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@ARTICLE{Kunze:277813,
author = {Kunze, L. H. and Palumbo, G. and Gnörich, J. and Wind,
Karin and Schaefer, R. and Lindner, S. and Gildehaus, F-J
and Ziegler, S. and Brendel, Matthias},
title = {{F}ibrillar amyloidosis and synaptic vesicle protein
expression progress jointly in the cortex of a mouse model
with β-amyloid pathology.},
journal = {NeuroImage},
volume = {310},
issn = {1053-8119},
address = {Orlando, Fla.},
publisher = {Academic Press},
reportid = {DZNE-2025-00485},
pages = {121165},
year = {2025},
abstract = {Neurodegeneration, accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ)
plaques, and neuroinflammation are the major hallmarks of
Alzheimer's disease. Here, we aimed to investigate the
temporal and spatial association between synaptic activity,
Aβ plaque load, and neuroinflammation in an Aβ mouse model
with limited neurodegeneration. 26 APPSL70 and 15 C57Bl/6
mice underwent longitudinal PET-scans with [18F]UCB-H from
plaque onset to levels of strong plaque load (5.3 - 11.0
months of age) to assess the synaptic vesicle protein 2A
(SV2A) expression, [18F]FBB to determine the fibrillar Aβ
plaque load, and [18F]GE-180 and [18F]F-DED to assess
microglial and astroglial (re)activity. Statistical
parametric mapping was performed to uncover similarities
between the binding patterns of all four tracers. We found a
continuous increase in Aβ-PET in APPSL70 mice from 5.3 to
11.0 months of age, resulting in a significantly higher
[18F]FBB PET signal in the cortex, hippocampus, and thalamus
of APPSL70 mice compared to C57Bl/6 mice at 11.0 months of
age. Parallel increases in SV2A-PET signals were observed in
the cortex and thalamus of APPSL70 mice compared to C57Bl/6
mice. Statistical parametric mapping revealed a similar
pattern of Aβ- and SV2A-PET differences (dice coefficient
53 $\%).$ Patterns of microglia activation showed stronger
congruency with SV2A expression (dice coefficient 58 $\%)$
than patterns of reactive astrogliosis (dice coefficient 26
$\%).$ APPSL70 mice with limited neurodegeneration comprise
a close temporal and spatial association between SV2A
expression, Aβ plaque load, and microglial activation. SV2A
PET imaging in APPSL70 mice may facilitate longitudinal
monitoring of increased synaptic activity in the earliest
phase of AD.},
keywords = {Alzheimer's disease (Other) / SV2A-PET (Other) / Synaptic
density (Other) / β-amyloid (Other)},
cin = {AG Haass / AG Herms},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1110007 / I:(DE-2719)1110001},
pnm = {352 - Disease Mechanisms (POF4-352)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-352},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:40120783},
doi = {10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121165},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/277813},
}