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. 2023 Aug 23;12:77–83. doi: 10.14283/jarlife.2023.13

Table 2.

Effect of Blueberry Supplementation on Neuronal and Pathological Biomarkers (mean ± SE)

Biomarker Baseline Post-Treatment p-value
Aβ40 (pg/mL) 114.45 ± 4.67 114.73 ± 4.27 0.55
Aβ42 (pg/mL) 5.75 ± 0.42 5.75 ± 0.36 0.50
Aβ42 / Aβ40 ratio 0.050 ± 0.002 0.050 ± 0.002 0.51
ptau181 (pg/mL) 37.24 ± 3.31 38.04 ± 2.58 0.64
ptau181/ Aβ42 ratio 6.72 ± 0.65 6.79 ± 0.56 0.56
NfL (pg/mL) 30.09 ± 4.64 44.25 ± 16.85 0.80
GFAP (pg/mL) 239.86 ± 31.15 234.27 ± 26.98 0.34
BDNF (pg/mL) 1685.48 ± 480.43 1850.15 ± 436.63 0.61

1SE, standard error; Aβ40, amyloid-beta 40; Aβ42, amyloid-beta 42; ptau181, phosphorylated Tau181; NfL, neurofilament light; GFAP, Glial Fibrillary acidic protein; BDNF, Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor