Pittsburgh compound-B and Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in CSF, plasma and urine: An exploratory study.

• BACKGROUND: The positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer Pittsburgh Compound-B (PIB) is an in vivo ligand for measuring beta-amyloid (Abeta) load. Associations between PET PIB and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Abeta1-42 and apolipoprotein E epsilon4 (APOE epsilon4) have been observed in several studies, but the relations between PIB uptake and other biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are less investigated. METHOD: PET PIB, PET 18Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose and different AD biomarkers were measured twice in CSF, plasma and urine 12 months apart in 10 patients with a clinical diagnosis of mild to moderate AD. RESULTS: PIB retention was constant over 1 year, inversely related to low CSF Abeta1-42 (p = 0.01) and correlated positively to the numbers of the APOE epsilon4 allele (0, 1 or 2) (p = 0.02). There was a relation between mean PIB retention and CSF ApoE protein (r = -0.59, p = 0.07), and plasma cystatin C (r = -0.56, p = 0.09). CONCLUSION: PIB retention is strongly related to CSF Abeta1-42, and to the numbers of the APOE epsilon4 allele.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Psykiatri (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Psychiatry (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Psychology (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Geriatrik (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Geriatrics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Aged

Alzheimer Disease

metabolism

radionuclide imaging

Amyloid beta-Protein

blood

cerebrospinal fluid

urine

Aniline Compounds

analysis

metabolism

Apolipoproteins E

genetics

Biological Markers

blood

cerebrospinal fluid

urine

Brain

radionuclide imaging

Cognition

physiology

Data Interpretation

Statistical

Education

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Female

Glucose

metabolism

Humans

Male

Middle Aged

Neuropsychological Tests

Positron-Emission Tomography

Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

Psychometrics

Radiopharmaceuticals

diagnostic use

Risk Factors

Thiazoles

analysis

metabolism

Pittsburgh Compound-B

Psychology

Psychology

MEDICINE

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)