The probabilistic model of Alzheimer disease: the amyloid hypothesis revised

GB Frisoni, D Altomare, DR Thal, F Ribaldi… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The current conceptualization of Alzheimer disease (AD) is driven by the amyloid
hypothesis, in which a deterministic chain of events leads from amyloid deposition and then …

Recent update on the heterogeneity of the Alzheimer's disease spectrum

KA Jellinger - Journal of Neural Transmission, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia worldwide, is a mixed
proteinopathy (β-amyloid, tau and other proteins). Classically defined as a …

Increased medial temporal tau positron emission tomography uptake in the absence of amyloid-β positivity

A Costoya-Sánchez, A Moscoso… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance An increased tau positron emission tomography (PET) signal in the medial
temporal lobe (MTL) has been observed in older individuals in the absence of amyloid-β …

ApoE4 and connectivity-mediated spreading of tau pathology at lower amyloid levels

A Steward, D Biel, A Dewenter, S Roemer… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance For the Alzheimer disease (AD) therapies to effectively attenuate clinical
progression, it may be critical to intervene before the onset of amyloid-associated tau …

The complex pathway between amyloid β and cognition: implications for therapy

WJ Jagust, CE Teunissen, C DeCarli - The Lancet Neurology, 2023 - thelancet.com
For decades, the hypothesis that brain deposition of the amyloid β protein initiates
Alzheimer's disease has dominated research and clinical trials. Targeting amyloid β is …

Age-related and amyloid-beta-independent tau deposition and its downstream effects

A Wuestefeld, A Pichet Binette, D Berron, N Spotorno… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Amyloid-β (Aβ) is hypothesized to facilitate the spread of tau pathology beyond the medial
temporal lobe. However, there is evidence that, independently of Aβ, age-related tau …

18F-FDG PET imaging in neurodegenerative dementing disorders: insights into subtype classification, emerging disease categories, and mixed dementia with …

S Minoshima, D Cross, T Thientunyakit… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Soc Nuclear Med
Since the invention of 18 F-FDG as a neurochemical tracer in the 1970s, 18 F-FDG PET has
been used extensively for dementia research and clinical applications. FDG, a glucose …

Cerebrovascular disease promotes tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease

KK Laing, S Simoes, GP Baena-Caldas… - Brain …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Small vessel cerebrovascular disease, visualized as white matter hyperintensities on T2-
weighted magnetic resonance imaging, contributes to the clinical presentation of …

Application of the ATN classification scheme in a population without dementia: Findings from the EPAD cohort

S Ingala, C De Boer, LA Masselink… - Alzheimer's & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background We classified non‐demented European Prevention of Alzheimer's Dementia
(EPAD) participants through the amyloid/tau/neurodegeneration (ATN) scheme and …

Relevance of biomarkers across different neurodegenerative diseases

AJ Ehrenberg, A Khatun, E Coomans, MJ Betts… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background The panel of fluid-and imaging-based biomarkers available for
neurodegenerative disease research is growing and has the potential to close important …