Iron as an Imaging Biomarker for Inflammation in AD
铁作为 AD 炎症的成像生物标志物
基本信息
- 批准号:10321232
- 负责人:
- 金额:$ 70.27万
- 依托单位:
- 依托单位国家:美国
- 项目类别:
- 财政年份:2019
- 资助国家:美国
- 起止时间:2019-01-01 至 2023-12-31
- 项目状态:已结题
- 来源:
- 关键词:AgeAlzheimer&aposs DiseaseAlzheimer&aposs disease diagnosisAlzheimer&aposs disease pathologyAlzheimer&aposs disease patientAmericanAmyloidAmyloid beta-ProteinAmyloid depositionAutopsyBiological MarkersBrainCellsClinicalComplementContralateralCouplingDataDepositionDevelopmentDiseaseDisease OutcomeEarly DiagnosisElectron MicroscopyEquilibriumEvaluationFree RadicalsFrozen SectionsGenderGlobus PallidusGoalsHippocampus (Brain)HistologicHistologyHumanImageImmuneImpairmentInflammationIronLocationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetismMeasurementMeasuresMemoryMemory LossMethodsMicrogliaMicroscopyMissionMyelinNerve DegenerationNeurologyNeuropsychologyParticipantPathological StagingPathologyPatient RecruitmentsPatientsPatternPhasePositron-Emission TomographyPredispositionProcessProteinsProtocols documentationPublic HealthPublishingResearchScanningSlideSpatial DistributionSpecimenSpectrum AnalysisStainsSurrogate MarkersSymptomsTechniquesTestingUnited States National Institutes of HealthVisualX ray microscopybasecognitive controleffective therapyhealthy aginghistological stainsimaging biomarkerin vivoin vivo imaginginflammatory markerinnovationinsightmaterials sciencemild cognitive impairmentmultidisciplinaryneuron lossneuropathologyneurotoxicitynovelnovel strategiesnovel therapeuticsoutcome predictionoxidationprotein TDP-43spatial relationshiptau Proteinstau aggregationultra high resolutionwhole slide imaging
项目摘要
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) afflicts millions of Americans, but no effective treatments exist. Although
abnormal proteins (amyloid and tau) accumulate and accompany neurodegeneration in AD, recent studies
suggest that inflammation led by the brain’s immune cells (microglia) is an important factor. However,
inflammation is challenging to measure in living patients. Iron is a key component of inflammation and may be
toxic in AD. Because it can be measured by MRI, iron may be a practical surrogate measure for inflammation.
Coupling MRI with pathology slides has shown that iron is present within microglia in AD, in particular in a part
of the brain important for memory, the hippocampus. This project proposes that iron-containing microglia
accumulate early in the disease process. The end result of this inflammation could be tau accumulation and
neuronal death. If iron-containing microglia can be detected by MRI early in the disease process, before memory
has become too impaired, this could revolutionize AD diagnosis and treatment.
The project goals are as follows. (1) Determine whether the accumulation of iron-containing microglia is
concomitant with widespread amyloid deposition and antecedent to tau propagation. This project will examine
the post-mortem hippocampus of patients with and without AD pathology. By combining MRI with a careful
examination of pathology slides, this project will prove that MRI is measuring iron-containing microglia across
the stages of AD. We will also see how the iron, microglia, amyloid, and tau overlap with one another in human
brain specimens. (2) Determine whether iron is higher in the hippocampus in AD compared to no AD using
advanced microscopy. This project will employ X-ray microscopy and electron microscopy to measure exactly
how much iron is in the hippocampus, and to define the precise location where it is increased in AD. (3) Determine
whether iron-containing microglia are present along with amyloid and tau in living AD patients, present with along
amyloid in patients with mild or no AD symptoms, and absent in patients with no amyloid. This proposal will
recruit patients with AD, patients with mild cognitive impairment, and healthy control participants from Stanford’s
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. We will balance for gender and age across groups, perform a full
neuropsychological evaluation, and obtain APOE status. Participants will undergo three studies: a 7T GRE MRI,
an amyloid PET-MR scan, and a tau PET-MR scan. This project will show how iron-containing microglia, amyloid,
and tau overlap with one another in living humans.
The contribution of this project will be to show that 7T GRE MR measures iron-containing microglia. This
measurement can serve as an effective biomarker for inflammation in early AD. This project will enable many
exciting opportunities to test new therapies before the onset of memory decline.
阿尔茨海默病(AD)折磨着数百万美国人,但没有有效的治疗方法。
最近的研究表明,异常蛋白质(淀粉样蛋白和tau蛋白)在AD中积累并伴随神经变性,
表明由大脑免疫细胞(小胶质细胞)引起的炎症是一个重要因素。然而,
在活体患者中测量炎症具有挑战性。铁是炎症的关键成分,
因为它可以通过MRI测量,铁可能是炎症的实际替代措施。
MRI与病理切片的结合表明,铁存在于AD的小胶质细胞中,特别是在AD的一部分,
这个项目提出,含有铁的小胶质细胞,
在疾病过程的早期积累。这种炎症的最终结果可能是tau积累,
如果在疾病过程的早期,在记忆之前,
已经变得过于受损,这可能会彻底改变AD的诊断和治疗。
本课题的研究目标如下:(1)确定含铁蛋白的小胶质细胞的积累是否是
伴随着广泛的淀粉样蛋白沉积和先行的tau蛋白传播。这个项目将研究
有和没有AD病理的患者死后海马的MRI结合仔细的
检查病理切片,该项目将证明MRI测量含铁的小胶质细胞,
我们还将看到铁,小胶质细胞,淀粉样蛋白和tau蛋白在人类中如何相互重叠。
(2)确定是否铁在AD海马体中比没有AD使用
先进的显微镜。这个项目将采用X射线显微镜和电子显微镜来精确测量
海马体中有多少铁,并确定AD中铁增加的精确位置。(3)确定
在活体AD患者中,含铁神经胶质细胞是否沿着淀粉样蛋白和tau蛋白存在,是否伴随沿着
轻度或无AD症状的患者中存在淀粉样蛋白,而无淀粉样蛋白的患者中不存在淀粉样蛋白。
从斯坦福大学招募AD患者、轻度认知障碍患者和健康对照参与者,
老年痴呆症研究中心。我们将平衡性别和年龄组,执行一个完整的
神经心理学评估,并获得APOE状态。参与者将接受三项研究:7 T GRE MRI,
淀粉样蛋白PET-MRI扫描和tau PET-MRI扫描。该项目将显示含铁蛋白的小胶质细胞,淀粉样蛋白,
和tau蛋白在活着的人身上有重叠
该项目的贡献将是显示7 T GRE MR测量含铁的小胶质细胞。
测量可以作为早期AD炎症的有效生物标志物。该项目将使许多
在记忆力下降之前测试新疗法的机会令人兴奋。
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Iron as an Imaging Biomarker for Inflammation in AD
铁作为 AD 炎症的成像生物标志物
- 批准号:
10538580 - 财政年份:2019
- 资助金额:
$ 70.27万 - 项目类别:
ULTRA-HIGH FIELD MICROSCOPIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF ALZHEIMER?S PATHOLOGY
阿尔茨海默病病理的超高场显微磁共振成像
- 批准号:
8362950 - 财政年份:2011
- 资助金额:
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