Abstract
Cellular studies suggest sphingolipids may cause or accelerate amyloid-beta (Aβ) and tau pathology but invivo human studies are lacking. We determined cerebrospinal fluid levels of sphingolipids (ceramides and sphingomyelins), amyloid-beta (Aβ1-42, AβX-38, AβX-40, and AβX-42) and tau (T-tau and p-tau181) in 91 cognitively normal individuals, aged 36-69years, with a parental history of Alzheimer's disease. The 18-carbon acyl chain length ceramide species was associated with AβX-38 (. r= 0.312, p= 0.003), AβX-40 (. r= 0.327, p= 0.002), and T-tau (. r= 0.313, p= 0.003) but not with AβX-42 (. r= 0.171, p= 0.106) or p-tau (. r= 0.086, p= 0.418). All sphingomyelin species correlated (most p < 0.001) with all Aβ species and T-tau many also correlated with p-tau. Results remained in regression models after controlling for age and APOE genotype. These results suggest invivo relationships between cerebrospinal fluid ceramides and sphingomyelins and Aβ and tau levels in cognitively normal individuals at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, indicating these sphingolipids may be associated with early pathogenesis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2486-2494 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Neurobiology of aging |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease
- Beta-amyloid
- Ceramide
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Sphingolipids
- Sphingomyelin
- Tau
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- Aging
- Developmental Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology