Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease: towards clinical implementation

CE Teunissen, IMW Verberk, EH Thijssen… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
For many years, blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease seemed unattainable, but
recent results have shown that they could become a reality. Convincing data generated with …

The validation status of blood biomarkers of amyloid and phospho-tau assessed with the 5-phase development framework for AD biomarkers

NJ Ashton, A Leuzy, TK Karikari… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The development of blood biomarkers that reflect Alzheimer's disease (AD)
pathophysiology (phosphorylated tau and amyloid-β) has offered potential as scalable tests …

The NLRP3 inflammasome in traumatic brain injury: potential as a biomarker and therapeutic target

WT O'Brien, L Pham, GF Symons, M Monif… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
There is a great clinical need to identify the underlying mechanisms, as well as related
biomarkers, and treatment targets, for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Neuroinflammation is a …

Phosphorylated tau181 in plasma as a potential biomarker for Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome

A Lleó, H Zetterberg, J Pegueroles, TK Karikari… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Plasma tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181) predicts Alzheimer's disease (AD)
pathology with high accuracy in the general population. In this study, we investigated …

Further understanding the connection between Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome

HM Snyder, LJ Bain, AM Brickman… - Alzheimer's & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Improved medical care of individuals with Down syndrome (DS) has led to an increase in life
expectancy to over the age of 60 years. In conjunction, there has been an increase in age …

Diagnostic and prognostic performance and longitudinal changes in plasma neurofilament light chain concentrations in adults with Down syndrome: a cohort study

M Carmona-Iragui, D Alcolea, I Barroeta… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Adults with Down syndrome are at an ultra-high risk of Alzheimer's
disease, but diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in this population is challenging. We aimed to …

Plasma neurofilament light associates with Alzheimer's disease metabolic decline in amyloid‐positive individuals

AL Benedet, NJ Ashton, TA Pascoal… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a promising blood biomarker to detect
neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other brain disorders. However, there …

Comparison of CSF biomarkers in Down syndrome and autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease: a cross-sectional study

AM Fagan, RL Henson, Y Li, AH Boerwinkle… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Due to trisomy of chromosome 21 and the resultant extra copy of the amyloid
precursor protein gene, nearly all adults with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer's disease …

Distribution of microglial phenotypes as a function of age and Alzheimer's disease neuropathology in the brains of people with Down syndrome

AC Martini, AM Helman, KL McCarty… - Alzheimer's & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Microglial cells play an important role in the development of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). People with Down syndrome (DS) inevitably develop AD neuropathology …

Impact of increased APP gene dose in Down syndrome and the Dp16 mouse model

M Sawa, C Overk, A Becker, D Derse… - Alzheimer's & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction People with Down syndrome (DS) are predisposed to Alzheimer's
disease (AD). The amyloid hypothesis informs studies of AD. In AD‐DS, but not sporadic AD …