Relationship of serum beta-synuclein with blood biomarkers and brain atrophy

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Background: Recent data support beta-synuclein as a blood biomarker to study synaptic degeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods: We provide a detailed comparison of serum beta-synuclein immunoprecipitation – mass spectrometry (IP-MS) with the established blood markers phosphorylated tau 181 (p-tau181) (Simoa) and neurofilament light (NfL) (Ella) in the German FTLD consortium cohort (n = 374) and its relation to brain atrophy (magnetic resonance imaging) and cognitive scores. Results: Serum beta-synuclein was increased in AD but not in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) syndromes. Beta-synuclein correlated with atrophy in temporal brain structures and was associated with cognitive impairment. Serum p-tau181 showed the most specific changes in AD but the lowest correlation with structural alterations. NfL was elevated in all diseases and correlated with frontal and temporal brain atrophy. Discussion: Serum beta-synuclein changes differ from those of NfL and p-tau181 and are strongly related to AD, most likely reflecting temporal synaptic degeneration. Beta-synuclein can complement the existing panel of blood markers, thereby providing information on synaptic alterations. Highlights: Blood beta-synuclein is increased in Alzheimer's disease (AD) but not in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) syndromes. Blood beta-synuclein correlates with temporal brain atrophy in AD. Blood beta-synuclein correlates with cognitive impairment in AD. The pattern of blood beta-synuclein changes in the investigated diseases is different to phosphorylated tau 181 (p-tau181) and neurofilament light (NfL).

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Oeckl, P., Anderl-Straub, S., Danek, A., Diehl-Schmid, J., Fassbender, K., Fliessbach, K., … Otto, M. (2023). Relationship of serum beta-synuclein with blood biomarkers and brain atrophy. Alzheimer’s and Dementia, 19(4), 1358–1371. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12790

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