Nathan Gillespie, Michael C Neale, Matthew S Panizzon, Ruth E McKenzie, Xin M Tu, Chandra M Reynolds, Michael J Lyons, Robert A. Rissman, Jeremy A Elman, Carol E Franz, William S Kremen
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Testing the causal impact of amyloidosis on total Tau using a genetically informative sample of adult male twins.
INTRODUCTION: The amyloid cascade hypothesis predicts that amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregation drives tau tangle accumulation. We tested competing causal non-causal hypotheses regarding the direction of causation between Aβ40 and Aβ42 and total Tau (t-Tau) plasma biomarkers. METHODS: Plasma Aβ40, Aβ42, t-Tau, and neurofilament light chain (NFL) were measured in 1,035 men (mean age 67.0 years, range 60-73) using Simoa Human Neurology 3-plex A Immunoassay assay. Genetically informative twin modeling tested the direction causation between Aβ and t-Tau. RESULTS: No conclusive evidence supported a causal impact of Aβ40 or Aβ42 on t-Tau. Exploratory analyses suggested Aβ biomarkers causally influence NFL, with reciprocal causation between t-Tau and NFL. DISCUSSION: Plasma Aβ40 and Aβ42 levels do not appear to causally impact t-Tau. However, Aβ aggregation may causally affect NFL in cognitively unimpaired, community-dwelling men around age 67.