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ArticleNeurology2016

Myo-inositol changes precede amyloid pathology and relate to APOE genotype in Alzheimer disease.

Olga Voevodskaya, Pia C Sundgren, Olof Strandberg, Henrik Zetterberg, Lennart Minthon, Kaj Blennow, Lars-Olof Wahlund, Eric Westman, Oskar Hansson, Swedish BioFINDER study group

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Article in Neurology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01208675 (The Swedish BioFINDER Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT01208675 completednot on this map

The Swedish BioFINDER Study: Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease - a Multidisciplinary Approach

TypeobservationalSponsorSkane University HospitalRan2010 to 2024Enrolled1,150ConditionsMild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Vascular Dementia
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Olga VoevodskayaFrom Clinical Geriatrics (O.V., L.-O.W., E.W.), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.C.S., O.S.), Lund University; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; Memory Clinic (L.M., O.H.), Skåne University Hospital; and Clinical Memory Research Unit (L.M., O.H.), Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden. olga.voevodskaya@ki.se oskar.hansson@med.lu.se.
Pia C SundgrenFrom Clinical Geriatrics (O.V., L.-O.W., E.W.), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.C.S., O.S.), Lund University; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; Memory Clinic (L.M., O.H.), Skåne University Hospital; and Clinical Memory Research Unit (L.M., O.H.), Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden.
Olof StrandbergFrom Clinical Geriatrics (O.V., L.-O.W., E.W.), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.C.S., O.S.), Lund University; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; Memory Clinic (L.M., O.H.), Skåne University Hospital; and Clinical Memory Research Unit (L.M., O.H.), Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden.
Henrik ZetterbergFrom Clinical Geriatrics (O.V., L.-O.W., E.W.), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.C.S., O.S.), Lund University; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; Memory Clinic (L.M., O.H.), Skåne University Hospital; and Clinical Memory Research Unit (L.M., O.H.), Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden.
Lennart MinthonFrom Clinical Geriatrics (O.V., L.-O.W., E.W.), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.C.S., O.S.), Lund University; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; Memory Clinic (L.M., O.H.), Skåne University Hospital; and Clinical Memory Research Unit (L.M., O.H.), Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden.
Kaj BlennowFrom Clinical Geriatrics (O.V., L.-O.W., E.W.), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.C.S., O.S.), Lund University; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; Memory Clinic (L.M., O.H.), Skåne University Hospital; and Clinical Memory Research Unit (L.M., O.H.), Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden.
Lars-Olof WahlundFrom Clinical Geriatrics (O.V., L.-O.W., E.W.), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.C.S., O.S.), Lund University; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; Memory Clinic (L.M., O.H.), Skåne University Hospital; and Clinical Memory Research Unit (L.M., O.H.), Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden.
Eric WestmanFrom Clinical Geriatrics (O.V., L.-O.W., E.W.), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.C.S., O.S.), Lund University; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; Memory Clinic (L.M., O.H.), Skåne University Hospital; and Clinical Memory Research Unit (L.M., O.H.), Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden.
Oskar HanssonFrom Clinical Geriatrics (O.V., L.-O.W., E.W.), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; Department of Diagnostic Radiology (P.C.S., O.S.), Lund University; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory (H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; UCL Institute of Neurology (H.Z.), Queen Square, London, UK; Memory Clinic (L.M., O.H.), Skåne University Hospital; and Clinical Memory Research Unit (L.M., O.H.), Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden. olga.voevodskaya@ki.se oskar.hansson@med.lu.se.
Swedish BioFINDER study group
Lund University · SEMalmö University · SEUniversity College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe aimed to test whether in vivo levels of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) metabolites myo-inositol (mI), N-acetylaspartate (NAA), and choline are abnormal already during preclinical Alzheimer disease (AD), relating these changes to amyloid or tau pathology, and functional connectivity.

methodsIn this cross-sectional multicenter study (a subset of the prospective Swedish BioFINDER study), we included 4 groups, representing the different stages of predementia AD: (1) cognitively healthy elderly with normal CSF β-amyloid 42 (Aβ42), (2) cognitively healthy elderly with abnormal CSF Aβ42, (3) patients with subjective cognitive decline and abnormal CSF Aβ42, (4) patients with mild cognitive decline and abnormal CSF Aβ42 (Ntotal = 352). Spectroscopic markers measured in the posterior cingulate/precuneus were considered alongside known disease biomarkers: CSF Aβ42, phosphorylated tau, total tau, [(18)F]-flutemetamol PET, f-MRI, and the genetic risk factor APOE.

resultsAmyloid-positive cognitively healthy participants showed a significant increase in mI/creatine and mI/NAA levels compared to amyloid-negative healthy elderly (p < 0.05). In amyloid-positive healthy elderly, mI/creatine and mI/NAA correlated with cortical retention of [(18)F] flutemetamol tracer ([Formula: see text] = 0.44, p = 0.02 and [Formula: see text] = 0.51, p = 0.01, respectively). Healthy elderly APOE ε4 carriers with normal CSF Aβ42 levels had significantly higher mI/creatine levels (p < 0.001) than ε4 noncarriers. Finally, elevated mI/creatine was associated with decreased functional connectivity within the default mode network (rpearson = -0.16, p = 0.02), independently of amyloid pathology.

conclusionsmI levels are elevated already at asymptomatic stages of AD. Moreover, mI/creatine concentrations were increased in healthy APOE ε4 carriers with normal CSF Aβ42 levels, suggesting that mI levels may reveal regional brain consequences of APOE ε4 before detectable amyloid pathology.

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AgedAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloidogenic ProteinsApolipoprotein E4Aspartic AcidBrainBrain MappingCholineCognition DisordersCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInositolLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyAmyloidogenic ProteinsApolipoprotein E4Aspartic AcidCholineInositolMAPT protein, humanN-acetylaspartatetau Proteins

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PMID27164711
PMCPMC4862247
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