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Item Association of Serum Liver Enzymes with Brain Amyloidopathy and Cognitive Performance(IOS Press, 2023-12-29) Han, Sang-Won; Lee, Sang-Hwa; Kim, Jong Ho; Lee, Jae-Jun; Park, Young Ho; Kim, SangYun; Nho, Kwangsik; Sohn, Jong-Hee; Radiology and Imaging Sciences, School of MedicineBackground: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid-β (Aβ) plaque accumulation and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. Emerging evidence has suggested potential interactions between the brain and periphery, particularly the liver, in regulating Aβ homeostasis. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association of serum liver enzymes with brain amyloidopathy and cognitive performance in patients with complaints of cognitive decline. Methods: A total of 1,036 patients (mean age 74 years, 66.2% female) with subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, AD dementia, and other neurodegenerative diseases were included using the Smart Clinical Data Warehouse. Amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations, and measurements of liver enzymes, including aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, and albumin, were assessed. After propensity score matching, logistic and linear regression analyses were used to investigate the associations between liver enzymes, amyloid status, and cognitive performance. Additionally, a machine learning approach was used to assess the classification performance of liver enzymes in predicting amyloid PET positivity. Results: Lower ALT levels and higher AST-to-ALT ratios were significantly associated with amyloid PET positivity and AD diagnosis. The AST-to-ALT ratio was also significantly associated with poor memory function. Machine learning analysis revealed that the classification performance of amyloid status (AUC = 0.642) for age, sex, and apolipoprotein E ɛ4 carrier status significantly improved by 6.2% by integrating the AST-to-ALT ratio. Conclusions: These findings highlight the potential association of liver function on AD and its potential as a diagnostic and therapeutic implications.Item The utility of commonly used laboratory tests to screen for excessive alcohol use in clinical practice(Wiley, 2015-08) Gough, Gina; Heathers, Laura; Puckett, Deonna; Westerhold, Chi; Ren, Xiaowei; Yu, Zhangsheng; Crabb, David W.; Liangpunsakul, Suthat; Department of Medicine, IU School of MedicineBACKGROUND: This current study was undertaken to carefully assess the accuracy of routinely used laboratory tests in detecting excessive/recent alcohol use. We also determined the kinetics of these markers in subjects who underwent an intensive alcohol rehabilitation program. METHODS: The study cohort consisted of 210 nonexcessive drinkers, 272 excessive drinkers, and 76 with alcoholic cirrhosis. To determine the kinetics of these markers during alcohol abstinence, we followed 45 subjects with history of excessive alcohol use for 12 weeks during the intensive alcohol treatment program. RESULTS: Percentage of carbohydrate deficient transferrin (%CDT) provided the highest diagnostic performance (area under the curve [AUC] 0.77) followed by gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) (AUC 0.68) to detect excessive drinkers. The percentage of excessive drinkers with aspartate aminotransferase:alanine aminotransferase (AST:ALT) > 2 was only 2%, whereas 51% of subjects with alcoholic cirrhosis had AST:ALT > 2. In the multivariate analysis, the levels of GGT and %CDT were associated with the level of alcohol consumed during the past 30 days. The levels of GGT, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and %CDT were significantly lower compared to those at baseline before alcohol rehabilitation, whereas the AST, ALT, and AST:ALT ratio were unchanged. The percent reduction was ~2.7% (for MCV), 19% (for GGT), and 43% (for %CDT) at the end of the 12-week follow-up compared to the baseline. CONCLUSIONS: %CDT are useful markers to screen for excessive alcohol use and for follow-up of abstinence. Most subjects with excessive alcohol use do not have a high AST:ALT ratio. Rather, the AST:ALT > 2 is suggestive of alcoholic cirrhosis. The performance of the %CDT to screen for heavy alcohol use is still not ideal. Further research to identify the noninvasive marker(s) (i.e., using proteomic or metabolomics approach) should be considered.