazwar M, Evia AM, Tamhane AA, Ridwan AR, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Arfanakis K. Limbic Predominant Age‐related TDP‐43 Encephalopathy Neuropathological Change (LATE‐NC) is Associated with Lower Diffusion Anisotropy in Medial Temporal Lobe White Matter. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.058977] [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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- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago IL USA
- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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Yang H, Teng L, Kang D, Menon V, Ge T, Finucane H, Schultz AP, Properzi MJ, Klein H, Chibnik LB, Schneider JA, Bennett DA, Hohman TJ, Mayeux R, Johnson KA, De Jager PL, Sperling RA. Microglia‐specific Alzheimer’s disease polygenic risk score is associated with amyloid‐β, tau, and microglial activation. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.061819] [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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- Hyun‐Sik Yang
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston MA USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Cambridge MA USA
- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA
- Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston MA USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard CAMBRIDGE MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York NY USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA
- Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Cambridge MA USA
- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA
- Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA
- Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA
- Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Cambridge MA USA
- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA
- Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York NY USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA
- Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston MA USA
- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA
- Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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Yasar MT, Tazwar M, Tamhane AA, Evia AM, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Arfanakis K. Positive association of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) with R2 Relaxation rate: A study of ex‐vivo MRI and pathology. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.066154] [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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- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago IL USA
- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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Holland TM, Agarwal P, Dhana K, Desai P, Liu X, Krueger KR, Beck T, Cherian LJ, Schneider JA, Aggarwal NT, Barnes LL, Rajan KB. Racial Differences in the Association of MIND Diet/Physical Activity Combinations and Cognition in older adults. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.068089] [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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- Thomas Monroe Holland
- Rush Institute for Healthy Aging Chicago IL USA
- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Institute for Healthy Aging Chicago IL USA
- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Institute for Healthy Aging Chicago IL USA
- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Institute for Healthy Aging Chicago IL USA
- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Institute for Healthy Aging Chicago IL USA
- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Institute for Healthy Aging Chicago IL USA
- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Department of Neurological Sciences Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
- Rush Medical College Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Institute for Healthy Aging Chicago IL USA
- Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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Yu L, Hsieh YC, Pearse RV, Wang Y, Petyuk VA, Schneider JA, Buchman AS, Seyfried NT, De Jager PL, Young-Pearse TL, Bennett DA. Association of AK4 Protein From Stem Cell-Derived Neurons With Cognitive Reserve: An Autopsy Study. Neurology 2022; 99:e2264-e2274. [PMID: 35948448 PMCID: PMC9694839 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000201120] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Identifying protein targets that provide cognitive reserve is a strategy to prevent and treat Alzheimer disease and Alzheimer disease related dementias (AD/ADRD). Previous studies using bulk human brain tissue reported 12 proteins associated with cognitive reserve. This study examined whether the same proteins from induced neurons (iNs) are associated with cognitive reserve of their human donors. METHODS Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines were generated from cryopreserved peripheral blood mononuclear cells of older adults who were autopsied as part of the Religious Orders Study or Rush Memory and Aging Project. Neurons were induced from iPSCs using a standard neurogenin2 protocol. Tandem mass tag proteomics analyses were conducted on iNs day 21. Cognitive reserve of their human donors was measured as person-specific slopes of cognitive change not accounted for by common neuropathologies. RESULTS The 53 human donors died at a mean age of 91 years, all were non-Latino White, and 36 (67.9%) were female. Eighteen were diagnosed with Alzheimer dementia proximate to death, and 34 had pathologic AD diagnosis at autopsy. Approximately 60% of the donors had above-average cognitive reserve such that their cognition declined slower than an average person with comparable burdens of neuropathologies. Eight of the 12 candidate proteins were quantified in iNs proteomics analyses. Higher adenylate kinase 4 (AK4) expression in iNs was associated with lower cognitive reserve, consistent with the previous report for brain AK4 expression. DISCUSSION By replicating cortical protein associations with cognitive reserve in human iNs, these data provide a valuable molecular readout for studying complex clinical phenotypes such as cognitive reserve in a dish.
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- Lei Yu
- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.) and Department of Neurological Sciences (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (V.A.P.), Richland, WA; Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Biochemistry (N.T.S.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.), Department of Neurology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York.
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.) and Department of Neurological Sciences (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (V.A.P.), Richland, WA; Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Biochemistry (N.T.S.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.), Department of Neurology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.) and Department of Neurological Sciences (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (V.A.P.), Richland, WA; Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Biochemistry (N.T.S.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.), Department of Neurology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.) and Department of Neurological Sciences (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (V.A.P.), Richland, WA; Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Biochemistry (N.T.S.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.), Department of Neurology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.) and Department of Neurological Sciences (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (V.A.P.), Richland, WA; Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Biochemistry (N.T.S.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.), Department of Neurology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.) and Department of Neurological Sciences (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (V.A.P.), Richland, WA; Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Biochemistry (N.T.S.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.), Department of Neurology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.) and Department of Neurological Sciences (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (V.A.P.), Richland, WA; Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Biochemistry (N.T.S.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.), Department of Neurology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.) and Department of Neurological Sciences (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (V.A.P.), Richland, WA; Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Biochemistry (N.T.S.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.), Department of Neurology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.) and Department of Neurological Sciences (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (V.A.P.), Richland, WA; Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Biochemistry (N.T.S.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.), Department of Neurology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.) and Department of Neurological Sciences (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (V.A.P.), Richland, WA; Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Biochemistry (N.T.S.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.), Department of Neurology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.) and Department of Neurological Sciences (L.Y., Y.W., J.A.S., A.S.B., D.A.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School (Y.H., R.V.P., T.L.P.), Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (V.A.P.), Richland, WA; Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Biochemistry (N.T.S.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology (P.L.D.), Department of Neurology & Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York
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Beck JS, Madaj Z, Cheema CT, Kara B, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Gordon MN, Ginsberg SD, Mufson EJ, Counts SE. Co-expression network analysis of frontal cortex during the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Cereb Cortex 2022; 32:5108-5120. [PMID: 35076713 PMCID: PMC9667180 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its putative prodromal stage, amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), involve the dysregulation of multiple candidate molecular pathways that drive selective cellular vulnerability in cognitive brain regions. However, the spatiotemporal overlap of markers for pathway dysregulation in different brain regions and cell types presents a challenge for pinpointing causal versus epiphenomenal changes characterizing disease progression. To approach this problem, we performed Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis and STRING interactome analysis of gene expression patterns quantified in frontal cortex samples (Brodmann area 10) from subjects who died with a clinical diagnosis of no cognitive impairment, aMCI, or mild/moderate AD. Frontal cortex was chosen due to the relatively protracted involvement of this region in AD, which might reveal pathways associated with disease onset. A co-expressed network correlating with clinical diagnosis was functionally associated with insulin signaling, with insulin (INS) being the most highly connected gene within the network. Co-expressed networks correlating with neuropathological diagnostic criteria (e.g., NIA-Reagan Likelihood of AD) were associated with platelet-endothelium-leucocyte cell adhesion pathways and hypoxia-oxidative stress. Dysregulation of these functional pathways may represent incipient alterations impacting disease progression and the clinical presentation of aMCI and AD.
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- John S Beck
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI 49006, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
- Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
- NYU Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
- Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
- Hauenstein Neurosciences Center, Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
- Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Katsumata Y, Shade LM, Hohman TJ, Schneider JA, Bennett DA, Farfel JM, Kukull WA, Fardo DW, Nelson PT. Multiple gene variants linked to Alzheimer's-type clinical dementia via GWAS are also associated with non-Alzheimer's neuropathologic entities. Neurobiol Dis 2022; 174:105880. [PMID: 36191742 PMCID: PMC9641973 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2022.105880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The classic pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (AD neuropathologic changes, or ADNC). However, brains from individuals clinically diagnosed with "AD-type" (amnestic) dementia usually harbor heterogeneous neuropathologies in addition to, or other than, ADNC. We hypothesized that some AD-type dementia associated genetic single nucleotide variants (SNVs) identified from large genomewide association studies (GWAS) were associated with non-ADNC neuropathologies. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed data from multiple studies with available genotype and neuropathologic phenotype information. Clinical AD/dementia risk alleles of interest were derived from the very large GWAS by Bellenguez et al. (2022) who reported 83 clinical AD/dementia-linked SNVs in addition to the APOE risk alleles. To query the pathologic phenotypes associated with variation of those SNVs, National Alzheimer's disease Coordinating Center (NACC) neuropathologic data were linked to AD Sequencing Project (ADSP) and AD Genomics Consortium (ADGC) data. Separate data were obtained from the harmonized Religious Orders Study and the Rush Memory and Aging Project (ROSMAP). A total of 4811 European participants had at least ADNC neuropathology data and also genotype data available; data were meta-analyzed across cohorts. As expected, a subset of dementia-associated SNVs were associated with ADNC risk in Europeans-e.g., BIN1, PICALM, CR1, MME, and COX7C. Other gene variants linked to (clinical) AD dementia were associated with non-ADNC pathologies. For example, the associations of GRN and TMEM106B SNVs with limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 neuropathologic changes (LATE-NC) were replicated. In addition, SNVs in TNIP1 and WNT3 previously reported as AD-related were instead associated with hippocampal sclerosis pathology. Some genotype/neuropathology association trends were not statistically significant at P < 0.05 after correcting for multiple testing, but were intriguing. For example, variants in SORL1 and TPCN1 showed trends for association with LATE-NC whereas Lewy body pathology trended toward association with USP6NL and BIN1 gene variants. A smaller cohort of non-European subjects (n = 273, approximately one-half of whom were African-Americans) provided the basis for additional exploratory analyses. Overall, these findings were consistent with the hypothesis that some genetic variants linked to AD dementia risk exert their affect by influencing non-ADNC neuropathologies.
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- Yuriko Katsumata
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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Seto M, Weiner RL, Dumitrescu L, Mahoney ER, Hansen SL, Janve V, Khan OA, Liu D, Wang Y, Menon V, De Jager PL, Schneider JA, Bennett DA, Gifford KA, Jefferson AL, Hohman TJ. RNASE6 is a novel modifier of APOE-ε4 effects on cognition. Neurobiol Aging 2022; 118:66-76. [PMID: 35896049 PMCID: PMC9721357 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Apolipoprotein E4 (APOE-ε4), the strongest common genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), contributes to worse cognition in older adults. However, many APOE-ε4 carriers remain cognitively normal throughout life, suggesting that neuroprotective factors may be present in these individuals. In this study, we leverage whole-blood RNA sequencing (RNAseq) from 324 older adults to identify genetic modifiers of APOE-ε4 effects on cognition. Expression of RNASE6 interacted with APOE-ε4 status (p = 4.35 × 10-8) whereby higher RNASE6 expression was associated with worse memory at baseline among APOE-ε4 carriers. This interaction was replicated using RNAseq data from the prefrontal cortex in an independent dataset (N = 535; p = 0.002), suggesting the peripheral effect of RNASE6 is also present in brain tissue. RNASE6 encodes an antimicrobial peptide involved in innate immune response and has been previously observed in a gene co-expression network module with other AD-related inflammatory genes, including TREM2 and MS4A. Together, these data implicate neuroinflammation in cognitive decline, and suggest that innate immune signaling may be detectable in blood and confer differential susceptibility to AD depending on APOE-ε4.
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- Mabel Seto
- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Pharmacology, 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; 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; 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; 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 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 Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Cell Circuits Program, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 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
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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; Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Tazwar M, Evia AM, Tamhane AA, Ridwan AR, Leurgans SE, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Arfanakis K. Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy neuropathological change (LATE-NC) is associated with lower R 2 relaxation rate: an ex-vivo MRI and pathology investigation. Neurobiol Aging 2022; 117:128-138. [PMID: 35728463 PMCID: PMC9667705 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.05.009] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Limbic predominant age-related transactive response DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43) encephalopathy neuropathological change (LATE-NC) is common in persons older than 80 years of age and is associated with cognitive decline and increased likelihood of dementia. The MRI signature of LATE-NC has not been fully determined. In this study, the association of LATE-NC with the transverse relaxation rate, R2, was investigated in a large number of community-based older adults. Cerebral hemispheres from 738 participants of the Rush Memory and Aging Project, Religious Orders Study, and Minority Aging Research Study, were imaged ex-vivo with multi-echo spin-echo MRI and underwent detailed neuropathologic examination. Voxel-wise analysis revealed a novel spatial pattern of lower R2 for higher LATE-NC stage, controlling for other neuropathologies and demographics. This pattern was consistent with the distribution of LATE-NC in gray matter, and also involved white matter providing temporo-temporal, fronto-temporal, and temporo-basal ganglia connectivity. Furthermore, analysis at different LATE-NC stages showed that R2 imaging may capture the general progression of LATE-NC, but only when TDP-43 inclusions extend beyond the amygdala.
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- Mahir Tazwar
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA; Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Rabin JS, Nichols E, La Joie R, Casaletto KB, Palta P, Dams-O’Connor K, Kumar RG, George KM, Satizabal CL, Schneider JA, Pa J, Brickman AM. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy interacts with neuritic amyloid plaques to promote tau and cognitive decline. Brain 2022; 145:2823-2833. [PMID: 35759327 PMCID: PMC9420012 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Accumulating data suggest that cerebrovascular disease contributes to Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology and progression toward dementia. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a form of cerebrovascular pathology that results from the build-up of β-amyloid in the vessel walls. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy commonly co-occurs with Alzheimer's disease pathology in the ageing brain and increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease dementia. In the present study, we examined whether cerebral amyloid angiopathy influences tau deposition and cognitive decline independently or synergistically with parenchymal β-amyloid burden. Secondly, we examined whether tau burden mediates the association between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and cognitive decline. We included data from autopsied subjects recruited from one of three longitudinal clinical-pathological cohort studies: the Rush Memory and Aging Project, the Religious Orders Study and the Minority Aging Research Study. Participants completed annual clinical and cognitive evaluations and underwent brain autopsy. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy pathology was rated as none, mild, moderate or severe. Bielschowsky silver stain was used to visualize neuritic β-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. We used linear regression and linear mixed models to test independent versus interactive associations of cerebral amyloid angiopathy and neuritic plaque burden with tau burden and longitudinal cognitive decline, respectively. We used causal mediation models to examine whether tau mediates the association between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and cognitive decline. The study sample included 1722 autopsied subjects (age at baseline = 80.2 ± 7.1 years; age at death = 89.5 ± 6.7 years; 68% females). Cerebral amyloid angiopathy interacted with neuritic plaques to accelerate tau burden and cognitive decline. Specifically, those with more severe cerebral amyloid angiopathy pathology and higher levels of neuritic plaque burden had greater tau burden and faster cognitive decline. We also found that tau mediated the association between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and cognitive decline among participants with higher neuritic plaque burden. In summary, more severe levels of cerebral amyloid angiopathy and higher parenchymal β-amyloid burden interacted to promote cognitive decline indirectly via tau deposition. These results highlight the dynamic interplay between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's disease pathology in accelerating progression toward dementia. These findings have implications for Alzheimer's disease clinical trials and therapeutic development.
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- Jennifer S Rabin
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M4N 3M5
- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program,
Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada M4N 3M5
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Canada M5G 1V7
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for
Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco,
CA, USA 94158
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for
Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco,
CA, USA 94158
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- Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA 10029
- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai, New York, NY, USA 10029
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA 10029
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis School
of Medicine, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Population Health Science and Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s
and Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health San Antonio, San
Antonio, TX, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of
Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical
Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Department of
Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles,
CA, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain,
Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia
University, New York, NY, USA 10032
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Shade LMP, Katsumata Y, Hohman TJ, Nho K, Saykin AJ, Mukherjee S, Boehme KL, Kauwe JSK, Farrer LA, Schellenberg GD, Haines JL, Mayeux RP, Schneider JA, Nelson PT, Fardo DW. Genome-wide association study of brain arteriolosclerosis. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2022; 42:1437-1450. [PMID: 35156446 PMCID: PMC9274864 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x211066299] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Brain arteriolosclerosis (B-ASC) is characterized by pathologically altered brain parenchymal arterioles. B-ASC is associated with cognitive impairment and increased likelihood of clinical dementia. To date, no study has been conducted on genome-wide genetic risk of autopsy-proven B-ASC. We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of the B-ASC phenotype using multiple independent aged neuropathologic cohorts. Included in the study were participants with B-ASC autopsy and genotype data available from the NACC, ROSMAP, ADNI, and ACT data sets. Initial Stage 1 GWAS (n = 3382) and Stage 2 mega-analysis (n = 4569) were performed using data from the two largest cohorts (NACC and ROSMAP). Replication of top variants and additional Stage 3 mega-analysis were performed incorporating two smaller cohorts (ADNI and ACT). Lead variants in the top two loci in the Stage 2 mega-analysis (rs7902929, p = 1.8 × 10 - 7 ; rs2603462, p = 4 × 10 - 7 ) were significant in the ADNI cohort (rs7902929, p = 0.012 ; rs2603462, p =0.012 ). The rs2603462 lead variant colocalized with ELOVL4 expression in the cerebellum (posterior probability = 90.1%). Suggestive associations were also found near SORCS1 and SORCS3. We thus identified putative loci associated with B-ASC risk, but additional replication is needed.
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- Lincoln MP Shade
- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Office of the President, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Laie, HI, USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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Charidimou A, Boulouis G, Frosch MP, Baron JC, Pasi M, Albucher JF, Banerjee G, Barbato C, Bonneville F, Brandner S, Calviere L, Caparros F, Casolla B, Cordonnier C, Delisle MB, Deramecourt V, Dichgans M, Gokcal E, Herms J, Hernandez-Guillamon M, Jäger HR, Jaunmuktane Z, Linn J, Martinez-Ramirez S, Martínez-Sáez E, Mawrin C, Montaner J, Moulin S, Olivot JM, Piazza F, Puy L, Raposo N, Rodrigues MA, Roeber S, Romero JR, Samarasekera N, Schneider JA, Schreiber S, Schreiber F, Schwall C, Smith C, Szalardy L, Varlet P, Viguier A, Wardlaw JM, Warren A, Wollenweber FA, Zedde M, van Buchem MA, Gurol ME, Viswanathan A, Al-Shahi Salman R, Smith EE, Werring DJ, Greenberg SM. The Boston criteria version 2.0 for cerebral amyloid angiopathy: a multicentre, retrospective, MRI-neuropathology diagnostic accuracy study. Lancet Neurol 2022; 21:714-725. [PMID: 35841910 PMCID: PMC9389452 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(22)00208-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is an age-related small vessel disease, characterised pathologically by progressive deposition of amyloid β in the cerebrovascular wall. The Boston criteria are used worldwide for the in-vivo diagnosis of CAA but have not been updated since 2010, before the emergence of additional MRI markers. We report an international collaborative study aiming to update and externally validate the Boston diagnostic criteria across the full spectrum of clinical CAA presentations. METHODS In this multicentre, hospital-based, retrospective, MRI and neuropathology diagnostic accuracy study, we did a retrospective analysis of clinical, radiological, and histopathological data available to sites participating in the International CAA Association to formulate updated Boston criteria and establish their diagnostic accuracy across different populations and clinical presentations. Ten North American and European academic medical centres identified patients aged 50 years and older with potential CAA-related clinical presentations (ie, spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage, cognitive impairment, or transient focal neurological episodes), available brain MRI, and histopathological assessment for CAA diagnosis. MRI scans were centrally rated at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA, USA) for haemorrhagic and non-haemorrhagic CAA markers, and brain tissue samples were rated by neuropathologists at the contributing sites. We derived the Boston criteria version 2.0 (v2.0) by selecting MRI features to optimise diagnostic specificity and sensitivity in a prespecified derivation cohort (Boston cases 1994-2012, n=159), then externally validated the criteria in a prespecified temporal validation cohort (Boston cases 2012-18, n=59) and a geographical validation cohort (non-Boston cases 2004-18; n=123), comparing accuracy of the new criteria to the currently used modified Boston criteria with histopathological assessment of CAA as the diagnostic standard. We also assessed performance of the v2.0 criteria in patients across all cohorts who had the diagnostic gold standard of brain autopsy. FINDINGS The study protocol was finalised on Jan 15, 2017, patient identification was completed on Dec 31, 2018, and imaging analyses were completed on Sept 30, 2019. Of 401 potentially eligible patients presenting to Massachusetts General Hospital, 218 were eligible to be included in the analysis; of 160 patient datasets from other centres, 123 were included. Using the derivation cohort, we derived provisional criteria for probable CAA requiring the presence of at least two strictly lobar haemorrhagic lesions (ie, intracerebral haemorrhages, cerebral microbleeds, or foci of cortical superficial siderosis) or at least one strictly lobar haemorrhagic lesion and at least one white matter characteristic (ie, severe visible perivascular spaces in centrum semiovale or white matter hyperintensities in a multispot pattern). The sensitivity and specificity of these criteria were 74·8% (95% CI 65·4-82·7) and 84·6% (71·9-93·1) in the derivation cohort, 92·5% (79·6-98·4) and 89·5% (66·9-98·7) in the temporal validation cohort, 80·2% (70·8-87·6) and 81·5% (61·9-93·7) in the geographical validation cohort, and 74·5% (65·4-82·4) and 95·0% (83·1-99·4) in all patients who had autopsy as the diagnostic standard. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was 0·797 (0·732-0·861) in the derivation cohort, 0·910 (0·828-0·992) in the temporal validation cohort, 0·808 (0·724-0·893) in the geographical validation cohort, and 0·848 (0·794-0·901) in patients who had autopsy as the diagnostic standard. The v2.0 Boston criteria for probable CAA had superior accuracy to the current Boston criteria (sensitivity 64·5% [54·9-73·4]; specificity 95·0% [83·1-99·4]; AUC 0·798 [0·741-0854]; p=0·0005 for comparison of AUC) across all individuals who had autopsy as the diagnostic standard. INTERPRETATION The Boston criteria v2.0 incorporate emerging MRI markers of CAA to enhance sensitivity without compromising their specificity in our cohorts of patients aged 50 years and older presenting with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage, cognitive impairment, or transient focal neurological episodes. Future studies will be needed to determine generalisability of the v.2.0 criteria across the full range of patients and clinical presentations. FUNDING US National Institutes of Health (R01 AG26484).
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- Andreas Charidimou
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program, J Philip Kistler Research Center, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program, J Philip Kistler Research Center, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire (GHU) Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris, INSERM UMR-S1266, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- C S Kubik Laboratory of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire (GHU) Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris, INSERM UMR-S1266, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; GHU Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, site Sainte-Anne, Paris, France
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- Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program, J Philip Kistler Research Center, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Lille, U1172-Lille Neuroscience and Cognition, Lille, France
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- Departments of Neurology, Neuroradiology, and Pathology, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse Neuroimaging Centre, Universite da Toulouse, INSERM UPS, France
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- Stroke Research Centre, Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Stroke Research Centre, Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Departments of Neurology, Neuroradiology, and Pathology, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse Neuroimaging Centre, Universite da Toulouse, INSERM UPS, France
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- Stroke Research Centre, Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Departments of Neurology, Neuroradiology, and Pathology, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse Neuroimaging Centre, Universite da Toulouse, INSERM UPS, France
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- Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Lille, U1172-Lille Neuroscience and Cognition, Lille, France
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- Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Lille, U1172-Lille Neuroscience and Cognition, Lille, France
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- Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Lille, U1172-Lille Neuroscience and Cognition, Lille, France
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- Departments of Neurology, Neuroradiology, and Pathology, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse Neuroimaging Centre, Universite da Toulouse, INSERM UPS, France
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- Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Lille, U1172-Lille Neuroscience and Cognition, Lille, France
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- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany; Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy) and German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Munich, Germany
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- Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program, J Philip Kistler Research Center, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Neuropathology and Prion Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Stroke Research Centre, Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Stroke Research Centre, Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital, Dresden, Germany
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- Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program, J Philip Kistler Research Center, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Framingham Heart Study and Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departments of Neuropathology, Neurosurgery, and Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, University of Seville, Spain
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- Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Lille, U1172-Lille Neuroscience and Cognition, Lille, France
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- Departments of Neurology, Neuroradiology, and Pathology, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse Neuroimaging Centre, Universite da Toulouse, INSERM UPS, France
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- CAA and AD Translational Research and Biomarkers Laboratory, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Lille, U1172-Lille Neuroscience and Cognition, Lille, France
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- Departments of Neurology, Neuroradiology, and Pathology, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse Neuroimaging Centre, Universite da Toulouse, INSERM UPS, France
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Center for Neuropathology and Prion Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Framingham Heart Study and Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Departments of Neuropathology, Neurosurgery, and Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Departments of Neuropathology, Neurosurgery, and Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire (GHU) Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris, INSERM UMR-S1266, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; GHU Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, site Sainte-Anne, Paris, France
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire (GHU) Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris, INSERM UMR-S1266, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; GHU Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, site Sainte-Anne, Paris, France
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- Departments of Neurology, Neuroradiology, and Pathology, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse Neuroimaging Centre, Universite da Toulouse, INSERM UPS, France
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program, J Philip Kistler Research Center, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany; Helios Dr Horst Schmidt Kliniken, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Neurology Unit-Stroke Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program, J Philip Kistler Research Center, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program, J Philip Kistler Research Center, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Stroke Research Centre, Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program, J Philip Kistler Research Center, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Eissman JM, Dumitrescu L, Mahoney ER, Smith AN, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Scollard P, Choi SE, Bush WS, Engelman CD, Lu Q, Fardo DW, Trittschuh EH, Mez J, Kaczorowski CC, Hernandez Saucedo H, Widaman KF, Buckley RF, Properzi MJ, Mormino EC, Yang HS, Harrison TM, Hedden T, Nho K, Andrews SJ, Tommet D, Hadad N, Sanders RE, Ruderfer DM, Gifford KA, Zhong X, Raghavan NS, Vardarajan BN, Pericak-Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang LS, Cruchaga C, Schellenberg GD, Cox NJ, Haines JL, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Larson EB, Sperling RA, Mayeux R, Cuccaro ML, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Jefferson AL, Hohman TJ. Sex differences in the genetic architecture of cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's disease. Brain 2022; 145:2541-2554. [PMID: 35552371 PMCID: PMC9337804 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Approximately 30% of elderly adults are cognitively unimpaired at time of death despite the presence of Alzheimer's disease neuropathology at autopsy. Studying individuals who are resilient to the cognitive consequences of Alzheimer's disease neuropathology may uncover novel therapeutic targets to treat Alzheimer's disease. It is well established that there are sex differences in response to Alzheimer's disease pathology, and growing evidence suggests that genetic factors may contribute to these differences. Taken together, we sought to elucidate sex-specific genetic drivers of resilience. We extended our recent large scale genomic analysis of resilience in which we harmonized cognitive data across four cohorts of cognitive ageing, in vivo amyloid PET across two cohorts, and autopsy measures of amyloid neuritic plaque burden across two cohorts. These data were leveraged to build robust, continuous resilience phenotypes. With these phenotypes, we performed sex-stratified [n (males) = 2093, n (females) = 2931] and sex-interaction [n (both sexes) = 5024] genome-wide association studies (GWAS), gene and pathway-based tests, and genetic correlation analyses to clarify the variants, genes and molecular pathways that relate to resilience in a sex-specific manner. Estimated among cognitively normal individuals of both sexes, resilience was 20-25% heritable, and when estimated in either sex among cognitively normal individuals, resilience was 15-44% heritable. In our GWAS, we identified a female-specific locus on chromosome 10 [rs827389, β (females) = 0.08, P (females) = 5.76 × 10-09, β (males) = -0.01, P(males) = 0.70, β (interaction) = 0.09, P (interaction) = 1.01 × 10-04] in which the minor allele was associated with higher resilience scores among females. This locus is located within chromatin loops that interact with promoters of genes involved in RNA processing, including GATA3. Finally, our genetic correlation analyses revealed shared genetic architecture between resilience phenotypes and other complex traits, including a female-specific association with frontotemporal dementia and male-specific associations with heart rate variability traits. We also observed opposing associations between sexes for multiple sclerosis, such that more resilient females had a lower genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis, and more resilient males had a higher genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. Overall, we identified sex differences in the genetic architecture of resilience, identified a female-specific resilience locus and highlighted numerous sex-specific molecular pathways that may underly resilience to Alzheimer's disease pathology. This study illustrates the need to conduct sex-aware genomic analyses to identify novel targets that are unidentified in sex-agnostic models. Our findings support the theory that the most successful treatment for an individual with Alzheimer's disease may be personalized based on their biological sex and genetic context.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jaclyn M Eissman
- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, 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
- 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
- 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
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Department of Population and
Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public
Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison,
WI, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System, GRECC, Seattle,
WA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of
Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology,
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento,
CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical
School, Boston, MA, USA
- Center for Alzheimer's Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of
Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical
School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford
University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical
School, Boston, MA, USA
- Center for Alzheimer's Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
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- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
City, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana Alzheimer Disease
Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis,
IN, USA
- Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Indiana University
School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
City, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of
Medicine, Providence, RI, USA
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- 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
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- Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New
York, NY, USA
- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and The Aging Brain,
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- The Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and
The New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY,
USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New
York, NY, USA
- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and The Aging Brain,
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- The Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and
The New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY,
USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami School of
Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of
Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public
Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of
Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of
Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Department of Population and
Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of
Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, USA
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute,
Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical
School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New
York, NY, USA
- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and The Aging Brain,
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- The Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and
The New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY,
USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami School of
Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical
Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical
Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, 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
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Heywood A, Stocks J, Schneider JA, Arfanakis K, Bennett DA, Beg MF, Wang L. The unique effect of TDP-43 on hippocampal subfield morphometry and cognition. Neuroimage Clin 2022; 35:103125. [PMID: 36002965 PMCID: PMC9421500 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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•We explored postmortem TDP-43 burden and antemortem hippocampal surface deformation. •TDP-43 was uniquely associated with inward deformation in the hippocampus. •Deformation patterns account for co-existing disease showing TDP-43′s unique effect. •Deformation was significantly correlated with cognition scores.
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- Ashley Heywood
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Vu THT, Beck T, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Hayden KM, Shadyab AH, Rajan KB, Morris MC, Cornelis MC. Adherence to MIND Diet, Genetic Susceptibility, and Incident Dementia in Three US Cohorts. Nutrients 2022; 14:2759. [PMID: 35807939 PMCID: PMC9268772 DOI: 10.3390/nu14132759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Adherence to Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) may lower the risk of dementia by impacting immunity and cholesterol, which are pathways also implicated by genome-wide association studies of Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD). We examined whether adherence to the MIND diet could modify the association of genetic risk for AD with incident dementia. We used three ongoing US cohorts: Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP, n = 2449), Rush Memory and Aging Project (MAP, n = 725), and Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS, n = 5308). Diagnosis of dementia was based on clinical neurological examination and standardized criteria. Repeated measures of global cognitive function were available in MAP and CHAP. Self-reported adherence to MIND was estimated using food-frequency questionnaires. Global and pathway-specific genetic scores (GS) for AD were derived. Cox proportional hazard, logistic regression, and mixed models were used to examine associations of MIND, GS, and GS-MIND interactions with incident dementia and cognitive decline. Higher adherence to MIND and lower GS were associated with a lower risk of dementia in MAP and WHIMS and a slower rate of cognitive decline in MAP (p < 0.05). MIND or GS were not associated with incident dementia or cognitive decline in CHAP. No gene−diet interaction was replicated across cohorts. Genetic risk and MIND adherence are independently associated with dementia among older US men and women.
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- Thanh Huyen T. Vu
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA;
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- Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; (T.B.); (K.B.R.)
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; (D.A.B.); (J.A.S.)
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; (D.A.B.); (J.A.S.)
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- Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA;
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA;
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- Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; (T.B.); (K.B.R.)
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA;
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Nelson PT, Brayne C, Flanagan ME, Abner EL, Agrawal S, Attems J, Castellani RJ, Corrada MM, Cykowski MD, Di J, Dickson DW, Dugger BN, Ervin JF, Fleming J, Graff-Radford J, Grinberg LT, Hokkanen SRK, Hunter S, Kapasi A, Kawas CH, Keage HAD, Keene CD, Kero M, Knopman DS, Kouri N, Kovacs GG, Labuzan SA, Larson EB, Latimer CS, Leite REP, Matchett BJ, Matthews FE, Merrick R, Montine TJ, Murray ME, Myllykangas L, Nag S, Nelson RS, Neltner JH, Nguyen AT, Petersen RC, Polvikoski T, Reichard RR, Rodriguez RD, Suemoto CK, Wang SHJ, Wharton SB, White L, Schneider JA. Frequency of LATE neuropathologic change across the spectrum of Alzheimer's disease neuropathology: combined data from 13 community-based or population-based autopsy cohorts. Acta Neuropathol 2022; 144:27-44. [PMID: 35697880 PMCID: PMC9552938 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-022-02444-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy neuropathologic change (LATE-NC) and Alzheimer's disease neuropathologic change (ADNC) are each associated with substantial cognitive impairment in aging populations. However, the prevalence of LATE-NC across the full range of ADNC remains uncertain. To address this knowledge gap, neuropathologic, genetic, and clinical data were compiled from 13 high-quality community- and population-based longitudinal studies. Participants were recruited from United States (8 cohorts, including one focusing on Japanese-American men), United Kingdom (2 cohorts), Brazil, Austria, and Finland. The total number of participants included was 6196, and the average age of death was 88.1 years. Not all data were available on each individual and there were differences between the cohorts in study designs and the amount of missing data. Among those with known cognitive status before death (n = 5665), 43.0% were cognitively normal, 14.9% had MCI, and 42.4% had dementia-broadly consistent with epidemiologic data in this age group. Approximately 99% of participants (n = 6125) had available CERAD neuritic amyloid plaque score data. In this subsample, 39.4% had autopsy-confirmed LATE-NC of any stage. Among brains with "frequent" neuritic amyloid plaques, 54.9% had comorbid LATE-NC, whereas in brains with no detected neuritic amyloid plaques, 27.0% had LATE-NC. Data on LATE-NC stages were available for 3803 participants, of which 25% had LATE-NC stage > 1 (associated with cognitive impairment). In the subset of individuals with Thal Aβ phase = 0 (lacking detectable Aβ plaques), the brains with LATE-NC had relatively more severe primary age-related tauopathy (PART). A total of 3267 participants had available clinical data relevant to frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and none were given the clinical diagnosis of definite FTD nor the pathological diagnosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 inclusions (FTLD-TDP). In the 10 cohorts with detailed neurocognitive assessments proximal to death, cognition tended to be worse with LATE-NC across the full spectrum of ADNC severity. This study provided a credible estimate of the current prevalence of LATE-NC in advanced age. LATE-NC was seen in almost 40% of participants and often, but not always, coexisted with Alzheimer's disease neuropathology.
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- Peter T Nelson
- University of Kentucky, Rm 311 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Lexington, KY, USA.
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- University of Kentucky, Rm 311 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Lexington, KY, USA
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- University of Kentucky, Rm 311 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Lexington, KY, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Laboratory Medicine Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Institute of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Kentucky, Rm 311 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Pacific Health Research and Education Institute, Honolulu, HI, USA
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Lee AJ, Raghavan NS, Bhattarai P, Siddiqui T, Sariya S, Reyes-Dumeyer D, Flowers XE, Cardoso SAL, De Jager PL, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Menon V, Wang Y, Lantigua RA, Medrano M, Rivera D, Jiménez-Velázquez IZ, Kukull WA, Brickman AM, Manly JJ, Tosto G, Kizil C, Vardarajan BN, Mayeux R. FMNL2 regulates gliovascular interactions and is associated with vascular risk factors and cerebrovascular pathology in Alzheimer's disease. Acta Neuropathol 2022; 144:59-79. [PMID: 35608697 PMCID: PMC9217776 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-022-02431-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been associated with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factors (CVRFs) during middle age and later and is frequently accompanied by cerebrovascular pathology at death. An interaction between CVRFs and genetic variants might explain the pathogenesis. Genome-wide, gene by CVRF interaction analyses for AD, in 6568 patients and 8101 controls identified FMNL2 (p = 6.6 × 10-7). A significant increase in FMNL2 expression was observed in the brains of patients with brain infarcts and AD pathology and was associated with amyloid and phosphorylated tau deposition. FMNL2 was also prominent in astroglia in AD among those with cerebrovascular pathology. Amyloid toxicity in zebrafish increased fmnl2a expression in astroglia with detachment of astroglial end feet from blood vessels. Knockdown of fmnl2a prevented gliovascular remodeling, reduced microglial activity and enhanced amyloidosis. APP/PS1dE9 AD mice also displayed increased Fmnl2 expression and reduced the gliovascular contacts independent of the gliotic response. Based on this work, we propose that FMNL2 regulates pathology-dependent plasticity of the blood-brain-barrier by controlling gliovascular interactions and stimulating the clearance of extracellular aggregates. Therefore, in AD cerebrovascular risk factors promote cerebrovascular pathology which in turn, interacts with FMNL2 altering the normal astroglial-vascular mechanisms underlying the clearance of amyloid and tau increasing their deposition in brain.
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- Annie J Lee
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Helmholtz Association, Tatzberg 41, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Helmholtz Association, Tatzberg 41, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), Santiago, Dominican Republic
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- Department of Neurology, CEDIMAT, Plaza de la Salud, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- School of Medicine, Universidad Pedro Henriquez Urena (UNPHU), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Department of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Helmholtz Association, Tatzberg 41, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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Harerimana NV, Liu Y, Gerasimov ES, Duong D, Beach TG, Reiman EM, Schneider JA, Boyle P, Lori A, Bennett DA, Lah JJ, Levey AI, Seyfried NT, Wingo TS, Wingo AP. Genetic Evidence Supporting a Causal Role of Depression in Alzheimer's Disease. Biol Psychiatry 2022; 92:25-33. [PMID: 35177243 PMCID: PMC9200901 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Depression has been associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in several prospective studies; however, mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. METHODS We examined genetic correlation between depression and AD using linkage disequilibrium score regression. We then tested for evidence of causality between depression and AD using Mendelian randomization and genome-wide association study results. Subsequently, cis and trans quantitative trait locus analyses for the depression genome-wide association study signals were performed to resolve the genetic signals to specific DNA methylation sites, brain transcripts, and proteins. These transcripts and proteins were then examined for associations with AD and its endophenotypes. Finally, the associations between depression polygenic risk score and AD endophenotypes were examined. RESULTS We detected a significant genetic correlation between depression and AD, suggesting that they have a shared genetic basis. Furthermore, we found that depression had a causal role in AD through Mendelian randomization but did not find evidence for a causal role of AD on depression. Moreover, we identified 75 brain transcripts and 28 brain proteins regulated by the depression genome-wide association study signals through quantitative trait locus analyses. Of these, 46 transcripts and seven proteins were associated with rates of cognitive decline over time, AD pathologies, and AD diagnosis in two separate cohorts, thus implicating them in AD. In addition, we found that a higher depression polygenic risk score was associated with a faster decline of episodic memory over time. CONCLUSIONS Depression appears to have a causal role in AD, and this causal relationship is likely driven, in part, by the 53 brain transcripts and proteins identified in this study.
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- Nadia V Harerimana
- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Banner Alzheimer's Institute, Arizona State University and University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Division of Mental Health, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia.
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Agrawal S, Schneider JA. Vascular pathology and pathogenesis of cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults. Cereb Circ Cogn Behav 2022; 3:100148. [PMID: 36324408 PMCID: PMC9616381 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccb.2022.100148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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It is well recognized that brains of older people often harbor cerebrovascular disease pathology including vessel disease and vascular-related tissue injuries and that this is associated with vascular cognitive impairment and contributes to dementia. Here we review vascular pathologies, cognitive impairment, and dementia. We highlight the importance of mixed co-morbid AD/non-AD neurodegenerative and vascular pathology that has been collected in multiple clinical pathologic studies, especially in community-based studies. We also provide an update of vascular pathologies from the Rush Memory and Aging Project and Religious Orders Study cohorts with special emphasis on the differences across age in persons with and without dementia. Finally, we discuss neuropathological perspectives on the interpretation of clinical-pathological studies and emerging data in community-based studies.
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- Sonal Agrawal
- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Jelke Building, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago 60612, IL, USA
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Jelke Building, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago 60612, IL, USA
- Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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