2022
Performance of a fully-automated Lumipulse plasma phospho-tau181 assay for Alzheimer’s disease
Wilson E, Young C, Ramos Benitez J, Swarovski M, Feinstein I, Vandijck M, Le Guen Y, Kasireddy N, Shahid M, Corso N, Wang Q, Kennedy G, Trelle A, Lind B, Channappa D, Belnap M, Ramirez V, Skylar-Scott I, Younes K, Yutsis M, Le Bastard N, Quinn J, van Dyck C, Nairn A, Fredericks C, Tian L, Kerchner G, Montine T, Sha S, Davidzon G, Henderson V, Longo F, Greicius M, Wagner A, Wyss-Coray T, Poston K, Mormino E, Andreasson K. Performance of a fully-automated Lumipulse plasma phospho-tau181 assay for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2022, 14: 172. PMID: 36371232, PMCID: PMC9652927, DOI: 10.1186/s13195-022-01116-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma p-tau181Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP-tau181Disease Research CenterAlzheimer's diseasePositron emission tomographyAD dementiaBlood-based biomarker assaysAmyloid positron emission tomographyTreatment monitoringNovel blood-based biomarkersCSF p-tau181P-tau181 concentrationsDisease-modifying therapiesAβ42/Aβ40 ratioBlood-based biomarkersClinical AD diagnosisDetection of ADMild cognitive impairmentStudy cohortCSF biomarkersPlasma levelsAD groupPrognostic performanceCDR sum
2018
Assessing Synaptic Density in Alzheimer Disease With Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging
Chen MK, Mecca AP, Naganawa M, Finnema SJ, Toyonaga T, Lin SF, Najafzadeh S, Ropchan J, Lu Y, McDonald JW, Michalak HR, Nabulsi NB, Arnsten AFT, Huang Y, Carson RE, van Dyck CH. Assessing Synaptic Density in Alzheimer Disease With Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging. JAMA Neurology 2018, 75: 1215-1224. PMID: 30014145, PMCID: PMC6233853, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.1836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographic imagingSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2ASynaptic densityAlzheimer's diseaseEmission tomographic imagingHigh-resolution PET scanningPET scanningCognitive impairmentDisease-modifying therapiesDisease-modifying treatmentsNormal participantsCross-sectional studyPittsburgh compound BMajor structural correlateAmnestic mild cognitive impairmentMagnetic resonance imagingMild cognitive impairmentJ PET imagingRestoration of synapsesSpecific bindingNeurologic evaluationSynaptic lossDisease stagePostmortem studiesOutcome measures
2015
A phase Ib multiple ascending dose study of the safety, tolerability, and central nervous system availability of AZD0530 (saracatinib) in Alzheimer’s disease
Nygaard HB, Wagner AF, Bowen GS, Good SP, MacAvoy MG, Strittmatter KA, Kaufman AC, Rosenberg BJ, Sekine-Konno T, Varma P, Chen K, Koleske AJ, Reiman EM, Strittmatter SM, van Dyck CH. A phase Ib multiple ascending dose study of the safety, tolerability, and central nervous system availability of AZD0530 (saracatinib) in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2015, 7: 35. PMID: 25874001, PMCID: PMC4396171, DOI: 10.1186/s13195-015-0119-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegional cerebral glucose metabolismCerebral glucose metabolismTreatment of patientsClinical efficacy measuresModerate Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseEfficacy measuresGlucose metabolismCentral nervous system availabilityMultiple ascending dose studyFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyPhase IIa clinical trialMini-Mental State Examination scoreCentral nervous system penetrationPromising new therapeutic targetCSF drug levelsMultiple ascending doseOligomeric amyloid betaPhase Ib trialPlacebo-controlled trialAscending dose studyCongestive heart failureCerebrospinal fluid penetrationDisease-modifying therapiesIIa clinical trial