Amyloid-beta, p-tau, and reactive microglia load are correlates of MRI cortical atrophy in Alzheimer's disease
Frigerio, I.; Boon, B. D.; Lin, C.-P.; Galis-de Graaf, Y.; Bol, J. G.; Preziosa, P.; Twisk, J.; Barkhof, F.; Hoozemans, J. J.; Bouwman, F. H.; Rozemuller, A. J.; van de Berg, W. D.; Jonkman, L. E.
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INTRODUCTIONThe aim of this study was to identify the histopathological correlates of MRI cortical atrophy in (a)typical Alzheimers disease (AD) donors. METHODS19 AD and 10 control donors underwent post-mortem in-situ 3T-3DT1-MRI, from which cortical thickness was calculated. Upon subsequent autopsy, 21 cortical brain regions were selected and immunostained for amyloid-beta, phosphorylated-tau, and reactive microglia. MRI-pathology associations were assessed using linear mixed models. Post-mortem MRI was compared to ante-mortem MRI when available. RESULTSHigher amyloid-beta load weakly correlated with a higher cortical thickness globally. Phosphorylated-tau strongly correlated with cortical atrophy in temporo-frontal regions. Reactive microglia load strongly correlated with cortical atrophy in the parietal region. Post-mortem scans showed high concordance with ante-mortem scans acquired <1 year before death. DISCUSSIONDistinct histopathological markers differently correlate with cortical atrophy, highlighting their different roles in the neurodegenerative process. This study contributes in understanding the pathological underpinnings of MRI atrophy patterns.
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