Identification of plasma proteins relating to brain neurodegeneration and vascular pathology in cognitively normal individuals

Liu Shi; Colin Buchanan; Simon R. Cox; Robert F. Hillary; Riccardo E.  Marioni; Archie Campbell; Caroline Hayward; Aleks Stolicyn; Heather C. Whalley; Jennifer M. J. Waymont; Gordon D. Waiter; Ellen V . Backhouse; Douglas Steele; Andrew Mcintosh; Simon  Lovestone; Noel J. Buckley; Alejo J. Nevado-Holgado

doi:10.1002/dad2.12240

Identification of plasma proteins relating to brain neurodegeneration and vascular pathology in cognitively normal individuals

Liu Shi (Lead / Corresponding author)
, Colin Buchanan
, Simon R. Cox
, Robert F. Hillary
, Riccardo E. Marioni
, Archie Campbell
, Caroline Hayward
, Aleks Stolicyn
, Heather C. Whalley
, Jennifer M. J. Waymont
, Gordon D. Waiter
, Ellen V . Backhouse
, Douglas Steele
, Andrew Mcintosh
, Simon Lovestone
, Noel J. Buckley
, Alejo J. Nevado-Holgado

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Abstract

Introduction: This study aims to first discover plasma proteomic biomarkers relating to neurodegeneration (N) and vascular (V) damage in pre-clinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and second to discover proteins mediating sex related difference in N and V pathology.

Methods: 5033 plasma proteins were measured in 1061 cognitively normal individuals (628 female and 433 male), nearly 90% of whom had magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of hippocampus volume (as N) and white matter hyperintensities (as V).

Results: Protein differential analysis and co-expression network analysis revealed several proteins and modules associated with N and V respectively and such associations were affected by sex. Furthermore, four proteins mediated sex-related difference in neurodegeneration and one protein mediated such difference in vascular damage.

Discussion: The identified proteins could help to select cognitively normal individuals with N and V pathology for AD clinical trials and provide tractable targets for further mechanistic studies, leading to sex-specific therapeutic strategies

Original language	English
Article number	e12240
Number of pages	12
Journal	Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Volume	13
Issue number	1
Early online date	1 Sept 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12240
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

plasma proteomics
neurodegeneration
vascular damage
sex-related difference
mediation

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MICA: InterdisciPlInary Collaboration for EfficienT and Effective Use of Clinical Images in Big Data Health Care RESearch: PICTURES (Programme Grant) (Joint with Universities of Edinburgh and Abertay)
Doney, A. (Investigator), Jefferson, E. (Investigator), Palmer, C. (Investigator), Steele, D. (Investigator), Trucco, M. (Investigator) & Wang, H. (Investigator)
1/08/19 → 28/02/25
Project: Research
STRADL - Provision of MRI Scans
Steele, D. (Investigator)
23/06/16 → 23/07/19
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Shi, L., Buchanan, C., Cox, S. R., Hillary, R. F., Marioni, R. E., Campbell, A., Hayward, C., Stolicyn, A., Whalley, H. C., Waymont, J. M. J., Waiter, G. D., Backhouse, E. V. ., Steele, D., Mcintosh, A., Lovestone, S., Buckley, N. J., & Nevado-Holgado, A. J. (2021). Identification of plasma proteins relating to brain neurodegeneration and vascular pathology in cognitively normal individuals. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 13(1), Article e12240. https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12240

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Shi, L, Buchanan, C, Cox, SR, Hillary, RF, Marioni, RE, Campbell, A, Hayward, C, Stolicyn, A, Whalley, HC, Waymont, JMJ, Waiter, GD, Backhouse, EV, Steele, D, Mcintosh, A, Lovestone, S, Buckley, NJ & Nevado-Holgado, AJ 2021, 'Identification of plasma proteins relating to brain neurodegeneration and vascular pathology in cognitively normal individuals', Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, vol. 13, no. 1, e12240. https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12240

Identification of plasma proteins relating to brain neurodegeneration and vascular pathology in cognitively normal individuals. / Shi, Liu (Lead / Corresponding author); Buchanan, Colin; Cox, Simon R. et al.
In: Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, Vol. 13, No. 1, e12240, 2021.

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Identification of plasma proteins relating to brain neurodegeneration and vascular pathology in cognitively normal individuals

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MICA: InterdisciPlInary Collaboration for EfficienT and Effective Use of Clinical Images in Big Data Health Care RESearch: PICTURES (Programme Grant) (Joint with Universities of Edinburgh and Abertay)

STRADL - Provision of MRI Scans

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