Amyloid PET in AD, FTLD & PPA: Diagnosis, Functional & Structural Correlations

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一个K-23指导职业发展奖的申请，题为“淀粉样蛋白PET在AD，FTLD和PPA：诊断，功能和结构相关性。“拟议研究的主要目标是将PET成像与淀粉样蛋白β（AP）配体匹兹堡化合物B（PIB）应用于痴呆症的鉴别诊断，同时研究淀粉样蛋白沉积，临床表现和大脑结构和功能之间的关系。阿尔茨海默病（AD）和额颞叶变性（FTLD）是痴呆的两个主要原因，具有不同的组织病理学。原发性进行性失语症（PPA）是一种临床综合征，可由FTLD或（不太常见）AD病理引起。PIB是一种新型PET示踪剂，其特异性结合A β淀粉样蛋白，A β淀粉样蛋白是AD的病理标志，不是FTLD谱的一部分。本研究的具体目的是：（1）测量PIB-PET在区分AD和FTLD中的效用;（2）识别预测PPA和FTLD中A β淀粉样蛋白存在的临床特征，从而改进诊断标准;（3）应用PIB-PET、FDG-PET、和基于MRI的皮质厚度测量。总体而言，该提案旨在将PIB-PET确立为提高痴呆症诊断准确性的重要临床工具，以及研究A β淀粉样蛋白在AD发病机制中作用的重要科学工具。申请人的长期目标是成为痴呆症的独立翻译研究者，拥有结构，功能和分子神经成像方面的专业知识。申请人寻求以下方面的培训：（1）神经成像，（2）神经病理学和神经生物学疾病，（S）-生物标志物分析。（4.）生物统计学和。数据分析，（5）认知和系统神经科学，（6）临床痴呆症护理，（7）演示，复制和赠款写作和（8）负责任的研究行为。培训计划包括实施拟议的研究计划，教学课程和导师和顾问的指导。痴呆症是与年龄有关的发病率和死亡率的一个主要原因，对保健资源造成越来越大的压力。这项拟议的研究研究了一种新的脑成像技术的潜力，以提高痴呆症的诊断准确性，并研究阿尔茨海默病的生物学。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is an application for a K-23 Mentored Career Development Award entitled "Amyloid PET in AD, FTLD & PPA: Diagnosis, Functional & Structural Correlations." The primary goal of the proposed research is to apply PET imaging with the amyloid-beta (AP) ligand Pittsburgh Compound-B (PIB) towards the differential diagnosis of dementia, while simultaneously studying the relationships between amyloid deposition, clinical presentation, and brain structure and function. Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) are two leading causes of dementia with distinct histopathologies. Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a clinical syndrome that can be caused by FTLD or (less commonly) AD pathology. PIB is a novel PET tracer that specifically binds Ap amyloid, a pathologic hallmark of AD that is not part of the FTLD spectrum. The specific aims of this study are: (1) To measure the utility of PIB-PET in distinguishing AD and FTLD; (2) To identify clinical features that predict the presence of Ap amyloid in PPA and FTLD, and thereby refine diagnostic criteria; (3) To study the relationships between clinical presentation, regional Ap amyloid deposition and neuronal functional and structural integrity using PIB-PET, FDG-PET, and MRI-based cortical thickness measurements. Overall, the proposal seeks to establish PIB-PET as an important clinical tool for improving diagnostic accuracy in dementia, and an important scientific tool for studying the role of Ap amyloid in the pathogenesis of AD. The applicant's long-term goal is to become an independent translational investigator in dementia with expertise in structural, functional and molecular neuroimaging. The applicant seeks training in: (1) neuroimaging, (2) neuropathology and neurobiology of -disease, (S)-biomarker analysis,. (4.) .biostatistics and. data analysis, (5) cognitive and systems neuroscience, (6) clinical dementia care, (7) presentation, Dublication and grant writing and (8) responsible conduct of research. The training program includes mplementing the proposed research plan, didactic courses and instruction from mentors and consultants. Dementia is a leading cause of age-related morbidity and mortality, and a growing strain on health-care resources. The proposed research studies the potential of a new brain imaging technique to improve diagnostic accuracy in dementia, and to study the biology of Alzheimer's disease.