2023
Higher circulating cortisol is associated with amyloidogenesis in post‐menopausal women: The Framingham Heart Study
Salardini A, Zilli E, Himali J, Gonzales M, Himali D, Ghosh S, McGrath E, Buckley R, Satizabal C, Johnson K, Decarli C, Fakhri G, Vasan R, Seshadri S. Higher circulating cortisol is associated with amyloidogenesis in post‐menopausal women: The Framingham Heart Study. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.080594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFramingham Heart StudyHeart StudyProspective cohort studyCross sectional studyPostmenopausal womenCognitively normal individualsPost-menopausal womenSectional studyAPOE4 statusAPOE4-positiveLongitudinal cohortSuperior temporal sulcusCortisol levelsMenopausal statusSecondary outcomesAlzheimer's diseaseAssociated with amyloidogenesisCortisol dysregulationBaseline plasma cortisolMorning plasma cortisolTertileFraminghamWomenAssess interactionsProgression of Alzheimer's disease
2017
Tau and amyloid β proteins distinctively associate to functional network changes in the aging brain
Sepulcre J, Sabuncu M, Li Q, Fakhri G, Sperling R, Johnson K. Tau and amyloid β proteins distinctively associate to functional network changes in the aging brain. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2017, 13: 1261-1269. PMID: 28366797, PMCID: PMC5623176, DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAging brainFunctional connectivityAlzheimer's disease-related pathologyCognitively normal individualsPositron emission tomography scanHyperconnected regionsFunctional network changesMisfolded tauDisease-related pathologyBrain areasEmission tomography scanAmyloid-bFunctional reorganizationB proteinHuman brainNeuronal circuitsTauBrainNeuronal functionNegative associationAmyloidCortical patternsNetwork changesElderly subjectsPositive association