2024
Tau pathology is associated with synaptic density and longitudinal synaptic loss in Alzheimer’s disease
Wang J, Huang Q, Chen X, You Z, He K, Guo Q, Huang Y, Yang Y, Lin Z, Guo T, Zhao J, Guan Y, Li B, Xie F. Tau pathology is associated with synaptic density and longitudinal synaptic loss in Alzheimer’s disease. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 29: 2799-2809. PMID: 38589563, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02501-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTau pathologySynaptic lossTau tanglesAlzheimer's diseaseAssociated with synaptic lossAD patientsMild cognitive impairmentMild cognitive impairment patientsAmyloid-bPlasma p-tauP-tau181 levelsAssociation of ABSynaptic densityP-tauNormal controlsPositron emission tomographyMediation analysisTemporal lobeTauTau burdenP-tau181One-year follow-up assessmentSeventy-five participantsTanglesFollow-up assessment
2023
In vivo synaptic density loss correlates with impaired functional and related structural connectivity in Alzheimer’s disease
Zhang J, Wang J, Xu X, You Z, Huang Q, Huang Y, Guo Q, Guan Y, Zhao J, Liu J, Xu W, Deng Y, Xie F, Li B. In vivo synaptic density loss correlates with impaired functional and related structural connectivity in Alzheimer’s disease. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2023, 43: 977-988. PMID: 36718002, PMCID: PMC10196742, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x231153730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle frontal gyrusAlzheimer's diseaseSynaptic densityMild cognitive impairmentSynapse lossCognitive impairmentCaudal middle frontal gyrusFunctional connectivityLower synaptic densityMajor pathological changesRight insular cortexStructural connectivity alterationsRight middle frontal gyrusWhite matter tractsSynaptic alterationsBilateral cortexConnectivity alterationsInsular cortexAD groupPathological changesConnectivity dysfunctionCognitive declineCognitive functionFunctional MRIDisease