Locus coeruleus imaging as a biomarker for noradrenergic dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases

MJ Betts, E Kirilina, MCG Otaduy, D Ivanov… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Pathological alterations to the locus coeruleus, the major source of noradrenaline in the
brain, are histologically evident in early stages of neurodegenerative diseases. Novel MRI …

The role of noradrenaline in cognition and cognitive disorders

N Holland, TW Robbins, JB Rowe - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Many aspects of cognition and behaviour are regulated by noradrenergic projections to the
forebrain originating from the locus coeruleus, acting through alpha and beta …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in sleep-wake regulation: implications for aging and Alzheimer's disease

M Van Egroo, E Koshmanova, G Vandewalle… - Sleep medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Five decades ago, seminal studies positioned the brainstem locus coeruleus (LC)
norepinephrine (NE) system as a key substrate for the regulation of wakefulness and sleep …

[HTML][HTML] Locus coeruleus integrity is related to tau burden and memory loss in autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease

MJ Dahl, M Mather, M Werkle-Bergner, BL Kennedy… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abnormally phosphorylated tau, an indicator of Alzheimer's disease, accumulates in the first
decades of life in the locus coeruleus (LC), the brain's main noradrenaline supply. However …

Association of locus coeruleus integrity with Braak stage and neuropsychiatric symptom severity in Alzheimer's disease

CM Cassidy, J Therriault, TA Pascoal… - …, 2022 - nature.com
The clinical and pathophysiological correlates of locus coeruleus (LC) degeneration in
Alzheimer's disease (AD) could be clarified using a method to index LC integrity in vivo …

Regional locus coeruleus degeneration is uncoupled from noradrenergic terminal loss in Parkinson's disease

CEJ Doppler, MB Kinnerup, C Brune, E Farrher… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Previous studies have reported substantial involvement of the noradrenergic system in
Parkinson's disease. Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI sequences and PET tracers have become …

[HTML][HTML] The locus coeruleus in aging and Alzheimer's disease: a postmortem and brain imaging review

R Beardmore, R Hou, A Darekar… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
The locus coeruleus (LC), a tiny nucleus in the brainstem and the principal site of
noradrenaline synthesis, has a major role in regulating autonomic function, arousal …

[HTML][HTML] Noradrenergic-dependent functions are associated with age-related locus coeruleus signal intensity differences

KY Liu, RA Kievit, KA Tsvetanov, MJ Betts… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The locus coeruleus (LC), the origin of noradrenergic modulation of cognitive and
behavioral function, may play an important role healthy ageing and in neurodegenerative …

State-of-the-art imaging of neuromodulatory subcortical systems in aging and Alzheimer's disease: Challenges and opportunities

N Engels-Domínguez, EA Koops, PC Prokopiou… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Primary prevention trials have shifted their focus to the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease
(AD). Autopsy data indicates that the neuromodulatory subcortical systems'(NSS) nuclei are …

Locus coeruleus shows a spatial pattern of structural disintegration in Parkinson's disease

CF Madelung, D Meder, SA Fuglsang… - Movement …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) causes a loss of neuromelanin‐positive,
noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus (LC), which has been implicated in nonmotor …