Short sleep duration is associated with lower cerebrospinal fluid amyloid beta 42 levels in midlife: a preliminary report.
Short sleep duration is associated with lower cerebrospinal fluid amyloid beta 42 levels in midlife: a preliminary report.
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睡眠时间短与中年时期脑脊液淀粉样蛋白 42 水平较低有关:初步报告。
作者:
Gibson,Madeline;Nicolazzo,Jessica;Cavuoto,Marina;Rowsthorn,Ella;Cribb,Lachlan;Bransby,Lisa;Buckley,Rachel;Yassi,Nawaf;Yiallourou,Stephanie;Brodtmann,Amy;Velakoulis,Dennis;Eratne,Dhamidhu;Hamilton,GarunS;Naughton,MatthewT;Lim,
Both short and long sleep durations have been associated with an increased risk of future dementia [1, 2]. Transitioning to long sleep duration may be a marker of ongoing neurodegeneration [1]. However, the mechanisms linking short sleep time to dementia risk are unclear; short sleep duration may directly relate to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) pathology by limiting the opportunity for glymphatic clearance [3], or may associate with dementia independent of AD pathology through shared risk factors, such as hypertension [4] or genetic vulnerability for AD [5]. In a study of older adults, self-reported short sleep duration (≤ 6 vs. 7–8 h) was associated with higher amyloid beta (Aβ) burden measured by positron emission tomography (PET) scans [6]. However, other AD biomarkers (eg tau) were not examined. Since associations between sleep and AD may be bidirectional, it is important to establish these relationships in younger cognitively unimpaired individuals, to determine the extent to which sleep time is associated with the earliest AD biomarker changes. This preliminary study aimed to examine if short nighttime sleep duration was associated with amyloid, tau, and neurodegeneration (A/T/N) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers of AD in a community-based cohort of middle-aged adults with a family history of dementia. We hypothesized that shorter sleep would be associated with lower Aβ42 (which decreases with increasing AD biomarker severity)[7] and higher total-tau, phosphorylated-tau 181 (p-tau), and neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels. The Healthy Brain Project (HBP) is a community-based study that tracks the cognitive health of Australians with annual online assessments [8]. Eligible participants include those aged 40–70 years, residing in Australia, and fluent in English. Participants were self-referred and recruited through various sources, such as social media and advertisements. A total of 82 participants completed a biomarker sub-study, including a lumbar puncture and 2 weeks of actigraphy. Participants with self-reported cognitive impairment, neurodegenerative disease, or dementia were excluded, as were those taking medications for dementia or AD. The cohort was enriched to over-represent APOE ε4 carriers (38%) and 66 participants completed all measures and were included in the study. The study was approved by the Melbourne Health Human Research Ethics Committee. CSF samples were obtained by single pass lumbar puncture in the L3/L4 or L4/L5 interspace at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (Australia), processed, and stored at− 80º. The biochemical analyses of Aβ42, t-tau, and p-tau181 from thawed CSF were conducted using the Roche Elecsys immunoassay, whereas NfL (a nonspecific marker of neurodegeneration) was measured using ELISA (UmanDiagnostics). All biochemical analyses were performed