Multiplex immunoassay measurement of amyloid-β42 to amyloid-β40 ratio in plasma discriminates between dementia due to Alzheimer's disease and dementia not due to Alzheimer's disease
Abstract
The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers amyloid-β42 (Aβ42), total Tau, and phospho-181-Tau represent important diagnostic tools to support the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Acquiring CSF by lumbar puncture is considered a moderately invasive procedure, while blood sampling is minimally invasive with calculable risks and can be performed by trained non-medical staff. Thus, the identification of reliable and robust blood biomarkers of AD-related neuropathology would be significantly advantageous in daily practice and would allow more patients to be screened. In this study, we performed a multiplex amyloid-β assay to simultaneously measure Aβ40 and Aβ42. We analyzed how well Aβ40, Aβ42, and the Aβ42 to Aβ40 ratio (Aβ42/40) could differentiate between patients suffering from dementia either due or not due to AD. In addition, we studied different factors affecting Aβ levels in plasma. Plasma Aβ42/40 level was significantly lower in patients with dementia due to AD than in those with dementia due to other causes. Aβ42/40 correlated weakly between plasma and CSF, but did not differ between amyloid-PET positive or negative patients. Furthermore, we found that kidney function influences Aβ40 and Aβ42 plasma levels, bu...Continue Reading
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