Alexis Moscoso1,2, Michel J Grothe3,4,5,6, Michael Schöll7,8,9. 1. Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. 2. Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. 3. Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. mgrothe@us.es. 4. Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. mgrothe@us.es. 5. Unidad de Trastornos del Movimiento, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Manuel Siurot, s/n, 41013, Sevilla, Spain. mgrothe@us.es. 6. Grupo Trastornos del Movimiento, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Campus Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Avda. Manuel Siurot, s/n, 41013, Sevilla, Spain. mgrothe@us.es. 7. Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. michael.scholl@neuro.gu.se. 8. Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. michael.scholl@neuro.gu.se. 9. Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK. michael.scholl@neuro.gu.se.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Recent research has suggested the use of white matter (WM) reference regions for longitudinal tau-PET imaging. However, tau tracers display affinity for the β-sheet structure formed by myelin, and thus WM lesions might influence tracer retention. Here, we explored whether the tau-sensitive tracer [18F]flortaucipir shows reduced retention in WM hyperintensities (WMH) and how this retention changes over time. METHODS: We included 707 participants from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative with available [18F]flortaucipir-PET and structural and FLAIR MRI scans. WM segments and WMH were automatically delineated in the structural MRI and FLAIR scans, respectively. [18F]flortaucipir standardized uptake value ratios (SUVR) of WMH and normal-appearing WM (NAWM) were calculated using the inferior cerebellar grey matter as reference region, and a 3-mm erosion was applied to the combined NAWM and WMH masks to avoid partial volume effects. Longitudinal [18F]flortaucipir SUVR changes in NAWM and WMH were estimated using linear mixed models. The percent variance of WM-referenced cortical [18F]flortaucipir SUVRs explained by longitudinal changes in the WM reference region was estimated with the R2 coefficient. RESULTS: Compared to NAWM, WMH areas displayed significantly reduced [18F]flortaucipir SUVR, independent of cognitive impairment or Aβ status (mean difference = 0.14 SUVR, p < 0.001). Older age was associated with lower [18F]flortaucipir SUVR in both NAWM (- 0.002 SUVR/year, p = 0.005) and WMH (- 0.004 SUVR/year, p < 0.001). Longitudinally, [18F]flortaucipir SUVR decreased in NAWM (- 0.008 SUVR/year, p = 0.03) and even more so in WMH (- 0.02 SUVR/year, p < 0.001). Between 17% and 66% of the variance of longitudinal changes in cortical WM-referenced [18F]flortaucipir SUVRs were explained by longitudinal changes in the reference region. CONCLUSIONS: [18F]flortaucipir retention in the WM decreases over time and is influenced by the presence of WMH, supporting the hypothesis that [18F]flortaucipir retention in the WM is partially myelin-dependent. These findings have implications for the use of WM reference regions for [18F]flortaucipir-PET imaging.
PURPOSE: Recent research has suggested the use of white matter (WM) reference regions for longitudinal tau-PET imaging. However, tau tracers display affinity for the β-sheet structure formed by myelin, and thus WM lesions might influence tracer retention. Here, we explored whether the tau-sensitive tracer [18F]flortaucipir shows reduced retention in WM hyperintensities (WMH) and how this retention changes over time. METHODS: We included 707 participants from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative with available [18F]flortaucipir-PET and structural and FLAIR MRI scans. WM segments and WMH were automatically delineated in the structural MRI and FLAIR scans, respectively. [18F]flortaucipir standardized uptake value ratios (SUVR) of WMH and normal-appearing WM (NAWM) were calculated using the inferior cerebellar grey matter as reference region, and a 3-mm erosion was applied to the combined NAWM and WMH masks to avoid partial volume effects. Longitudinal [18F]flortaucipir SUVR changes in NAWM and WMH were estimated using linear mixed models. The percent variance of WM-referenced cortical [18F]flortaucipir SUVRs explained by longitudinal changes in the WM reference region was estimated with the R2 coefficient. RESULTS: Compared to NAWM, WMH areas displayed significantly reduced [18F]flortaucipir SUVR, independent of cognitive impairment or Aβ status (mean difference = 0.14 SUVR, p < 0.001). Older age was associated with lower [18F]flortaucipir SUVR in both NAWM (- 0.002 SUVR/year, p = 0.005) and WMH (- 0.004 SUVR/year, p < 0.001). Longitudinally, [18F]flortaucipir SUVR decreased in NAWM (- 0.008 SUVR/year, p = 0.03) and even more so in WMH (- 0.02 SUVR/year, p < 0.001). Between 17% and 66% of the variance of longitudinal changes in cortical WM-referenced [18F]flortaucipir SUVRs were explained by longitudinal changes in the reference region. CONCLUSIONS: [18F]flortaucipir retention in the WM decreases over time and is influenced by the presence of WMH, supporting the hypothesis that [18F]flortaucipir retention in the WM is partially myelin-dependent. These findings have implications for the use of WM reference regions for [18F]flortaucipir-PET imaging.
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Hyperintensity; Longitudinal; Myelin; Reference region; Tau PET; White matter
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