Chaney Aisling M, Gordon Brian A
Department of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Department of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Trends Neurosci. 2025 May;48(5):315-316. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2025.03.005. Epub 2025 Apr 4.
Accurately measuring brain inflammation in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is crucial due to the role of inflammatory processes in neurodegeneration. In a recent study, Appleton, Finn, et al. used [C]ER176, a novel translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO)-positron emission tomography (PET) tracer overcoming genotype-related binding issues, to show increased inflammation in early-onset AD, with patterns aligning more closely with tau pathology than amyloid deposition or atrophy.
由于炎症过程在神经退行性变中的作用,准确测量阿尔茨海默病(AD)中的脑炎症至关重要。在最近的一项研究中,阿普尔顿、芬恩等人使用了[C]ER176,一种新型的18 kDa转运蛋白(TSPO)-正电子发射断层扫描(PET)示踪剂,该示踪剂克服了与基因型相关的结合问题,以显示早发性AD中炎症增加,其模式与tau病理的相关性比淀粉样蛋白沉积或萎缩更为密切。