APOE4 homozygozity represents a distinct genetic form of Alzheimer's disease

J Fortea, J Pegueroles, D Alcolea, O Belbin… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of APOE4 homozygosity on Alzheimer's disease
(AD) by examining its clinical, pathological and biomarker changes to see whether APOE4 …

Clinical and biological relevance of glial fibrillary acidic protein in Alzheimer's disease

Z Yang, K Sreenivasan, EN Toledano Strom… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction There is a tremendous need for identifying reliable blood-based biomarkers for
Alzheimer's disease (AD) that are tied to the biological ATN (amyloid, tau and …

[HTML][HTML] Head-to-head comparison of plasma p-tau181, p-tau231 and glial fibrillary acidic protein in clinically unimpaired elderly with three levels of APOE4-related …

A Snellman, LL Ekblad, NJ Ashton, TK Karikari… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plasma phosphorylated tau (p-tau) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) both reflect early
changes in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. Here, we compared the biomarker levels …

Blood biomarkers of neurodegeneration associate differently with amyloid deposition, medial temporal atrophy, and cerebrovascular changes in APOE ε4-enriched …

M Koivumäki, L Ekblad, J Lantero-Rodriguez… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2024 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-β
(Aβ) plaques, neurofibrillary tau tangles, and neurodegeneration in the brain parenchyma …

Clinical heterogeneity of neuro-inflammatory PET profiles in early Alzheimer's disease

D Gouilly, AS Salabert, E Bertrand… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The relationship between neuroinflammation and cognition remains uncertain in early
Alzheimer's disease (AD). We performed a cross-sectional study to assess how …

Insulin resistance and body mass index are associated with TSPO PET in cognitively unimpaired elderly

LL Ekblad, J Tuisku, M Koivumäki… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Metabolic risk factors are associated with peripheral low-grade inflammation and an
increased risk for dementia. We evaluated if metabolic risk factors ie insulin resistance, body …

Lower activity of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and the risk of dementia: a Mendelian randomization analysis

AF Schmidt, MH Davidson, M Ditmarsch… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2024 - Springer
Background Elevated concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are
linked to dementia risk, and conversely, increased plasma concentrations of high-density …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitively healthy APOE4/4 carriers show white matter impairment associated with serum NfL and amyloid-PET

C Tato-Fernández, LL Ekblad, E Pietilä… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Except for aging, carrying the APOE ε4 allele (APOE4) is the most important risk factor for
sporadic Alzheimer's disease. APOE4 carriers may have reduced capacity to recycle lipids …

Plasma phospho-tau217 as a predictive biomarker for Alzheimer's disease in a large south American cohort

N Pandey, Z Yang, B Cieza, D Reyes-Dumeyer… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2025 - Springer
Abstract Background Blood-based Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers have been
increasingly employed for diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic monitoring purposes, due …

Matrix Remodeling Enzymes as Potential Fluid Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease

J Bašić, V Milošević, B Djordjević, V Stojiljković… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the diagnostic accuracy of plasma biomarkers—specifically, matrix
metalloproteinase (MMP-9), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP-1), CD147, and the …