Pittsburgh compound B imaging and cerebrospinal fluid amyloid-β in a multicentre European memory clinic study

Antoine Leuzy, Konstantinos Chiotis, Steen G Hasselbalch, Juha O Rinne, Alexandre de Mendonça, Markus Otto, Alberto Lleó, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Isabel Santana, Jarkko Johansson, Sarah Anderl-Straub, Christine A F von Arnim, Ambros Beer, Rafael Blesa, Juan Fortea, Sanna-Kaisa Herukka, Erik Portelius, Josef Pannee, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj BlennowAgneta Nordberg

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the agreement between data on cerebral amyloidosis, derived using Pittsburgh compound B positron emission tomography and (i) multi-laboratory INNOTEST enzyme linked immunosorbent assay derived cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of amyloid-β42; (ii) centrally measured cerebrospinal fluid amyloid-β42 using a Meso Scale Discovery enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; and (iii) cerebrospinal fluid amyloid-β42 centrally measured using an antibody-independent mass spectrometry-based reference method. Moreover, we examined the hypothesis that discordance between amyloid biomarker measurements may be due to interindividual differences in total amyloid-β production, by using the ratio of amyloid-β42 to amyloid-β40 Our study population consisted of 243 subjects from seven centres belonging to the Biomarkers for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease Initiative, and included subjects with normal cognition and patients with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and vascular dementia. All had Pittsburgh compound B positron emission tomography data, cerebrospinal fluid INNOTEST amyloid-β42 values, and cerebrospinal fluid samples available for reanalysis. Cerebrospinal fluid samples were reanalysed (amyloid-β42 and amyloid-β40) using Meso Scale Discovery electrochemiluminescence enzyme linked immunosorbent assay technology, and a novel, antibody-independent, mass spectrometry reference method. Pittsburgh compound B standardized uptake value ratio results were scaled using the Centiloid method. Concordance between Meso Scale Discovery/mass spectrometry reference measurement procedure findings and Pittsburgh compound B was high in subjects with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, while more variable results were observed for cognitively normal and non-Alzheimer's disease groups. Agreement between Pittsburgh compound B classification and Meso Scale Discovery/mass spectrometry reference measurement procedure findings was further improved when using amyloid-β42/40 Agreement between Pittsburgh compound B visual ratings and Centiloids was near complete. Despite improved agreement between Pittsburgh compound B and centrally analysed cerebrospinal fluid, a minority of subjects showed discordant findings. While future studies are needed, our results suggest that amyloid biomarker results may not be interchangeable in some individuals.

Original languageEnglish
JournalBrain
Volume139
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)2540-53
Number of pages14
ISSN0006-8950
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2016

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Aniline Compounds
  • Biomarkers
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Dementia
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Thiazoles
  • Journal Article
  • Multicenter Study

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