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ArticleMolecular neurodegeneration2017

Diurnal oscillation of CSF Aβ and other AD biomarkers.

Brendan P Lucey, Anne M Fagan, David M Holtzman, John C Morris, Randall J Bateman

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Article in Molecular neurodegeneration, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Circadian rhythms in neurodegenerative disorders.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2022
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  17. Pimavanserin, a 5HTJournal of neurochemistry · 2021
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  19. Circadian Clocks, Sleep, and Metabolism.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brendan P LuceyDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8111, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA. luceyb@wustl.edu.
Anne M FaganDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8111, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
David M HoltzmanDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8111, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
John C MorrisDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8111, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Randall J BatemanDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8111, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Viral Vectors CoreP01NS074969 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI HOLTZMAN, DAVID M. · 2012 to 2021
$13.0M
SLEEP QUALITY AND HUMAN AMLYOID-BETA KINETICSK76AG054863 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI LUCEY, BRENDAN PATRICK · 2016 to 2020
$982k
NIA NIH HHS K76 AG054863NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS074969
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To assess stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis and the efficacy of drugs during clinical trials, there has been immense interest in the field to establish baseline cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations for potential AD biomarkers such as amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau. Significant within-person variations in CSF Aβ concentrations over time found that this variation followed the sleep-wake cycle. A recent paper in Molecular Neurodegeneration reported the absence of diurnal variations in multiple classical and candidate AD biomarkers, such as soluble APP, Aβ, tau, p-tau, YKL-40, VILIP-1, or apolipoprotein E. This commentary addresses these apparently discordant results regarding the diurnal variability of APP and Aβ compared with the literature. Despite our concerns, we appreciate the authors' interest in this important topic and contribution to improve our knowledge about the factors influencing Aβ diurnal variation.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersCircadian RhythmHumansPeptide Fragmentstau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersPeptide Fragmentstau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyloid-βBiomarkers

Identifiers

PMID28478762
PMCPMC5421331
OpenAlexW2611704743

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