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

Cargo of small extracellular vesicles from neuronal origin shows progression of dementia in individuals with Down syndrome.

Aurélie Ledreux, Maria Carmona-Iragui, Laura Videla, Bessy Benejam, Isabel Barroeta, Alberto Lleó, Daniel Alcolea, Juan Fortea

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  2. Precision medicine for Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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8 authors.

Aurélie LedreuxDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6232-7672
Maria Carmona-IraguiSant Pau Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Laura VidelaSant Pau Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Bessy BenejamBarcelona Down Medical Center, Fundació Catalana Síndrome de Down, Carrer del Comte Borrell, Barcelona, Spain.
Isabel BarroetaSant Pau Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Alberto LleóSant Pau Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Daniel AlcoleaSant Pau Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Juan ForteaSant Pau Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

DS-ARC: A Remote Digital Cognitive Assessment for Down Syndrome-Associated Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG081394 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Jason J Hassenstab · 2023 to 2026
$6.0M
Clinical trials to prevent Alzheimer's Disease in Down SyndromeR61AG066543 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI RAFII, MICHAEL S · 2019 to 2020
$5.6M
Noradrenergic dysfunction in Down SyndromeRF1AG070153 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY) · PI LEDREUX, AURÉLIE · 2020 to 2020
$1.8M
Biological Correlates of Alzheimer in Down Syndrome.R21AG056974 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY) · PI GRANHOLM-BENTLEY, ANN-CHARLOTTE ESTHER · 2017 to 2018
$414k
Alzheimer's Association AARG-18-565696Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas ProgramEuropean Regional Development Fund/European Social FundEuropean Union AARG-22-973966 to MCIEuropean Union H2020-SC1-BHC-2018-2020 to JFFondo Europeo de Desarrollo RegionalFundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno IIBSP-DOW-2020-151 to JFGobierno de España INT21/00073Gobierno de España PI18/00335Gobierno de España PI20/01473Gobierno de España PI22/00785 to MCIGobierno de España PI23/01786 to JFInstituto de Salud Carlos IIIMinisterio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación DigitalNIA NIH HHS R01 AG061566NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG070153NIH HHS R01 AG056850NIH HHS R01 AG061566NIH HHS R01 AG081394NIH HHS R21 AG056974NIH HHS R61AG066543Una Manera de Hacer EuropaUnión Europea
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIndividuals with Down syndrome (DS) are at an ultra-high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). Diagnosis of AD onset in people with DS can be challenging due to the variable degrees of intellectual disability and cognitive impairment among individuals.

methodsPlasma samples from individuals with DS diagnosed with AD dementia (n = 33), prodromal AD (n = 31), or cognitively stable (n = 43) were enriched for neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEV) using immunocapture with the L1CAM antibody. We used single-molecule array technology to quantify amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides, Tau, phosphorylated Tau, neurofilament light chain (NfL), and synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP25) across diagnostic groups.

resultsNDEV levels of Aβ40, Aβ42, Tau, pTauT181, pTauT231, NfL, and SNAP25 were significantly higher in people with DS diagnosed with prodromal AD compared to those with no cognitive decline. Middle-aged or older women had higher levels of NDEV biomarkers compared to males. DISCUSSION: NDEV biomarker levels can inform on the onset of AD in individuals with DS. HIGHLIGHTS: Diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia in individuals with Down syndrome (DS)is challenging. Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles were enriched from plasma of adults with Down syndrome. Alzheimer's disease biomarkers were measured using single molecule array technology. NDEV biomarkers accurately predicted the prodromal stage of dementia in people with DS.

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Alzheimer DiseaseDementiaDown SyndromeExtracellular VesiclesNeuronsAdultAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMental Status and Dementia TestsMiddle AgedNeurofilament ProteinsSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25Amyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersneurofilament protein LNeurofilament ProteinsSNAP25 protein, humanSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25tau ProteinsAlzheimer's diseaseamyloid‐betabiomarkerdementiaDown syndromeextracellular vesicleneurofilament‐lightphosphorylated Tau

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PMCPMC12170940

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