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Phosphorylated tau 231, memory decline and medial temporal atrophy in normal elders
Glodzik L, de Santi S, Tsui WH, Mosconi L, Zinkowski R, Pirraglia E, Wang HY, Li Y et al.. Neurobiology of aging, 2010-02-04
Topic: Brain proteins, microglia and lab models
Little is known whether cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) can predict both memory decline and associated longitudinal medial temporal lobe (MTL) gray matter (GM) reductions in cognitively healthy individuals. Fifty-seven normal elderly subjects received comprehensive evaluation at baseline and 2 years later. The baseline phosphorylated tau(231) (p-tau(231)), total tau, the amyloid beta (Aβ) Aβ42/Aβ40, t-tau/Aβ42 and p-tau(231)/Aβ42 ratios were examined as predictors of memory change and reductions in the global and MTL GM, determined from T1-weighted MRI. Twenty out of 57 participants experienced reduced memory performance at follow-up. The group with decreased memory performance showed higher baseline p-tau(231) (Z=-2.2, p=0.03), lower Aβ42/Aβ40 (t=-2.2 [55], p=0.04) and greater longitudinal MTL GM reductions (t([52])=-2.70, p=0.01). Higher baseline p-tau(231) was also associated with the absolute decrease in memory scores (rho=-0.30, p=0.02) and with longitudinal MTL GM reduction (F([2,52])=4.4, p=0.04, age corrected). Our results indicate that in normal individuals, elevated p-tau(231), a marker of neurofibrillary pathology is related to both a decrease in declarative memory and progressive atrophy of the MTL, suggesting its diagnostic potential in preclinical stage.
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Glodzik, L., de Santi, S., Tsui, W. H., Mosconi, L., Zinkowski, R., Pirraglia, E., et al. (2011). Phosphorylated tau 231, memory decline and medial temporal atrophy in normal elders. Neurobiology of aging. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.12.026
Vancouver
Glodzik L, de Santi S, Tsui WH, Mosconi L, Zinkowski R, Pirraglia E, et al. Phosphorylated tau 231, memory decline and medial temporal atrophy in normal elders. Neurobiology of aging. 2011. doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.12.026. PMID: 20133017.
BibTeX
@article{glodzik2011-20133017,
author = {Glodzik, L. and de Santi, S. and Tsui, W. H. and Mosconi, L. and Zinkowski, R. and Pirraglia, E. and Wang, H. Y. and Li, Y. and others},
title = {{Phosphorylated tau 231, memory decline and medial temporal atrophy in normal elders}},
journal = {Neurobiology of aging},
year = {2011},
doi = {10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.12.026},
pmid = {20133017},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.12.026}
}
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Key findings
- Higher baseline p-tau(231) was also associated with the absolute decrease in memory scores (rho=-0.30, p=0.02) and with longitudinal MTL GM reduction (F([2,52])=4.4, p=0.04, age corrected).
- Our results indicate that in normal individuals, elevated p-tau(231), a marker of neurofibrillary pathology is related to both a decrease in declarative memory and progressive atrophy of the MTL, suggesting its diagnostic potential in preclinical stage.
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Study details
- Study designlongitudinal study
- Participants57
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 59/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a longitudinal study following the same people over time. Scored zero for effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 34 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 59 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Neurobiology of aging) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A longitudinal study following the same people over time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2011 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 57 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 20133017) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 34 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 34 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 59 out of 100. |
| Total | 59 / 100 | — |
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