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  1. Reference intervals for plasma amyloid-β, total tau, and phosphorylated tau181 in healthy elderly Chinese individuals without cognitive impairment 2023-05-26
  2. Plasma Amyloid-β, Total Tau, and Neurofilament Light Chain Across the Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Spectrum: A Population-Based Study 2023-01-01
  3. Plasma β-amyloid, tau, neurodegeneration biomarkers and inflammatory factors of probable Alzheimer's disease dementia in Chinese individuals 2022-08-18

Studies

16 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2011 to 2023

Top journals

  • Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 5
  • Frontiers in aging neuroscience 3
  • Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 1
  • Alzheimer's research & therapy 1
  • Experimental gerontology 1

10 journals in all.

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  1. Reference intervals for plasma amyloid-β, total tau, and phosphorylated tau181 in healthy elderly Chinese individuals without cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2023-05-26 Biomarkers

    Reference intervals for plasma biomarkers of AD may assist clinicians in making accurate clinical decisions.

  2. Plasma Amyloid-β, Total Tau, and Neurofilament Light Chain Across the Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Spectrum: A Population-Based Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2023-01-01 Biomarkers

    In this Chinese population, AD plasma biomarkers vary by age, sex, and APOE genotype.

  3. Plasma β-amyloid, tau, neurodegeneration biomarkers and inflammatory factors of probable Alzheimer's disease dementia in Chinese individuals

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2022-08-18 Biomarkers

    The levels of plasma ATN biomarkers (Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio, p-tua181, and NfL) were significantly changed in clinically diagnosed AD patients and they all associated with different domains of cognitive impairment.

  4. Plasma Amyloid-β dynamics in late-life major depression: a longitudinal study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Translational psychiatry 2022-07-28 Biomarkers

    Depressed individuals are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD) as compared to controls.

  5. Plasma Aβ40, Aβ42, and P-Tau proteins in the NC, aMCI, and AD groups increased with the progression of AD ( P < 0.01); cortical thickness reductions in the AD-aMCI groups and AD-NC groups mainly involved the bilateral superior temporal gyrus, transverse temporal gyrus, superior marginal gyrus, insula, right entorhinal cortex, right fusiform gyrus, and cingulate gyrus.

  6. Evaluation of BCG Vaccination and Plasma Amyloid: A Prospective, Pilot Study with Implications for Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Microorganisms 2022-02-12 Biomarkers

    BCG vaccine has been used for 100 years to prevent tuberculosis.

  7. Performance of Plasma Amyloid β, Total Tau, and Neurofilament Light Chain in the Identification of Probable Alzheimer's Disease in South China

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2021-10-27 Biomarkers

    After adjusting for age, sex, and the apolipoprotein E ( APOE ) alleles, compared to the CN group, the plasma t-tau, and NfL were significantly increased in the AD group ( p < 0.01, Bonferroni correction).

  8. The global Alzheimer's Association round robin study on plasma amyloid β methods

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2021-10-14 Biomarkers

    The poor correlations for Aβ42 in plasma might have several potential explanations, such as the high levels of plasma proteins (compared to CSF), sensitivity to pre-analytical sample handling and specificity, and cross-reactivity of different antibodies.

  9. Association of Midlife Plasma Amyloid-β Levels With Cognitive Impairment in Late Life: The ARIC Neurocognitive Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Neurology 2021-08-04 Biomarkers

    Midlife measurement of plasma Aβ may have utility as a blood-based biomarker indicative of risk for future cognitive impairment.

  10. Plasma Amyloid Concentration in Alzheimer's Disease: Performance of a High-Throughput Amyloid Assay in Distinguishing Alzheimer's Disease Cases from Controls

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2020-01-01 Biomarkers

    In this sample, the high-throughput blood Aβ assay was not able to distinguish well between AD patients and controls.

  11. Comparative analyses of plasma amyloid-β levels in heterogeneous and monomerized states by interdigitated microelectrode sensor system

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Science advances 2019-04-17 Biomarkers

    Detection of amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregates contributes to the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD).

  12. Elevation of Plasma Amyloid-β Level is More Significant in Early Stage of Cognitive Impairment: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2018-01-01 Biomarkers

    Levels of plasma Aβ42 and Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio were elevated in patients with possible cognitive impairment, indicating that plasma Aβ42 and Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio increases may be more pronounced in early stage of cognitive impairment.

  13. We discovered age-dependent genetic effects, established associations between vascular-related genes (KLKB1, F12, PLIN2) and midlife plasma aβ levels, and identified a plausible Alzheimer's Disease candidate gene (ITPRIP) influencing cell death.

  14. Plasma Amyloid-β Peptides in Type 2 Diabetes: A Matched Case-Control Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2017-01-01 Biomarkers

    Type 2 diabetes is associated with altered plasma concentrations of Aβ peptides and is an important source of variation that needs to be taken into account when considering plasma Aβ peptides as biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease.

  15. Serum NGAL is Associated with Distinct Plasma Amyloid-β Peptides According to the Clinical Diagnosis of Dementia in Down Syndrome

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2015-01-01 Biomarkers

    Serum NGAL levels are increased in DS and associated with distinct species of Aβ depending on the progression of dementia as diagnosed by baseline and follow-up clinical assessments.

  16. Plasma β-amyloid peptides in canine aging and cognitive dysfunction as a model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Experimental gerontology 2011-03-03 Biomarkers

    Aging dogs naturally demonstrate cognitive impairment and neuropathology that model early Alzheimer's disease (AD).

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