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Spatial correlation between brain aerobic glycolysis and amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition

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Vlassenko, Andrei G., Vaishnavi, S. Neil, Couture, Lars, Sacco, Dana, Shannon, Benjamin J., Mach, Robert H., Morris, John C., Raichle, Marcus E. +1 more·2010·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Amyloid-β (Aβ) plaque deposition can precede the clinical manifestations of dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) by many years and can be associated with changes in brain metabolism. Both the Aβ plaque deposition and the changes in metabolism appear to be concentrated in the brain's default-mode network. In contrast to prior studies of brain metabolism which viewed brain metabolism from a unitary perspective that equated glucose utilization with oxygen consumption, we here report on regional glucose use apart from that entering oxidative phosphorylation (so-called "aerobic glycolysis"). Using PET, we found that the spatial distribution of aerobic glycolysis in normal young adults correlates spatially with Aβ deposition in individuals with DAT and cognitively normal participants with elevated Aβ, suggesting a possible link between regional aerobic glycolysis in young adulthood and later development of Alzheimer pathology.

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  • Brain aerobic glycolysis was previously found to be highest in regions most vulnerable to amyloid deposition.

    “Similarly, brain AG was previously found to be highest in regions most vulnerable to amyloid deposition”
  • Aerobic glycolysis identifies regions most vulnerable to amyloid-beta deposition in Alzheimer's disease.

    “Further, AG identifies regions most vulnerable to amyloid-beta deposition in Alzheimer’s disease”
  • Young ApoE4 carriers showed increased brain activity in default network regions, as well as in the hippocampus and the temporal lobe, possibly due to increased aerobic glycolysis.

    “Young ApoE4 carriers showed increased brain activity in default network regions, as well as in the hippocampus and the temporal lobe, possibly due to increased aerobic glycolysis.34”
  • Abundant data from human and cell-based studies either suggest or demonstrate bioenergetic factors regulate both APP processing and Aβ production.

    “Whether Aβ changes precede either age-related or AD-related brain bioenergetic changes is less clear-cut, especially since abundant data from human and cell-based studies either suggest or demonstrate bioenergetic factors regulate both APP processing and Aβ production [95–100].”

    From Brain aging, Alzheimer's disease, and mitochondria (2011) · cites this paper as [99]

  • Whether Aβ changes precede either age-related or AD-related brain bioenergetic changes is less clear-cut.

    “Whether Aβ changes precede either age-related or AD-related brain bioenergetic changes is less clear-cut, especially since abundant data from human and cell-based studies either suggest or demonstrate bioenergetic factors regulate both APP processing and Aβ production [95–100].”

    From Brain aging, Alzheimer's disease, and mitochondria (2011) · cites this paper as [99]

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Vlassenko, A. G., Vaishnavi, S. N., Couture, L., Sacco, D., Shannon, B. J., Mach, R. H., Morris, J. C., Raichle, M. E., & Mintun, M. A.
Affiliations
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • Departments of aRadiology,
  • Neurology,
Corresponding author
Mintun, Mark A.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2010-09-13
Volume
107
Issue
41
Pages
17763-17767
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2137243283
Cited by
404
References
84
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FWCI
20.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5p20mh077967-04, AG05681, AG003991)
  • National Institute on Aging (P50AG005681, P01AG003991)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (P20MH-077967)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (F30NS057901, P30NS048056, P50NS006833)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
aerobic glycolysis, amyloid-beta deposition, Alzheimer's disease, default mode network, brain glucose metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, spatial correlation, young adults, positron emission tomography
MeSH terms
Adult, Alzheimer Disease, Amyloid, Brain, Female, Glucose, Glycolysis, Humans, Male, Oxygen, Positron-Emission Tomography

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