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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026

Immune-proteo-metabolomic changes link to Aβ and tau pathology in Alzheimer disease.

Meng Wang, Maria Buthut, Jenny Meinhardt, Carolin Otto, Gerardina Gallaccio, Camila Fernández-Zapata, Matteo Teves, Claudia Samol, Katja Dettmer, Simon Heckscher and 12 more

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Immune-proteo-metabolomic changes link to Aβ and tau pathology in Alzheimer disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Meng WangExperimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Maria ButhutDepartment of Neurology and Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Jenny MeinhardtDepartment of Neuropathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Carolin OttoDepartment of Neurology and Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Gerardina GallaccioExperimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Camila Fernández-ZapataExperimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Matteo TevesInstitute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Claudia SamolInstitute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Katja DettmerInstitute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Simon HeckscherInstitute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Sakshi KambojInstitute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Yozlem BaharDepartment of Neuropathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Christian ConradCenter of Digital Health, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Christian BöttcherExperimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Desiree KunkelFlow & Mass Cytometry Core Facility, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Klemens RuprechtDepartment of Neurology and Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Friedemann PaulExperimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Peter J OefnerInstitute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Helena RadbruchDepartment of Neuropathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Wolfram GronwaldInstitute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Harald PrüßDepartment of Neurology and Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Chotima BöttcherExperimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6226-586X

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ID 259373024 - CRC/TRR 167 (B05)the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTryptophan metabolism is increasingly implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), particularly through aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligands that influence neuroinflammation. However, their relationships with core AD pathology-amyloid-β (A) and tau (T) deposition-and associated immune-proteomic alterations remain unclear.

methodsWe performed integrative multi-omics/high-dimensional profiling of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and peripheral blood from A-T- (n = 19) and A+T+ (n = 35) individuals, classified based on CSF Aβ and pTau181 levels. Analyses included targeted metabolomics, mass cytometry, and NULISA-based proteomics, and inter-compartmental correlation analysis. Brain-derived tryptophan catabolism was investigated using single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq).

resultsThirteen differentially expressed CSF proteins in A+T+ individuals correlated positively with tryptophan metabolites and pyroglutamate, and negatively with regulatory T cells, isobutyrate, and dendritic cells. Similar patterns were observed in blood. snRNA-seq suggested partial brain origin of metabolites. DISCUSSION: Our findings highlight conserved immune-metabolic-proteomic signatures in AD and implicate tryptophan metabolism as a cross-compartmental factor relevant for biomarker and therapeutic development. HIGHLIGHTS: Thirteen cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins involved in metabolism and neuronal function link to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology Intergrative analysis reveals shared and compartment-specific AD signatures Tryptophan-kynurenine metabolites correlate with AD pathology Indole metabolites show CSF-plasma coupling in A+T+ individuals Immune signatures diverge across CSF (regulatory T cells [Tregs], dendritic cells [DCs]) and blood (B and myeloid cells).

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-Peptidestau ProteinsAgedBiomarkersBrainFemaleHumansMaleMetabolomicsProteomicsTryptophanAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkerstau ProteinsTryptophanAlzheimer's diseaseamyloid‐betaaryl hydrocarbon receptormass cytometrytau pathologytryptophan

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PMID41980911
PMCPMC13079071

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