2024
Diffusion-based Bayesian posterior distribution prediction of kinetic parameters in dynamic PET
Djebra Y, Liu X, Marin T, Tiss A, Dhaynaut M, Guehl N, Johnson K, Fakhri G, Ma C, Ouyang J. Diffusion-based Bayesian posterior distribution prediction of kinetic parameters in dynamic PET. 2024, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57108.2024.10657955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConditional variational autoencoderEfficient deep learning-based approachMarkov chain Monte CarloDenoising diffusion probabilistic modelDeep learning-based approachDiffusion probabilistic modelLearning-based approachApproximate posterior distributionPosterior distributionVariational autoencoderHeavy computationTau protein aggregationBayesian inferenceProbabilistic modelData-drivenStudy molecular processesBayesian posterior distributionProtein aggregationMetropolis-Hastings Markov chain Monte CarloMolecular processesAlzheimer's diseaseNeurodegenerative diseasesKinetic parametersEstimate posterior distributionsAutoencoderDiffusion Model-Based Posterior Distribution Prediction for Kinetic Parameter Estimation in Dynamic PET
Djebra Y, Liu X, Marin T, Tiss A, Dhaynaut M, Guehl N, Johnson K, Fakhri G, Ma C, Ouyang J. Diffusion Model-Based Posterior Distribution Prediction for Kinetic Parameter Estimation in Dynamic PET. 2024, 00: 1-5. DOI: 10.1109/isbi56570.2024.10635805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior distributions of kinetic parametersDenoising diffusion probabilistic modelHyperphosphorylated tauP-tauDiffusion probabilistic modelAlzheimer's diseaseNeurodegenerative diseasesKinetic parametersPosterior distributionInference efficiencyComputational needsEstimate kinetic parametersProbabilistic modelComputation time
2022
Impact of 40 Hz Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Cerebral Tau Burden in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Case Series1
Dhaynaut M, Sprugnoli G, Cappon D, Macone J, Sanchez J, Normandin M, Guehl N, Koch G, Paciorek R, Connor A, Press D, Johnson K, Pascual-Leone A, Fakhri G, Santarnecchi E. Impact of 40 Hz Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Cerebral Tau Burden in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Case Series1. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 85: 1667-1676. PMID: 34958021, PMCID: PMC9023125, DOI: 10.3233/jad-215072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicroglia activationGamma spectral powerDecrease of microglia activationNo adverse eventsTranscranial alternating current stimulationSlow disease progressionPlacebo-controlled conditionsPreclinical dataCase seriesAdverse eventsGamma oscillationsElectrophysiological assessmentP-tauMouse modelDisease progressionMesial regionMild to moderate ADAnimal modelsPatientsPET imagingAlzheimer's diseaseSpectral powerAD mouse modelAD patientsProtein clearance
2021
Synthesis and Characterization of [18F]JNJ-46356479 as the First 18F-Labeled PET Imaging Ligand for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2
Yuan G, Guehl N, Zheng B, Qu X, Moon S, Dhaynaut M, Shoup T, Afshar S, Kang H, Zhang Z, El Fakhri G, Normandin M, Brownell A. Synthesis and Characterization of [18F]JNJ-46356479 as the First 18F-Labeled PET Imaging Ligand for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2021, 23: 527-536. PMID: 33559035, PMCID: PMC8277681, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-021-01586-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-human primatesIn vivo PET imaging studiesNucleus accumbensGlutamate receptor 2PET imaging ligandsImaging ligandsParietal cortexBrain regionsPET imaging studiesPET radioligandIn vivo PET imaging experimentsVolume of distributionMGluR2C57BL/6 J micePET imaging experimentsPET studiesBrainSprague-Dawley ratsAlzheimer's diseaseBrain permeabilityPre-treatment studyImaging studiesDisordersRat studiesReversible kinetics
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