Alzheimer's disease related biomarkers in bipolar disorder – A longitudinal one-year case-control study

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Introduction: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a heterogeneous mental disorder characterized by recurrent relapses of affective episodes: Subgroups of patients with BD have cognitive deficits, and an increased risk of dementia. Methods: This prospective, longitudinal, one-year follow-up, case-control study investigated biomarkers for AD and neurodegenerative diseases, namely: cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid beta (Aβ) isoforms and ratios (Aβ42, Aβ40, Aβ38), CSF soluble amyloid precursor protein (sAPP) α and β, CSF total (t-tau) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau), CSF neurofilament-light (NF-L), CSF neurogranin (NG), plasma-isoforms Aβ42 and Aβ40, plasma-tau, plasma-NF-L, and serum S100B, in patients with BD (N = 62, aged 18–60) and gender-and-age-matched healthy control individuals (N = 40). CSF and plasma/serum samples were collected at baseline, during and after an affective episode, if it occurred, and after a year. Data were analyzed in mixed models. Results: Levels of CSF Aβ42 decreased in patients with BD who had an episode during follow-up (BD-E) (N = 22) compared to patients without an episode (BD-NE) (N = 25) during follow-up (P = 0.002). Stable levels were seen for all other markers in BD-E compared to BD-NE during the one-year follow-up. We found no statistically significant differences between patients with BD and HC at T0 and T3 for Aβ42, Aβ40, Aβ38, Aβ42/38, Aβ42/40, sAPPα, sAPPβ, t-tau, p-tau, p-tau /t-tau, NF-L, NG in CSF and further Aβ40, Aβ42, Aβ42/40, t-tau, NF-L in plasma, S100B in serum, and APOE-status. Furthermore, all 18 biomarkers were stable in HC during the one-year follow-up from T0 to T3. Conclusion: A panel of biomarkers of Alzheimer's and neurodegeneration show no differences between patients with BD and HC. There were abnormalities of amyloid production/clearance during an acute BD episode. The abnormalities mimic the pattern seen in AD namely decreasing CSF Aβ42 and may suggest an association with brain amyloidosis.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Affective Disorders
Volume297
Pages (from-to)623-633
Number of pages11
ISSN0165-0327
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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  • Amyloid, Bipolar disorder, Case-control, Cerebrospinal fluid, Longitudinal, Neurofilament light, Tau

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