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ArticleAlzheimer's research & therapy2021

Topographic patterns of white matter hyperintensities are associated with multimodal neuroimaging biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease.

Malo Gaubert, Catharina Lange, Antoine Garnier-Crussard, Theresa Köbe, Salma Bougacha, Julie Gonneaud, Robin de Flores, Clémence Tomadesso, Florence Mézenge, Brigitte Landeau and 3 more

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Article in Alzheimer's research & therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06072963 (Combination of Intranasal Insulin With Oral Semaglutide to Improve Cognition and Cerebral Blood Flow), which is not on this map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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46citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06072963 phase2recruitingstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Combination of Intranasal Insulin With Oral Semaglutide to Improve Cognition and Cerebral Blood Flow: a Feasibility Study

Ran2024Enrolled80Registered outcomes15Posted comparisons0ConditionsAlzheimer Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Mild Cognitive ImpairmentArmsIntranasal insulin, Intranasal insulin placebo, semaglutide, Semaglutide placebo
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Malo Gaubert *German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dresden, Germany.
Catharina Lange *German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dresden, Germany. catharina.lange@charite.de.
Antoine Garnier-CrussardInserm UMR-S U1237, Caen-Normandie University, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France.
Theresa KöbeGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dresden, Germany.
Salma BougachaInserm UMR-S U1237, Caen-Normandie University, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France.
Julie GonneaudInserm UMR-S U1237, Caen-Normandie University, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France.
Robin de FloresInserm UMR-S U1237, Caen-Normandie University, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France.
Clémence TomadessoInserm UMR-S U1237, Caen-Normandie University, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France.
Florence MézengeInserm UMR-S U1237, Caen-Normandie University, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France.
Brigitte LandeauInserm UMR-S U1237, Caen-Normandie University, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France.
Vincent de la SayetteNormandy University, UNICAEN, PSL Research University, EPHE, INSERM, U1077, CHU of Caen, Neuropsychology and Imaging of Human Memory, Caen, France.
Gaël Chételat *Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany. chetelat@cyceron.fr.
Miranka Wirth *German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dresden, Germany. miranka.wirth@dzne.de.ORCID 0000-0002-0725-7314
Inserm · FRGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DEHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhite matter hyperintensities (WMH) are frequently found in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Commonly considered as a marker of cerebrovascular disease, regional WMH may be related to pathological hallmarks of AD, including beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaques and neurodegeneration. The aim of this study was to examine the regional distribution of WMH associated with Aβ burden, glucose hypometabolism, and gray matter volume reduction.

methodsIn a total of 155 participants (IMAP+ cohort) across the cognitive continuum from normal cognition to AD dementia, FLAIR MRI, AV45-PET, FDG-PET, and T1 MRI were acquired. WMH were automatically segmented from FLAIR images. Mean levels of neocortical Aβ deposition (AV45-PET), temporo-parietal glucose metabolism (FDG-PET), and medial-temporal gray matter volume (GMV) were extracted from processed images using established AD meta-signature templates. Associations between AD brain biomarkers and WMH, as assessed in region-of-interest and voxel-wise, were examined, adjusting for age, sex, education, and systolic blood pressure.

resultsThere were no significant associations between global Aβ burden and region-specific WMH. Voxel-wise WMH in the splenium of the corpus callosum correlated with greater Aβ deposition at a more liberal threshold. Region- and voxel-based WMH in the posterior corpus callosum, along with parietal, occipital, and frontal areas, were associated with lower temporo-parietal glucose metabolism. Similarly, lower medial-temporal GMV correlated with WMH in the posterior corpus callosum in addition to parietal, occipital, and fontal areas.

conclusionsThis study demonstrates that local white matter damage is correlated with multimodal brain biomarkers of AD. Our results highlight modality-specific topographic patterns of WMH, which converged in the posterior white matter. Overall, these cross-sectional findings corroborate associations of regional WMH with AD-typical Aß deposition and neurodegeneration.

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Alzheimer DiseaseWhite MatterBiomarkersBrainCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroimagingBiomarkersAlzheimer’s diseaseAlzheimer’s disease pathologyCerebrovascular diseaseWhite matter lesion

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PMID33461618
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