title: Brain to plasma amyloid-beta efflux: a measure of brain amyloid burden in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: The deposition of amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptides into amyloid plaques precedes the cognitive dysfunction of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by years. Biomarkers indicative of brain amyloid burden could be useful for identifying individuals at high risk for developing AD. As in AD in humans, baseline plasma Abeta levels in a transgenic mouse model of AD did not correlate with brain amyloid burden. However, after peripheral administration of a monoclonal antibody to Abeta (m266), we observed a rapid increase in plasma Abeta and the magnitude of this increase was highly correlated with amyloid burden in the hippocampus and cortex. This method may be useful for quantifying brain amyloid burden in patients at risk for or those who have been diagnosed with AD.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Nervous System Injury, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8111, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: DeMattos
authors.forename: Kelly R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Bales
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cummins
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Holtzman
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D021381:Protein Transport; D012995:Solubility; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal