Evaluation of plasma A beta(40) and A beta(42) as predictors of conversion to Alzheimer's disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment
Hansson, Oskar LU
; Zetterberg, Henrik
; Vanmechelen, Eugeen
; Vanderstichele, Hugo
; Andreasson, Ulf
; Londos, Elisabet
LU
; Wallin, Anders
; Minthon, Lennart
LU
and Blennow, Kaj
(2010)
In Neurobiology of Aging
31(3).
p.357-367
- Abstract
- Numerous studies have shown a marked decrease of beta-amyloid(42) (A beta(42)) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with incipient Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, studies on A beta in plasma are contradictory, and show very marginal differences between patients and controls. Here, we analyzed plasma samples using a new multiplex immunoassay for simultaneous analysis of A beta(1-40), A beta(n-40), A beta(1-42), and A beta(n-42). The plasma samples were obtained at baseline from two independent cohorts of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and age-matched controls. In the first cohort, 41% of the 117 MCI cases converted to AD during a clinical follow-up period of 4-7 years. In the second cohort, 14% of the 110 MCI... (More)
- Numerous studies have shown a marked decrease of beta-amyloid(42) (A beta(42)) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with incipient Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, studies on A beta in plasma are contradictory, and show very marginal differences between patients and controls. Here, we analyzed plasma samples using a new multiplex immunoassay for simultaneous analysis of A beta(1-40), A beta(n-40), A beta(1-42), and A beta(n-42). The plasma samples were obtained at baseline from two independent cohorts of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and age-matched controls. In the first cohort, 41% of the 117 MCI cases converted to AD during a clinical follow-up period of 4-7 years. In the second cohort, 14% of the 110 MCI subjects developed AD during a clinical follow-up period of 2-4 years. None of the plasma A beta isoforms differed between MCI patients that subsequently developed AD and healthy controls or stable MCI patients. The Cox proportional hazards model did not reveal any differences in the probability of progression from MCI to AD related to plasma A beta levels. In contrast, low levels of A beta(1-42) in CSF were strongly associated with increased risk of future AD. The absence of a change in plasma A beta in incipient AD, despite the marked change in CSF, may be explained by the lack of a correlation between the levels of A beta(1-42) in CSF and plasma. In conclusion, the results show that CSF biomarkers are better predictors of progression to AD than plasma A beta isoforms. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (Less)
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- Hansson, Oskar
LU
; Zetterberg, Henrik
; Vanmechelen, Eugeen
; Vanderstichele, Hugo
; Andreasson, Ulf
; Londos, Elisabet
LU
; Wallin, Anders
; Minthon, Lennart
LU
and Blennow, Kaj
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- publishing date
- 2010
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Plasma, Biomarkers, Mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, Cerebrospinal fluid, Beta-amyloid
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- Neurobiology of Aging
- volume
- 31
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 357 - 367
- publisher
- Elsevier
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- wos:000276759600001
- scopus:74149089257
- pmid:18486992
- ISSN
- 1558-1497
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2008.03.027
- language
- English
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author = {{Hansson, Oskar and Zetterberg, Henrik and Vanmechelen, Eugeen and Vanderstichele, Hugo and Andreasson, Ulf and Londos, Elisabet and Wallin, Anders and Minthon, Lennart and Blennow, Kaj}},
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