Altered bile acid profile in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: Relationship to neuroimaging and CSF biomarkers

Nho K., Kueider‐Paisley A., MahmoudianDehkordi S., Arnold M., Risacher SL., Louie G., Blach C., Baillie R., Han X., Kastenmüller G., Jia W., Xie G., Ahmad S., Hankemeier T., van Duijn CM., Trojanowski JQ., Shaw LM., Weiner MW., Doraiswamy PM., Saykin AJ., Kaddurah‐Daouk R.

Abstract Introduction Bile acids (BAs) are the end products of cholesterol metabolism produced by human and gut microbiome co‐metabolism. Recent evidence suggests gut microbiota influence pathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) including neuroinflammation and amyloid‐β deposition. Method Serum levels of 20 primary and secondary BA metabolites from the AD Neuroimaging Initiative (n = 1562) were measured using targeted metabolomic profiling. We assessed the association of BAs with the “A/T/N” (amyloid, tau, and neurodegeneration) biomarkers for AD: cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers, atrophy (magnetic resonance imaging), and brain glucose metabolism ([ 18 F]FDG PET). Results Of 23 BAs and relevant calculated ratios after quality control procedures, three BA signatures were associated with CSF Aβ 1‐42 (“A”) and three with CSF p‐tau181 (“T”) (corrected P < .05). Furthermore, three, twelve, and fourteen BA signatures were associated with CSF t‐tau, glucose metabolism, and atrophy (“N”), respectively (corrected P < .05). Discussion This is the first study to show serum‐based BA metabolites are associated with “A/T/N” AD biomarkers, providing further support for a role of BA pathways in AD pathophysiology. Prospective clinical observations and validation in model systems are needed to assess causality and specific mechanisms underlying this association.

DOI

10.1016/j.jalz.2018.08.012

Type

Journal article

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

2019-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

15

Pages

232 - 244

Total pages

12

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