Locus coeruleus integrity as a proxy of initial tau burden: in vivo versus ex vivo observations
Jacobs H, Becker A, Kwong K, Engels N, Prokopiou P, Papp K, Properzi M, Hampton O, Sanchez J, Rentz D, Fakhri G, Normandin M, Bennett D, Sperling R, Johnson K. Locus coeruleus integrity as a proxy of initial tau burden: in vivo versus ex vivo observations. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2021, 17 DOI: 10.1002/alz.056391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHarvard Aging Brain StudyMini-Mental State ExaminationLC integrityLocus coeruleusMini-Mental State Examination scoreNeuronal densityTangle densityLocus coeruleus integrityAging Brain StudyTau pathologyAlzheimer's diseaseAD-related processesVertex-wiseTemporal regionsBraak stageLC measurementsMini-MentalMCI/AD patientsState ExaminationBrain studiesPiB-PET imagingTau-PETPET measurementsPiB-PETTangle burdenIn vivo and neuropathology data support locus coeruleus integrity as indicator of Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognitive decline
Jacobs H, Becker J, Kwong K, Engels-Domínguez N, Prokopiou P, Papp K, Properzi M, Hampton O, d'Oleire Uquillas F, Sanchez J, Rentz D, El Fakhri G, Normandin M, Price J, Bennett D, Sperling R, Johnson K. In vivo and neuropathology data support locus coeruleus integrity as indicator of Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognitive decline. Science Translational Medicine 2021, 13: eabj2511. PMID: 34550726, PMCID: PMC8641759, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abj2511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLC integrityLongitudinal cognitive measuresCognitive measuresLocus coeruleusIndicators of Alzheimer's disease pathologyLocus coeruleus integrityMedial temporal lobeTangle densityRush Memory and Aging ProjectBraak stageMemory and Aging ProjectHyperphosphorylated tau aggregatesAlzheimer's diseaseB-amyloidAD-related processesMemory declineCognitive dysfunctionDisease pathologyCognitive trajectoriesTemporal lobeLC neuronsPostmortem correlationsCognitive declineEntorhinal cortexPreclinical AD