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Neuropathologic Features of Antemortem Atrophy-Based Subtypes of Alzheimer Disease.
Mohanty, Rosaleena; Ferreira, Daniel; Frerich, Simon; Muehlboeck, J-Sebastian; Grothe, Michel J; Westman, Eric.
Afiliación
  • Mohanty R; Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden rosaleena.mohanty@ki.se.
  • Ferreira D; Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Frerich S; Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.
  • Muehlboeck JS; Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Grothe MJ; Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Westman E; Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Neurology ; 2022 May 24.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35609990
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether antemortem MRI-based atrophy subtypes of Alzheimer's disease (AD) differ in neuropathological features and comorbid non-AD pathologies at postmortem. METHODS: From the ADNI cohort, we included individuals with: antemortem MRI evaluating brain atrophy within 2y before death; antemortem diagnosis of AD dementia/mild cognitive impairment; postmortem-confirmed AD neuropathologic change. Antemortem atrophy subtypes were modeled as continuous phenomena based on a recent conceptual framework: typicality (spanning limbic-predominant AD to hippocampal-sparing AD) and severity (spanning typical AD to minimal atrophy AD). Postmortem neuropathological evaluation included AD hallmarks, amyloid-beta and tau as well as non-AD pathologies, alpha-synuclein and TAR DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43). We also investigated the overall concomitance across these pathologies. Partial correlations assessed the associations between antemortem atrophy subtypes and postmortem neuropathological outcomes. RESULTS: In 31 individuals (26 AD dementia/5 mild cognitive impaired, mean age=80y, 26% females), antemortem typicality was significantly negatively associated with neuropathological features, including amyloid-beta (rho=-0.39 overall), tau (rho=-0.38 regionally), alpha-synuclein (rho=-0.39 regionally), TDP-43 (rho=-0.49 overall), and concomitance of pathologies (rho=-0.59 regionally). Limbic-predominant AD was associated with higher Thal phase, neuritic plaque density, and presence of TDP-43 compared to hippocampal-sparing AD. Regionally, limbic-predominant AD showed higher presence of tau and alpha-synuclein pathologies in medial temporal structures, higher presence of TDP-43 and concomitance of pathologies subcortically/cortically compared to hippocampal-sparing AD. Antemortem severity was significantly negatively associated with concomitance of pathologies (rho=-0.43 regionally), such that typical AD showed higher concomitance of pathologies than minimal atrophy AD. DISCUSSION: We provide a direct antemortem-to-postmortem validation, highlighting the importance of understanding atrophy-based heterogeneity in AD relative to AD and non-AD pathologies. We suggest that: (a) typicality and severity in atrophy reflect differential aspects of susceptibility of the brain to AD and non-AD pathologies; (b) limbic-predominant AD and typical AD subtypes share similar biological pathways, making them more vulnerable to AD and non-AD pathologies compared to hippocampal-sparing AD, which may follow a different biological pathway. Our findings provide a deeper understanding of associations of atrophy subtypes in AD with different pathologies, enhancing prevailing knowledge of biological heterogeneity in AD and could contribute towards tracking disease progression and designing clinical trials in the future.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Neurology Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Neurology Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos