Abstract
Cortical atrophy is an early feature of Alzheimer´s disease (AD). The biological processes associated with variability in cortical thickness remain largely unknown. We studied 220 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins to evaluate biological pathways associated with cortical thickness in 34 brain regions in 79 cognitively normal older individuals with normal (>192 ng/L, n = 47), and abnormal (≤192 ng/L, n = 32) CSF beta-amyloid1-42 (Aβ42). Interactions for Aβ42 status were tested. Panther GeneOntology and Cytoscape ClueGO analyses were used to evaluate biological processes associated with regional cortical thickness. 170 (77.3 %) proteins related with cortical thickness in at least 1 brain region across the total group, and 171 (77.7 %) proteins showed Aβ42 specific associations. Higher levels of proteins related to axonal and synaptic integrity, amyloid accumulation, and inflammation were associated with thinner cortex in lateral temporal regions, the rostral anterior cingulum, the lateral occipital cortex and the pars opercularis only in the abnormal Aβ42 group. Alterations in CSF proteomics are associated with a regional cortical atrophy in the earliest stages of AD.
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Summary
The Data and Publications Committee, in keeping with the publication policies adopted by the ADNI Steering Committee, here provide lists for standardized acknowledgement. The list consists of three parts: I. ADNI Infrastructure Investigators and Site Investigators, II. DOD ADNI Infrastructure Investigators and Site Investigators and III. ADNI Depression Infrastructure Investigators and Site Investigators. Infrastructure Investigators represent the names responsible for leadership and infrastructure. Site Investigators represent the names of individuals at each recruiting site. All papers, including methodological papers, should have an acknowledgement list that consists of Infrastructure Investigators plus the FULL list
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