1. Plasma p-tau181/Aβ1-42 ratio predicts Aβ-PET status and correlates with CSF-p-tau181/Aβ1-42 and future cognitive decline
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Christopher Fowler, Erik Stoops, Stephanie Rainey-Smith, Eugeen Vanmechelen, Jeroen Vanbrabant, Nele Dewit, Kimberley Mauroo, Paul Maruff, Christopher C. Rowe, Jurgen Fripp, Qiao-Xin Li, Pierrick Bourgeat, Steven J. Collins, Ralph N. Martins, Colin L. Masters, and James D. Doecke
- Abstract
BackgroundIn Alzheimer’s disease, plasma Aβ1-42 and p-tau predict high amyloid status from Aβ-PET, however the extent to which combination of both plasma assays predict remains unknown.MethodsPrototype Simoa assays were used to measure plasma samples from cognitively normal (CN) and symptomatic adults in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study.ResultsThe p-tau181/Aβ1-42 ratio showed the best prediction of Aβ-PET across all participants (AUC=0.905, 95%CI:0.86-0.95) and in CN (AUC=0.873; 0.80–0.94), and symptomatic (AUC=0.908; 0.82–1.00) adults. Plasma p-tau181/Aβ1-42 ratio correlated with CSF-p-tau181 (Elecsys®, Spearman’s ρ=0.74, P1-42 ratio also predicted future rates of cognitive decline assessed by AIBL PACC or CDR-SOB (PDiscussionPlasma p-tau181/Aβ1-42 ratio predicted both Aβ-PET status and cognitive decline, demonstrating potential as both a diagnostic aid and as a screening and prognostic assay for preclinical Alzheimer’s disease trials.
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- 2022