2023
Association of Pathologic and Volumetric Biomarker Changes With Cognitive Decline in Clinically Normal Adults
Hanseeuw B, Jacobs H, Schultz A, Buckley R, Farrell M, Guehl N, Becker J, Properzi M, Sanchez J, Quiroz Y, Vannini P, Sepulcre J, Yang H, Chhatwal J, Gatchel J, Marshall G, Amariglio R, Papp K, Rentz D, Normandin M, Price J, Healy B, El Fakhri G, Sperling R, Johnson K. Association of Pathologic and Volumetric Biomarker Changes With Cognitive Decline in Clinically Normal Adults. Neurology 2023, 101: e2533-e2544. PMID: 37968130, PMCID: PMC10791053, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with cognitive declineOlder adultsNon-AD pathologyCognitive declineHippocampal volumeCognitive dataPreclinical Alzheimer Cognitive CompositeInferior temporal tauProspective cohort studyClinically normal older adultsHarvard Aging Brain StudyPittsburgh compound B PET scansOvert cognitive impairmentAnalyzed dataNormal older adultsAging Brain StudyClinically normal adultsLongitudinal associationsAlzheimer's diseaseCohort studyMemory impairmentCognitive compositeCognitive impairmentHippocampal atrophyCognition
2021
In vivo imaging of mGlu5 receptor expression in humans with Fragile X Syndrome towards development of a potential biomarker
Mody M, Petibon Y, Han P, Kuruppu D, Ma C, Yokell D, Neelamegam R, Normandin M, Fakhri G, Brownell A. In vivo imaging of mGlu5 receptor expression in humans with Fragile X Syndrome towards development of a potential biomarker. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 15897. PMID: 34354107, PMCID: PMC8342610, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94967-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFragile X syndromeFragile X mental retardation proteinX syndromeLoss of fragile X mental retardation proteinMGlu5 receptor expressionMetabotropic glutamate subtype 5 receptorsDrug occupancy studiesSignificant group differencesFragile X mental retardationHealthy controlsAnterior cingulateMGluR5 availabilityVisuospatial processingMGlu5 receptorsOlfactory cortexBrain areasGroup differencesRetardation proteinGlutamate signalingImages of maleNeurodevelopmental disordersExcessive glutamate signalingGender-matched controlsDisordersMGluR5
2018
[18F]Fluorocholine and [18F]Fluoroacetate PET as Imaging Biomarkers to Assess Phosphatidylcholine and Mitochondrial Metabolism in Preclinical Models of TSC and LAM
Verwer E, Kavanagh T, Mischler W, Feng Y, Takahashi K, Wang S, Shoup T, Neelamegam R, Yang J, Guehl N, Ran C, Massefski W, Cui Y, El-Chemaly S, Sadow P, Oldham W, Kijewski M, Fakhri G, Normandin M, Priolo C. [18F]Fluorocholine and [18F]Fluoroacetate PET as Imaging Biomarkers to Assess Phosphatidylcholine and Mitochondrial Metabolism in Preclinical Models of TSC and LAM. Clinical Cancer Research 2018, 24: 5925-5938. PMID: 30054282, PMCID: PMC6816044, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-3693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnimalsBiomarkersCholineDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFluoroacetatesHeterograftsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryLipid MetabolismLymphangioleiomyomatosisMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMitochondriaOxygen ConsumptionPhosphatidylcholinesPositron-Emission TomographyRatsTuberous SclerosisConceptsTuberous sclerosis complexMetabolic imaging biomarkersPreclinical modelsImaging biomarkersTSC2-deficient cellsStandardized uptake valueTuberous sclerosis complex manifestationsModels of tuberous sclerosis complexAutosomal dominant disorderPotential clinical interestBenign tumorsOvariectomized miceUptake valueSubcutaneous tumorsPreclinical studiesPulmonary nodulesCystic destructionLymphangioleiomyomatosisDominant disorderProliferative lesionsInactivating mutationsTumorMetabolic reprogrammingNeurocognitive impairmentPET imaging
2011
Synthesis and evaluation of [18F]exendin (9–39) as a potential biomarker to measure pancreatic β-cell mass
Wang Y, Lim K, Normandin M, Zhao X, Cline GW, Ding YS. Synthesis and evaluation of [18F]exendin (9–39) as a potential biomarker to measure pancreatic β-cell mass. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2011, 39: 167-176. PMID: 22033026, PMCID: PMC4484741, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2011.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized uptake valuePositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingPancreatic β-cell massΒ-cell massTomography imagingInsulin contentGlucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor antagonistGlucagon-like peptide-1Biobreeding diabetes-prone (BB-DP) ratDiabetes-prone ratsVivo positron emission tomography (PET) imagingSprague-Dawley ratsBlood glucose homeostasisReceptor antagonistGlucose homeostasisPeptide-1Time-activity curvesUptake valuePotential biomarkersHigh-resolution research tomographExendin analogsIn-111RatsPostmortem measures