The panel includes markers of neurodegeneration: neurofilament light chain and visinin-like protein (VILIP-1); markers of amyloidogenesis and brain amyloidosis: apolipoproteins; markers of inflammation: YKL-40 and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; marker of synaptic dysfunction: neurogranin.
The results showed that CSF levels of total- and phosphorylated (P) tau, and YKL-40-a marker of neuroinflammation/astroglial activation-predicted poor sleep in Aβ positive older adults.
P-tau and VILIP-1 were highly correlated (<i>r</i> = 0.639, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and strongly associated with Aβ pathology across clinical stages of AD, while YKL-40 was correlated with Aβ pathology in CN and AD groups.
CSF biomarkers included total tau (t-tau) and neurofilament light chain (NfL) as a marker for neurodegeneration, phosphorylated tau (p-tau) as a marker for tau pathology, β-amyloid (Aβ) 38, 40, and 42 (Aβ<sub>38</sub>, Aβ<sub>40</sub>, and Aβ<sub>42</sub>) to monitor Aβ metabolism, and YKL-40 as a marker of neuroinflammation.
A total of 129 patients were included and CSF levels of Aβ42, total tau, tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau), neurogranin, VILIP-1, VEGF, FABP3, Aβ40, neurofilament light, MBP, orexin A, BDNF and YKL-40 were measured.