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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Gray matter gamma-hydroxy-butyric acid and glutamate reflect beta-amyloid burden at old age.

Simon J Schreiner, Jiri M G Van Bergen, Anton F Gietl, Alfred Buck, Christoph Hock, Klaas P Pruessmann, Anke Henning, Paul G Unschuld

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 4 countries.

Simon J SchreinerInstitute for Regenerative Medicine University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5150-6066
Jiri M G Van BergenInstitute for Regenerative Medicine University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland.
Anton F GietlInstitute for Regenerative Medicine University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland.
Alfred BuckDepartment of Nuclear Medicine University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland.
Christoph HockInstitute for Regenerative Medicine University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland.
Klaas P PruessmannInstitute for Biomedical Engineering University of Zurich and ETH Zurich Zurich Switzerland.
Anke HenningInstitute for Biomedical Engineering University of Zurich and ETH Zurich Zurich Switzerland.
Paul G UnschuldGeriatric Psychiatry Service University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) Thônex Switzerland.
University of Zurich · CHUniversity of Geneva · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gamma-hydroxy-butyric acid (GABA) and glutamate are neurotransmitters with essential importance for cognitive processing. Here, we investigate relationships between GABA, glutamate, and brain ß-amyloid (Aß) burden before clinical manifestation of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thirty cognitively healthy adults (age 69.9 ± 6 years) received high-resolution atlas-based Highlights: Gray matter-specific metabolic imaging with high-resolution atlas-based MRSI at 7 Tesla.Higher GABA and glutamate relate to ß-amyloid burden, in an APOE4-dependent manner.Gray matter GABA and glutamate identify older adults with high risk of future AD.GABA and glutamate might reflect altered synaptic and neuronal activity at early AD.

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7 TeslaagingAlzheimerAPOE4beta‐amyloidbiomarkercognitive impairmentdementiaGABAglutamatemagnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingmagnetic resonance spectroscopymemorypositron emission tomographypreventionsynaptic dysfunctionsynaptic metabolism

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PMID38690510
PMCPMC11058481
OpenAlexW4396520919

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