INTRODUCTION. We explored the association of kidney function with a comprehensive panel of blood biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), as well as dementia development, and whether the association between AD blood biomarkers and dementia varied by kidney function. METHODS. The association of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with AD blood biomarkers (cross-sectional) and incident dementia (longitudinal) was estimated using quantile and Cox regression models, respectively, in a sample of 2,279 dementia-free participants from the Swedish National study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen. We further tested the interaction between AD blood biomarkers and kidney function and conducted stratified analyses to assess whether the association between biomarkers and dementia varied by kidney function. RESULTS. Impaired kidney function was associated with higher levels of phosphorylated tau (p-tau217 and p-tau181), total tau (t-tau), neurofilament light chain (NfL), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) (p<0.001 for all) but not with an increased hazard of dementia (HR, 0.91 [95% CI, 0.71-1.16]). The association between NfL and dementia was stronger among individuals with impaired kidney function (p for interaction=0.001). DISCUSSION. In the community, impaired kidney function was associated with higher levels of most AD blood biomarkers but not with an increased hazard of dementia. The assessment of eGFR could optimize the clinical interpretation of AD blood biomarkers.
INTRODUZIONE. Il presente studio si propone di esplorare l’associazione tra funzionalità renale, un pannello completo di biomarcatori sierici di malattia di Alzheimer (Alzheimer’s disease, AD) e rischio di demenza, e di valutare se la associazione tra biomarcatori e demenza vari in base alla funzionalità renale. MATERIALI E METODI. In un campione di partecipanti non affetti da demenza del Swedish National study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (N=2,279), l’associazione tra velocità di filtrazione glomerulare, biomarcatori sierici di AD (cross-sectional) e incidenza di demenza (longitudinale) è stata valutata con modelli di regressione quantile e di Cox, rispettivamente. È stata, inoltre, esplorata l’interazione tra biomarcatori di AD e funzionalità renale, ed è stata condotta un’analisi stratificata per valutare se l’associazione tra biomarcatori e demenza vari in base alla funzionalità renale. RISULTATI. La compromissione della funzionalità renale è risultata associata a livelli aumentati di tau fosforilata (p-tau217 and p-tau181), tau totale (t-tau), neurofilamento a catena leggera (NfL) e proteina fibrillare acida gliale (GFAP) (p<0.001 per tutti), ma non con un aumentato rischio di demenza (HR, 0.91 [95% CI, 0.71-1.16]). L’associazione tra NfL e demenza è risultata più forte negli individui con ridotta funzionalità renale (p per l’interazione=0.001). DISCUSSIONE. A livello di popolazione, la riduzione della funzionalità renale si associa ad aumentati livelli di diversi biomarcatori sierici di AD ma non ad un aumentato rischio di demenza. L’inclusione dell’eGFR potrebbe ottimizzare l’interpretazione clinica dei biomarcatori ematici di AD.
Associazione tra funzionalità renale, biomarcatori sierici di malattia di Alzheimer e rischio di demenza
GASPARINI, FRANCESCA
2022/2023
Abstract
INTRODUCTION. We explored the association of kidney function with a comprehensive panel of blood biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), as well as dementia development, and whether the association between AD blood biomarkers and dementia varied by kidney function. METHODS. The association of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with AD blood biomarkers (cross-sectional) and incident dementia (longitudinal) was estimated using quantile and Cox regression models, respectively, in a sample of 2,279 dementia-free participants from the Swedish National study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen. We further tested the interaction between AD blood biomarkers and kidney function and conducted stratified analyses to assess whether the association between biomarkers and dementia varied by kidney function. RESULTS. Impaired kidney function was associated with higher levels of phosphorylated tau (p-tau217 and p-tau181), total tau (t-tau), neurofilament light chain (NfL), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) (p<0.001 for all) but not with an increased hazard of dementia (HR, 0.91 [95% CI, 0.71-1.16]). The association between NfL and dementia was stronger among individuals with impaired kidney function (p for interaction=0.001). DISCUSSION. In the community, impaired kidney function was associated with higher levels of most AD blood biomarkers but not with an increased hazard of dementia. The assessment of eGFR could optimize the clinical interpretation of AD blood biomarkers.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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