Associations of phosphorylated tau pathology with whole-hemisphere ex-vivo morphometry in 7 tesla MRI
IntroductionNeurodegenerative disorders are associated with different pathologies that often co-occur but cannot be measured specifically with in vivo methods.MethodsThirty-three brain hemispheres from donors with an Alzheimer's disease (AD) spectrum diagnosis underwent T2-weighted magnetic res...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha |
| Repositorio: | RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/34553 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10578/34553 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Alzheimer’s disease Biomarkers Cortical thickness Ex vivo MRI Neurodegeneration |
| Sumario: | IntroductionNeurodegenerative disorders are associated with different pathologies that often co-occur but cannot be measured specifically with in vivo methods.MethodsThirty-three brain hemispheres from donors with an Alzheimer's disease (AD) spectrum diagnosis underwent T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Gray matter thickness was paired with histopathology from the closest anatomic region in the contralateral hemisphere.ResultsPartial Spearman correlation of phosphorylated tau and cortical thickness with TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) and a-synuclein scores, age, sex, and postmortem interval as covariates showed significant relationships in entorhinal and primary visual cortices, temporal pole, and insular and posterior cingulate gyri. Linear models including Braak stages, TDP-43 and a-synuclein scores, age, sex, and postmortem interval showed significant correlation between Braak stage and thickness in the parahippocampal gyrus, entorhinal cortex, and Broadman area 35.ConclusionWe demonstrated an association of measures of AD pathology with tissue loss in several AD regions despite a limited range of pathology in these cases. |
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