Mira Mäkelä1, Anders Paetau1, Tuomo Polvikoski2, Liisa Myllykangas1, Maarit Tanskanen1,3. 1. Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. 2. Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 3. Department of Pathology, Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Capillary amyloid-β (capAβ) deposition in the cerebral cortex is the neuropathological feature providing the basis for categorizing cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) into two distinct types, CAA-Type1 with capAβ and CAA-Type2 without capAβ. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the neuropathological and clinical characteristics of capAβ deposition in a prospective population-based study. METHODS: Vantaa 85+ includes 601 individuals aged ≥85 years, of which 300 were studied clinically and neuropathologically. 278 subjects were analyzed for the apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype. The diagnosis of capAβ was determined using immunohistochemistry against Aβ, and of CAA using Congo red confirmed by Aβ immunohistochemistry, both analyzed in six brain areas. The severity of capAβ was graded semi-quantitatively, and the severity of CAA was based on the percentage of affected vessels. Alzheimer's disease (AD)-type neuropathology (CERAD score and Braak stage) was analyzed using standard methods. RESULTS: CAA-Type1 was present in 86/300, CAA-Type2 in 135/300, and 79/300 had no CAA. CapAβ was most frequent in the occipital lobe (79/86). CAA-Type1 was associated with the severity of CAA (p < 0.001), dementia (p < 0.001), severe AD-type neuropathology (p-value 0.09 for CERAD C and 0.017 for Braak stages V-VI), and APOE ɛ4 allele carrier status (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: This population-based study confirmed the presence of distinct CAA-Type1 and its association with the severity of CAA, severe AD-type neuropathology, and the APOE ɛ4 carrier status. Both the severity and localization of the deposition seemed to determine the clinical significance of capAβ.
BACKGROUND: Capillary amyloid-β (capAβ) deposition in the cerebral cortex is the neuropathological feature providing the basis for categorizing cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) into two distinct types, CAA-Type1 with capAβ and CAA-Type2 without capAβ. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the neuropathological and clinical characteristics of capAβ deposition in a prospective population-based study. METHODS: Vantaa 85+ includes 601 individuals aged ≥85 years, of which 300 were studied clinically and neuropathologically. 278 subjects were analyzed for the apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype. The diagnosis of capAβ was determined using immunohistochemistry against Aβ, and of CAA using Congo red confirmed by Aβ immunohistochemistry, both analyzed in six brain areas. The severity of capAβ was graded semi-quantitatively, and the severity of CAA was based on the percentage of affected vessels. Alzheimer's disease (AD)-type neuropathology (CERAD score and Braak stage) was analyzed using standard methods. RESULTS: CAA-Type1 was present in 86/300, CAA-Type2 in 135/300, and 79/300 had no CAA. CapAβ was most frequent in the occipital lobe (79/86). CAA-Type1 was associated with the severity of CAA (p < 0.001), dementia (p < 0.001), severe AD-type neuropathology (p-value 0.09 for CERAD C and 0.017 for Braak stages V-VI), and APOE ɛ4 allele carrier status (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: This population-based study confirmed the presence of distinct CAA-Type1 and its association with the severity of CAA, severe AD-type neuropathology, and the APOE ɛ4 carrier status. Both the severity and localization of the deposition seemed to determine the clinical significance of capAβ.
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Alzheimer’s disease; CAA-Type1; capillary CAA; neuropathology; population-based study
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