2024
Associations of Physical Activity Engagement with Cerebral Amyloid-β and Tau from Midlife
Gonzales M, Kojis D, Spartano N, Thibault E, DeCarli C, Fakhri G, Johnson K, Beiser A, Seshadri S. Associations of Physical Activity Engagement with Cerebral Amyloid-β and Tau from Midlife. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2024, 100: 935-943. PMID: 39031362, DOI: 10.3233/jad-240322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activity indexPhysical activity engagementAssociated with lower dementia riskPhysical activity index scoreAssociation of physical activityActive engagementPhysical activity levelsFramingham Heart StudyCross-sectional associationsCommunity-based cohortCardiovascular risk factorsDementia riskPhysical activityLifestyle interventionHeart StudyLinear regression modelsStratified analysisTau-PET retentionSelf-reportSex disparitiesActivity levelsLate lifeTau positron emission tomographyRisk factorsAge groupsAssociations of cerebral amyloid beta and tau with cognition from midlife
Gonzales M, O'Donnell A, Ghosh S, Thibault E, Tanner J, Satizabal C, Decarli C, Fakhri G, Johnson K, Beiser A, Seshadri S, Pase M. Associations of cerebral amyloid beta and tau with cognition from midlife. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2024, 20: 5901-5911. PMID: 39039896, PMCID: PMC11497641, DOI: 10.1002/alz.14060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApolipoprotein E e4Associated with cognitionTau positron emission tomographyPositron emission tomographyWorsening cognitionCommunity-based cohortYoung adultsApolipoprotein EStudy investigated associationsPoor visuospatial skillsDementia preventionTargeted early interventionE4 statusCerebral amyloid-betaEffect modifiersHigher amyloidAPOE e4 carriersCognitive vulnerabilityAssociation of amyloidVisuospatial skillsResilience factorsEarly interventionYounger ageCognitionE4 carriers
2023
Tau-PET abnormality as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease staging and early detection: a topological perspective
Ding J, Shen C, Wang Z, Yang Y, Fakhri G, Lu J, Liang D, Zheng H, Zhou Y, Sun T, Study F. Tau-PET abnormality as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease staging and early detection: a topological perspective. Cerebral Cortex 2023, 33: 10649-10659. PMID: 37653600, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized uptake value ratioMild cognitive impairmentBrain regionsCognitive impairmentPositron emission tomographyMedial temporal lobeAlzheimer's diseaseVisual-related regionsTopological perspectiveTau positron emission tomographyMode networkTau PET imagingTopological featuresIndependent data cohortsTemporal lobeConnection strengthExtract topological featuresTau networksAbnormal networkProgression of Alzheimer's diseaseAbnormal protein accumulationLongitudinal Imaging in a Patient With Opioid-associated Amnestic Syndrome
Barash J, Schmahmann J, Xie Z, Lev M, Fakhri G. Longitudinal Imaging in a Patient With Opioid-associated Amnestic Syndrome. Cognitive And Behavioral Neurology 2023, 36: 194-197. PMID: 37389894, PMCID: PMC10527331, DOI: 10.1097/wnn.0000000000000347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-associated amnestic syndromeFluid-attenuated inversion recoveryPositron emission tomographyAmnestic syndromeHistory of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorderBrain regions of individualsSubstance use disordersOpioid misuseMild memory lossN-acetyl aspartate/creatineUrine toxicology screenFollow-up imagingHistory of opioid misuseRegions of individualsTau depositionTau positron emission tomographyHyperactivity disorderIntravenous heroinRight hippocampusAnterograde amnesiaRestricted diffusionBrain regionsHippocampal abnormalitiesLongitudinal imagingTau Positron Emission Tomography and Neurocognitive Function Among Former Professional American-Style Football Players
Dhaynaut M, Grashow R, Normandin M, Wu O, Marengi D, Terry D, Sanchez J, Weisskopf M, Speizer F, Taylor H, Guehl N, Seshadri S, Beiser A, Daneshvar D, Johnson K, Iverson G, Zafonte R, Fakhri G, Baggish A. Tau Positron Emission Tomography and Neurocognitive Function Among Former Professional American-Style Football Players. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2023, 40: 1614-1624. PMID: 37282582, PMCID: PMC10458363, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2022.0454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyDistribution volume ratioNeuropsychological testsNeurocognitive functionStandardized uptake value ratioControl participantsMeasures of neurocognitive functionStructural magnetic resonance imagingMeasures of memoryDepressive symptom severityMale control participantsEmission tomographyCerebellar gray matterNeuropsychological measuresTau positron emission tomographyExecutive functionSymptom severityBrain regionsEntorhinal cortexRepetitive head impactsP-tauReference regionFormer playersRepetitive head impact exposureMale controls
2019
Autoradiography validation of novel tau PET tracer [F-18]-MK-6240 on human postmortem brain tissue
Aguero C, Dhaynaut M, Normandin M, Amaral A, Guehl N, Neelamegam R, Marquie M, Johnson K, El Fakhri G, Frosch M, Gomez-Isla T. Autoradiography validation of novel tau PET tracer [F-18]-MK-6240 on human postmortem brain tissue. Acta Neuropathologica Communications 2019, 7: 37. PMID: 30857558, PMCID: PMC6410510, DOI: 10.1186/s40478-019-0686-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn vivo detection of neurofibrillary tanglesNeurofibrillary tanglesDetection of neurofibrillary tanglesAlzheimer's diseaseTDP-43Binds to neurofibrillary tanglesFrontotemporal lobar degeneration-tauOff-target bindingDNA-binding protein 43Binding patternsNon-Alzheimer tauopathiesHuman postmortem brain tissueTau aggregationPostmortem brain tissueBinding signalBinding targetsCerebral amyloid angiopathyIn vivo detectionB-amyloidNeurodegenerative diseasesHuman brain tissueTauTau positron emission tomographyBindingMK-6240