Longitudinal progression of blood biomarkers reveals a key role of reactive astrocytosis in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease

Authors

Vijay R. Varma,1 Yang An,2 Przemek R. Kac,3 Murat Bilgel,2 Abhay Moghekar,4 Tina Loeffler,5 David Amschl,5 Magdalena Daurer,5 Manuela Prokesch,5 Juan Troncoso,6 Kaj Blennow,3,7 Henrik Zetterberg,3,7,8,9,10,11 Nicholas J. Ashton,3,12,13 Luigi Ferrucci,14 Susan M. Resnick,2 and Madhav Thambisetty1

Affiliations

1 Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Section, Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore, MD, USA
2 Brain Aging and Behavior Section, Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore, MD, USA
3 Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden
4 Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
5 Scantox Neuro GmbH, Parkring 12, Grambach 8074, Austria
6 Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
7 Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
8 Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
9 UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London, UK
10 Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
11 Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
12 Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and University of Arizona, Pheonix, AZ, USA
13 Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, AZ, USA
14 Longitudinal Studies Section, Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore, MD, USA

General info

  • Year: 2025
  • Division: Discovery
  • Disease: Alzheimer's disease
  • Model: 5xFAD mice
  • Material: Publication
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2025.100724
  • Keywords: Alzheimer's Disease, Biomarkers, Astrocytosis, 5xFAD, GFAP