CSF Aβ1-42 predicts cognitive impairment in de novo PD patients Mark Terrelonge MPH *1, Karen Marder MD MPH 1, Daniel Weintraub MD 2, Roy Alcalay MD MS 1 1 Columbia University Department of Neurology 2 University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychiatry Abstract Number 1219 *Nothing to disclose
Introduction Low CSF beta-amyloid is associated with higher rate of conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer s disease (Shaw, 2009) Low CSF beta-amyloid predicts faster cognitive decline in more temporally advanced PD (Compta, 2013; Parnetti, 2013;Hall 2014) Data in early PD is available from one study (Alves, 2010; Alves,2014) Is there evidence of CSF correlate to early cognitive decline in PD?
Methods: PPMI Parkinson s Progression Markers Initiative 4 International, multi-center prospective study following 423 PD cases and 196 controls Baseline CSF profile Biannual Neurological and Cognitive Evaluations PD Cohort Inclusion Enrolled within 2 years of diagnosis Not expected to need PD medications within 6 months Exclusion Clinical diagnosis of dementia MRI evidence of another clinically significant neurologic disorder
Methods Data was acquired in January 2015 273 participants from the PPMI PD cohort (mean duration: 7.6 months) Baseline CSF proteins: β-amyloid 1-42 (Aβ 1-42) α-synuclein Total tau Phosphorylated tau 181 (P-tau 181 ) Cognitive impairment(ci): 2 out of 6 scores 1.5 SD below standardized mean of healthy controls Baseline CSF profile correlated with CI status at 2 years Beta-Amyloid Protein Logistic models adjusted for age, gender, education, Movement Disorder Society United Parkinson s Disease Rating Scale Part 3 motor score, and cognitive impairment at baseline.
Baseline characteristics Results No Cognitive Impairment at 2 years (N=223) Cognitive Impairment at 2 years (N=50) Those with CI at 2 years had significantly lower baseline CSF Aβ 1-42 than those without CI. No relationship between CSF α-synuclein, total tau, or P-tau 181 P-value CSF Aβ1-42 levels pg/ml 374.9 330.1 <0.01 CSF Alpha-synuclein pg/ml 1878.8 1661.2 0.08 CSF Total tau pg/ml 44.0 45.1 0.68 CSF Phosphorylated tau -181 pg/ml 15.7 14.2 0.20 Gender (% male) 64.6% 70.0% 0.47 Age (years) 63.1 65.8 0.06 Education (years) 15.8 14.8 0.03 MDS-UPDRS Part 3 Motor Score 20.6 23.5 0.03 Geriatric Depression Scale Score 5.2 5.3 0.72 Presence of Cognitive Impairment 11.7% 34.0% <0.01 at Baseline
Results Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis 1 CSF Markers OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value Aβ1-42 10pg/mL 1.05 (1.02,1.09) <0.01 1.05 (1.01, 1.09) 0.01 α-synuclein 10 pg/ml 1.00 (1.00, 1.01) 0.08 1.00 (1.00, 1.01) 0.11 total tau 10pg/mL 0.96 (0.81,1.15) 0.68 1.02 (0.84, 1.24) 0.81 p-tau-181 10pg/mL 1.17 (0.83,1.66) 0.36 1.16 (0.81, 1.67) 0.41 Logistic regression model of all 273 patients Adjusted for age, gender, education, motor severity, and baseline CI status Lower baseline β-amyloid 1-42 levels were associated with higher odds of CI at two years.
Discussion CSF β-amyloid 1-42 level at disease onset is an independent predictor of CI in early PD Limitations: Inability to define MCI by Movement Disorder Society Task Force criteria (Litvan, 2012) CI may not be stable diagnosis (Han, 2012) Strengths: Large multicenter, international longitudinal study Consistent with prior studies on early PD CSF β-amyloid 1-42 (Alves, 2010)
Thanks PPMI & Michael J Fox Foundation Stanford Med Scholars Columbia Mailman Biostatistics Department Dr. Karen Marder and Dr. Dan Weintraub Dr. Roy Alcalay
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Supplemental Slide: Neuro-psych Battery Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised [HVLT-R] Recall HVLT-R Recognition Judgment of Line Orientation Letter Number Sequencing Semantic Fluency Symbol Digit Modalities Test
Supplemental Slide: Baseline Characteristics Baseline characteristics No Cognitive Impairment at 2 years (N=223) Cognitive Impairment at 2 years (N=50) P- value Gender (% male) 64.6% 70.0% 0.47 Age (years) 63.1 65.8 0.06 Age at Disease Onset (years) 60.5 63.2 0.09 Disease Duration (months) 7.1 7.3 0.84 Education (years) 15.8 14.8 0.03 Movement Disorders 20.6 23.5 0.03 Society- United Parkinson s Disease Rating Scale Motor Score Geriatric Depression Scale 5.2 5.3 0.72 Score Presence of Cognitive 11.7% 34.0% <0.01 Impairment at Baseline Self-reported Cognitive 28.25% 30.0% 0.80 changes at baseline on the Movement Disorders Society United Parkinson s Disease Rating Scale CSF Aβ1-42 levels pg/ml 374.9 330.1 <0.01 CSF Alpha-synuclein pg/ml 1878.8 1661.2 0.08 CSF Total tau pg/ml 44.0 45.1 0.68 CSF Phosphorylated tau -181 15.7 14.2 0.20 pg/ml CSF Alpha-synuclein/ Total 44.5 38.9 0.01 tau CSF Total tau/ Aβ1-42 0.12 0.15 0.05 CSF Phosphorylated tau- 0.04 0.05 0.53 181/ Aβ1-42 CSF Phosphorylated tau- 181/ Total tau 0.37 0.33 0.23
Supplemental Slide: ATI Abeta/tau index= ATI ATI= Abeta 1-42/[240+1.18(Total Tau)] ATI < 1 ATI > 1 CI= Yes 14 36 50 CI= No 31 192 223 45 228 273 Chi-Squared= 0.03 Not significant as predictor of CI in multivariable models Decreases significant of Abeta-42 in multivariable model