Multilevel connectomes reveal a late-stage shift to neurotransmitter-guided degeneration propagation in Alzheimer's Disease
Gao, K.; Song, Y.; Bao, J.; Maes, M.; Yao, D.; Biswal, B. B.; Wang, P.; Alzheimers Disease Neuroimaging Initiative,
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INTRODUCTIONAlzheimers disease (AD) manifests a specific spatial progression pattern, but its propagation mechanisms remain unclear. METHODSWe employed nine brain connectomes spanning multiple biological levels to investigate the mechanisms underlying cortical atrophy propagation in AD. Individual gray matter atrophy maps were quantified using normative modeling and were then mapped onto the connectomes by assessing the relationship between regional atrophy and the atrophy of neighboring regions defined by each connectome. RESULTSCross-sectionally, node-neighbor relationship was weak in the preclinical stage, suggesting limited influence of connectome architecture. Longitudinally, atrophy became progressively more aligned with the neurotransmitter receptor similarity connectome in individuals with MCI converting to AD dementia and dementia patients. DISCUSSIONOur findings described a stage-dependent shift in cortical atrophy propagation, with neurotransmitter receptor similarity playing an increasing role as AD progresses.
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