Study of brain perfusion in adults with Down syndrome along the Alzheimer's disease continuum


Por: Franquesa-Mullerat, M, Morcillo-Nieto, AO, Arriola-Infante, JE, Zsadanyi, SE, Vaqué-Alcázar, L, Rozalem-Aranha, M, Arranz, J, Rodríguez-Baz, I, Maure-Blesa, L, Videla, L, Barroeta, I, Soriano, LD, Benejam, B, Fernández, S, Hernandez, AS, Giménez, S, Alcolea, D, Belbin, O, Lleó, A, Carmona-Iragui, M, Fortea, J, Bejanin, A

Publicada: 1 sep 2025
Resumen:
INTRODUCTION We assessed pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (pCASL) sensitivity to detect changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) in adults with Down syndrome (DS) along the Alzheimer's disease (AD) continuum and explored the similarity with sporadic AD (sAD) hypoperfusion profile. METHODS Fifty-one euploid cognitively unimpaired individuals, 54 adults with DS (34.54% symptomatic for AD), and 25 sAD patients underwent 3T magnetic resonance imaging. pCASL images were preprocessed using ASLprep. Analyses explored, globally and regionally, the effects of demographic variables, clinical stages, and AD biomarkers. RESULTS Age and sex differently impacted CBF in euploids versus the DS population. Asymptomatic DS showed temporo-parietal hypoperfusion, extending into frontal areas in symptomatic cases. This pattern closely resembled sAD's pattern and correlated with AD biomarkers. DISCUSSION Adults with DS present CBF changes before symptom onset, primarily affecting posterior regions as in sAD. pCASL is a sensitive imaging modality that captures early AD-related functional abnormalities in DS.

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Franquesa-Mullerat, M:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona UAB, Inst Neurociencies, Bellaterra, Spain

Morcillo-Nieto, AO:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona UAB, Inst Neurociencies, Bellaterra, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Arriola-Infante, JE:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Zsadanyi, SE:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona UAB, Inst Neurociencies, Bellaterra, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Vaqué-Alcázar, L:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Univ Barcelona, Inst Neurosci, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Dept Med, Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Invest Biomed August Pi i Sunyer IDIBAPS, Dept Psychobiol, Barcelona, Spain

Rozalem-Aranha, M:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Fac Med, Dept Radiol,6Neuroradiol Sect, Barcelona, Spain

Arranz, J:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona UAB, Dept Med, Bellaterra, Spain

Rodríguez-Baz, I:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Maure-Blesa, L:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona UAB, Dept Med, Bellaterra, Spain

Videla, L:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

 Fundacio Catalana Sindrome, Barcelona Med Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Barroeta, I:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Benejam, B:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

 Fundacio Catalana Sindrome, Barcelona Med Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Fernández, S:
 Fundacio Catalana Sindrome, Barcelona Med Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Hernandez, AS:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

Giménez, S:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Inst Invest Biomed St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Resp Dept, Multidisciplinary Sleep Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Alcolea, D:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Belbin, O:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Lleó, A:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Carmona-Iragui, M:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

 Fundacio Catalana Sindrome, Barcelona Med Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Fortea, J:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

 Fundacio Catalana Sindrome, Barcelona Med Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Bejanin, A:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, IR SANT PAU, St Pau Memory Unit, St Quinti 77-79, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain
ISSN: 15525260





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