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ArticleNeurology2025

Olfaction and Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease and Neurodegeneration in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

Srishti Shrestha, Xiaoqian Zhu, Michael E Griswold, Priya Palta, Kevin J Sullivan, Honglei Chen, Andrea Lauren Christman Schneider, Abhay Moghekar, Megan L Grove, Bharat Thyagarajan and 6 more

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Article in Neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Is there a link between multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer disease? A critical note.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026
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  3. Olfaction and muscle strength in older adults: a longitudinal study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Srishti ShresthaThe Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dementia (MIND) Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.ORCID 0000-0002-2017-4521
Xiaoqian ZhuThe Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dementia (MIND) Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
Michael E GriswoldThe Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dementia (MIND) Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.ORCID 0000-0001-8106-5516
Priya PaltaDepartment of Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC.ORCID 0009-0006-7153-5100
Kevin J SullivanThe Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dementia (MIND) Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
Honglei ChenDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Andrea Lauren Christman SchneiderDepartment of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
Abhay MoghekarDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-9464-1551
Megan L GroveHuman Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
Bharat ThyagarajanDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
James Russell PikeOptimal Aging Institute, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NY.
Rebecca F GottesmanStroke Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Intramural Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
B Gwen WindhamThe Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dementia (MIND) Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
Thomas H MosleyThe Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dementia (MIND) Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
Jennifer A DealDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, MD; and.
Vidyulata KamathDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-7711-3597

Funding

ARIC Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS) Renewal 2023-2028U01HL096812 · NHLBI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI JOSEF CORESH, THOMAS H MOSLEY · 2010 to 2026
$65.7M
Poor sense of smell and the health of older adultsR01AG071517 · NIA · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI HONGLEI CHEN · 2022 to 2026
$2.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL096812NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071517
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesInvestigation of olfactory impairment, an early manifestation of Alzheimer disease (AD), in relation to plasma biomarkers of AD and neurodegeneration could provide insights into the disease's pathophysiology. Because few such studies based on large, diverse, community-based populations exist, we investigated associations of odor identification ability with plasma biomarkers of AD and other neurodegenerative pathologies in community-dwelling Black and White older adults.

methodsThis cross-sectional investigation included participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study who attended visit 5 (2011-2013) and who completed olfactory testing and brain MRI examinations and had plasma biomarkers measured (namely, amyloid-beta [Aβ]

resultsAmong 1,545 participants (age: 76 ± 5 years, 60% women, 27% self-reported Black participants), the mean olfaction score was 9.2 ± 2.3; 14% had anosmia. Consistent with our hypotheses, poorer olfactory scores were associated with higher plasma p-tau DISCUSSION: Our findings suggest that poor olfaction is associated with multiple AD-related and other neurodegenerative processes. Future studies should investigate how longitudinal changes in both olfaction and biomarkers relate to each other.

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Alzheimer DiseaseOlfaction DisordersSmellAgedAged, 80 and overAmyloid beta-PeptidesAtherosclerosisBiomarkersBlack or African AmericanCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeurofilament ProteinsPeptide FragmentsAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersneurofilament protein LNeurofilament ProteinsPeptide Fragmentstau Proteins

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PMID40373252
PMCPMC12083871

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