Cerebrospinal fluid NPTX2 changes and relationship with regional brain metabolism metrics across mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease

Background Neuronal pentraxin-2 (NPTX2), crucial for synaptic functioning, declines in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as cognition deteriorates. The variations of CSF NPTX2 across mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its association with brain metabolism remain elusive, albeit relevant for patient stratification and pathophysiological insights. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 49 MCI-AD patients grouped by time until dementia (EMCI, n = 34 progressing within 2 years; LMCI, n = 15 progressing later/stable at follow-up). We analyzed demographic variables, cognitive status (MMSE score), and CSF NPTX2 levels using a commercial ELISA assay in EMCI, LMCI, and a control group of age-/sex-matched individuals with other non-dementing disorders (OND). Using [18F]FDG PET scans for voxel-based analysis, we explored correlations between regional brain metabolism metrics and CSF NPTX2 levels in MCI-AD patients, accounting for age. Results Baseline and follow-up MMSE scores were lower in LMCI than EMCI (p value = 0.006 and p < 0.001). EMCI exhibited significantly higher CSF NPTX2 values than both LMCI (p = 0.028) and OND (p = 0.006). We found a significant positive correlation between NPTX2 values and metabolism of bilateral precuneus in MCI-AD patients (p < 0.005 at voxel level, p < 0.05 with family-wise error correction at the cluster level). Conclusions Higher CSF NPTX2 in EMCI compared to controls and LMCI suggests compensatory synaptic responses to initial AD pathology. Disease progression sees these mechanisms overwhelmed, lowering CSF NPTX2 approaching dementia. Positive CSF NPTX2 correlation with precuneus glucose metabolism links to AD-related metabolic changes across MCI course. These findings posit CSF NPTX2 as a promising biomarker for both AD staging and progression risk stratification..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:271

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Journal of neurology - 271(2023), 4 vom: 29. Dez., Seite 1999-2009

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Englisch

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Massa, Federico [VerfasserIn]
Martinuzzo, Caterina [VerfasserIn]
Gómez de San José, Nerea [VerfasserIn]
Pelagotti, Virginia [VerfasserIn]
Kreshpa, Wendy [VerfasserIn]
Abu-Rumeileh, Samir [VerfasserIn]
Barba, Lorenzo [VerfasserIn]
Mattioli, Pietro [VerfasserIn]
Orso, Beatrice [VerfasserIn]
Brugnolo, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Girtler, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Vigo, Tiziana [VerfasserIn]
Arnaldi, Dario [VerfasserIn]
Serrati, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Uccelli, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Morbelli, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Chincarini, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Otto, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Pardini, Matteo [VerfasserIn]

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Alzheimer's disease
Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers
F]FDG PET
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Neuronal pentraxin-2
Synaptic dysfunction

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10.1007/s00415-023-12154-7

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SPR055317057