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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

Elevated locus coeruleus metabolism provides resilience against cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer's disease.

Elouise A Koops, Joyita Dutta, Bernard J Hanseeuw, J Alex Becker, Maxime Van Egroo, Prokopis C Prokopiou, Julie C Price, Steven E Arnold, Reisa A Sperling, Keith A Johnson and 2 more

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Elouise A KoopsThe Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4105-4254
Joyita DuttaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Bernard J HanseeuwGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J Alex BeckerGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Maxime Van EgrooThe Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Prokopis C ProkopiouThe Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Julie C PriceThe Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Steven E ArnoldAlzheimer's Clinical and Translational Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Reisa A SperlingDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Keith A JohnsonGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Heidi I L JacobsThe Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

Funding

Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative - SupplementU01AG024904 · NIA · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE RES &EDUC · PI WEINER, MICHAEL W · 2004 to 2015
$121.0M
Research Education ComponentP30AG062421 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Christine S Ritchie · 2019 to 2026
$36.5M
Project 4P41EB015896 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ROSEN, BRUCE R · 2012 to 2018
$9.8M
Longitudinal predictive modeling for tau in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG072669 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI DUTTA, JOYITA · 2021 to 2025
$2.7M
A Storage Area Network for Structural and Functional Image AnalysisS10RR023401 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI FISCHL, BRUCE · 2009 to 2009
$2.0M
SILICON GRAPHICS PRISM EXTREME 128P/1TBS10RR023043 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SORENSEN, ALMA GREGORY · 2006 to 2006
$1.5M
Elevated locus coeruleus metabolism as mechanism driving Alzheimer's disease pathologyR21AG074220 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI JACOBS, HEIDI IRMA · 2021 to 2022
$477k
Super-Resolved Multimodal Imaging Biomarkers for Frontotemporal DementiaR21AG087392 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI DUTTA, JOYITA, SARANATHAN, MANOJKUMAR · 2024 to 2025
$474k
Super-Resolution Tau PET Imaging for Alzheimer's DiseaseR03AG070750 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL · PI DUTTA, JOYITA · 2021 to 2022
$304k
Early Alzheimers Forecasting from Multimodal Data via Deep Transfer Learning, Evaluated on a Large-Scale Prospective Cohort StudyR03AG083708 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI DUTTA, JOYITA, FITERAU BROSTEAN, MADALINA · 2023 to 2023
$287k
6TH INTL CONF ON ALZHEIMER DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERSR13AG015896 · NIA · INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RES IN DEV DISABIL · PI IQBAL, KHALID · 1998 to 1998
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Alzheimer's Association 23AARF-1026796Center for Functional Neuroimaging Technologies P41EB015896National Institutes of Health Shared Instrumentation Grant Program S10RR023401NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR023043NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR023401NIA NIH HHS P30 AG062421NIA NIH HHS R01 AG072669NIA NIH HHS R03 AG070750NIA NIH HHS R03 AG083708NIA NIH HHS R21 AG074220NIA NIH HHS R21 AG087392NIA NIH HHS U01 AG024904NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB015896NIH HHS R01AG072669NIH HHS R03AG070750NIH HHS R21AG074220NIH HHS R21AG087392
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAlterations in locus coeruleus' (LC) metabolic turnover are associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD)-pathology and cognitive impairment. However, the evolution of these changes across disease stages and their functional relevance remains unknown.

methodsWe examined associations of [

resultsFDG-PET-derived LC metabolism was elevated in the earliest preclinical stages and lower in later disease stages. Higher LC metabolism was associated with attenuated memory decline in preclinical stages, particularly in those with low CSF Aβ DISCUSSION: Higher locus coeruleus [ HIGHLIGHTS: LC FDG-PET signal is lower in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. LC FDG-PET signal is higher in the preclinical stage of AD. We observed less memory decline in those with higher LC FDG-PET signal. Higher LC FDG-PET signal conferred cognitive resilience in preclinical AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionLocus CoeruleusAgedAged, 80 and overAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMalePositron-Emission TomographyAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersFluorodeoxyglucose F18Alzheimer's Diseasebiomarkerscognitive declineCSFdisease stagingFDG‐PETlocus coeruleusMRIneuromodulatory subcortical systemsPETpreclinical

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