Regional association of pCASL-MRI with FDG-PET and PiB-PET in people at risk for autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease

Lirong Yan; Collin Y. Liu; Koon-Pong Wong; Sung-Cheng Huang; Wendy J. Mack; Kay Jann; Giovanni Coppola; John M. Ringman; Danny J.J. Wang

NeuroImage: Clinical (Jan 2018)

Regional association of pCASL-MRI with FDG-PET and PiB-PET in people at risk for autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease

Lirong Yan,
Collin Y. Liu,
Koon-Pong Wong,
Sung-Cheng Huang,
Wendy J. Mack,
Kay Jann,
Giovanni Coppola,
John M. Ringman,
Danny J.J. Wang

Affiliations

Lirong Yan: Laboratory of FMRI Technology (LOFT), USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Corresponding author at: Laboratory of FMRI Technology (LOFT), USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2025 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Collin Y. Liu: Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Koon-Pong Wong: Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Sung-Cheng Huang: Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Wendy J. Mack: Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Kay Jann: Laboratory of FMRI Technology (LOFT), USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Giovanni Coppola: Semel Institute of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences UCLA, USA
John M. Ringman: Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Danny J.J. Wang: Laboratory of FMRI Technology (LOFT), USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17
pp. 751 – 760

Abstract

Read online

Autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease (ADAD) is a small subset of Alzheimer's disease that is genetically determined with 100% penetrance. It provides a valuable window into studying the course of pathologic processes that leads to dementia. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI is a potential AD imaging marker that non-invasively measures cerebral perfusion. In this study, we investigated the relationship of cerebral blood flow measured by pseudo-continuous ASL (pCASL) MRI with measures of cerebral metabolism (FDG PET) and amyloid deposition (Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) PET). Thirty-one participants at risk for ADAD (age 39±13years, 19 females) were recruited into this study, and 21 of them received both MRI and FDG and PiB PET scans. Considerable variability was observed in regional correlations between ASL-CBF and FDG across subjects. Both regional hypo-perfusion and hypo-metabolism were associated with amyloid deposition. Cross-sectional analyses of each biomarker as a function of the estimated years to expected dementia diagnosis indicated an inverse relationship of both perfusion and glucose metabolism with amyloid deposition during AD development. These findings indicate that neurovascular dysfunction is associated with amyloid pathology, and also indicate that ASL CBF may serve as a sensitive early biomarker for AD. The direct comparison among the three biomarkers provides complementary information for understanding the pathophysiological process of AD. Keywords: Autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease, Arterial spin labeling, MRI, FDG pet, PiB PET, Cerebral perfusion, Glucose metabolism, Amyloid deposition

Published in NeuroImage: Clinical

ISSN: 2213-1582 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/neuroimage-clinical/

About the journal