A network-guided reaction-diffusion model of AT [N] biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease

J Zhang, D Yang, W He, G Wu… - 2020 IEEE 20th …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Bioinformatics and …, 2020ieeexplore.ieee.org
Currently, many studies of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are investigating the neurobiological
factors behind the acquisition of beta-amyloid (A), pathologic tau (T), and
neurodegeneration ([N]) biomarkers from neuroimages. However, a system-level
mechanism of how these neuropathological burdens promote neurodegeneration and why
AD exhibits characteristic progression is largely elusive. In this study, we combined the
power of systems biology and network neuroscience to understand the dynamic interaction …
Currently, many studies of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are investigating the neurobiological factors behind the acquisition of beta-amyloid (A), pathologic tau (T), and neurodegeneration ([N]) biomarkers from neuroimages. However, a system-level mechanism of how these neuropathological burdens promote neurodegeneration and why AD exhibits characteristic progression is largely elusive. In this study, we combined the power of systems biology and network neuroscience to understand the dynamic interaction and diffusion process of AT[N] biomarkers from an unprecedented amount of longitudinal Amyloid PET scan, MRI imaging, and DTI data. Specifically, we developed a network-guided biochemical model to jointly (1) model the interaction of AT[N] biomarkers at each brain region and (2) characterize their propagation pattern across the fiber pathways in the structural brain network, where the brain resilience is also considered as a moderator of cognitive decline. Our biochemical model offers a greater mathematical insight to understand the physiopathological mechanism of AD progression by studying the system dynamics and stability. Thus, an in-depth system-level analysis allows us to gain a new understanding of how AT[N] biomarkers spread throughout the brain, capture the early sign of cognitive decline, and predict the AD progression from the preclinical stage.
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