Apolipoprotein E and Health in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (10) ◽  
pp. 1858-1862
Author(s):  
David G Le Couteur ◽  
Fiona Stanaway ◽  
Louise M Waite ◽  
John Cullen ◽  
Richard I Lindley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Frailty Index ◽  
Apoe Genotype ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Cardiovascular Health Study ◽  
Apoe Ε4 ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Mediterranean Countries

Abstract APOE genotype has been associated with various age-related outcomes including Alzheimer’s disease, frailty, and mortality. In this study, the relationship between health, particularly cognitive function, and APOE was investigated in older men from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (n = 1,616; age 76.9 ± 5.5 years [range 70–97 years]; Australia). Baseline characteristics and survival up to 12 years were determined. Frailty was measured using Cardiovascular Health study (CHS) criteria and Rockwood frailty index, and cognition using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Addenbrookes Cognitive Examination. APOE ε4 was less common in the oldest men and those born in Mediterranean countries. APOE ε2 was beneficially associated with cholesterol, creatinine, gamma-glutamyl transaminase, glucose, and HDL cholesterol while APOE ε4 was adversely associated with cholesterol and albumin. APOE ε4 was associated with a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease when adjusted for age and region of birth (ε4 homozygotes Odds ratio (OR) 7.0; ε4 heterozygotes OR 2.4, p < .05), and APOE ε2 had a small positive association with cognition. On multivariate regression, overall cognitive function in the entire cohort was associated with age, country of birth, education, and frailty (all p < .001). APOE was not associated with frailty or survival. In conclusion, age and region of birth influenced distribution of APOE genotype in older men. Although APOE ε4 was associated with Alzheimer’s disease, overall cognitive function in the cohort was associated more strongly with frailty than APOE genotype.

scholarly journals Decline in verbal memory during preclinical Alzheimer's disease: Examination of the effect of APOE genotype

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 943-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
KELLY L. LANGE ◽  
MARK W. BONDI ◽  
DAVID P. SALMON ◽  
DOUGLAS GALASKO ◽  
DEAN C. DELIS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Apoe Genotype ◽  
Apoe Ε4 ◽  
Dementia Syndrome ◽  
Ε4 Allele

A subtle decline in episodic memory often occurs prior to the emergence of the full dementia syndrome in nondemented older adults who develop Alzheimer's disease (AD). The APOE-ε4 genotype may engender a more virulent form of AD that hastens this decline. To examine this possibility, we compared the rate of decline in episodic memory during the preclinical phase of AD in individuals with or without at least one APOE ε4 allele. Nondemented normal control (NC; n = 84) participants, nondemented older adults who subsequently developed dementia within 1 or 2 years (i.e., preclinical AD; n = 20), and patients with mild AD (n = 53) were examined with 2 commonly employed tests of episodic memory, the Logical Memory subtest of the Wechsler Memory Scale–Revised and the California Verbal Learning Test. Results revealed a precipitous decline in verbal memory abilities 1 to 2 years prior to the onset of the dementia syndrome, but there was little effect of APOE genotype on the rate of this memory decline. The presence of an APOE-ε4 allele, however, did have a differential effect on the sensitivity of the 2 types of memory tests for tracking progression and made an independent contribution to the prediction of conversion to AD. (JINS, 2002, 8, 943–955.)

Interplay between the APOE Genotype and Possible Plasma Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 938-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Zverova ◽  
Eva Kitzlerova ◽  
Zdenek Fisar ◽  
Roman Jirak ◽  
Jana Hroudova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disorder ◽  
Apoe Genotype ◽  
Plasma Biomarkers ◽  
Plasma Melatonin ◽  
Apoe Ε4 ◽  
Ε4 Allele ◽  
Severity Of Dementia

Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with a complex pathogenesis and a common occurrence of comorbid diseases such as depression. It is accepted that the presence of the ε4 allele of the gene that encodes apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the strongest genetic risk factor for the development of sporadic AD. Melatonin, cortisol, homocysteine, and prolactin are presumed to be risk factors or biomarkers for stress- and age-related disorders. Objective: The interplay between the APOE genotype and plasma biomarkers was examined in patients with AD presenting with or without depression to contribute to understanding the interdependence of various molecular mechanisms in the pathophysiology of AD. Method: The APOE genotype and morning plasma melatonin, cortisol, homocysteine, and prolactin concentrations were measured in 85 patients with AD and 44 elderly controls. Results: A significant association between AD and the allele (ε4) or genotype (ε3/ε4 or ε4/ε4) frequencies of APOE was confirmed. Plasma homocysteine and cortisol levels were significantly increased in patients with AD compared to those in controls, independent of the presence of comorbid depressive symptoms or the severity of dementia. Significantly lower plasma melatonin concentration was found in patients with AD but not in controls, who were noncarriers of the APOE ε4 allele, regardless of the presence of depression or the severity of dementia in AD. Conclusion: Our findings indicate the existence of a little-known specific APOE-mediated mechanism that increases the plasma melatonin level in a subgroup of patients with AD who are carriers of the APOE ε4 allele.

scholarly journals The APOE ε4/ε4 Genotype Potentiates Vascular Fibrin(Ogen) Deposition in Amyloid-Laden Vessels in the Brains of Alzheimer's Disease Patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1251-1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Hultman ◽  
Sidney Strickland ◽  
Erin H Norris
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Apoe Genotype ◽  
Postmortem Brain ◽  
Amyloid Angiopathy ◽  
Apoe Ε4 ◽  
Cerebrovascular Dysfunction ◽  
Postmortem Brain Tissue ◽  
Clotting Protein

Evidence indicates a critical role for cerebrovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology. We have shown that fibrin(ogen), the principal blood-clotting protein, is deposited in the AD neurovasculature and interacts with beta-amyloid (Ab), resulting in increased formation of blood clots. As apolipoprotein E (ApoE), a lipid-transporting protein with three human isoforms (E2, E3, and E4), also binds to Aβ, we hypothesized that ApoE and fibrin(ogen) may have a combined effect on the vascular pathophysiology in AD. We assessed whether APOE genotype differentially influences vascular fibrin(ogen) deposition in postmortem brain tissue using immunohistochemistry. An increased deposition of fibrin(ogen) was observed in AD cases compared with non-demented controls, and there was a strong correlation between cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) severity and fibrin(ogen) deposition. Moreover, brains from AD cases homozygous for APOE ε4 showed increased deposition of fibrin(ogen), specifically in CAA- and oligomeric Aβ-positive vessels compared with AD APOE ε2 and ε3 allele carriers, an effect that was not directly linked to CAA severity and cerebrovascular atherosclerosis. These data further support a role for fibrin(ogen) in AD pathophysiology and link the APOE ε4/ε4 genotype with increased thrombosis and/or impaired fibrinolysis in the human AD brain.

scholarly journals Interleukinų IL1A ir IL6 genų polimorfizmas: sąsajų su APOE genotipu ir sporadinės Alzheimerio ligos klinikine eiga paieška Interleukin IL1a and IL6 gene polymorphism: search for association with APOE genotype and clinical course of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (81) ◽  
pp. 130-139
Author(s):  
G. Pšemeneckienė ◽  
K. Petrikonis ◽  
D. Rastenytė
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Gene Polymorphism ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Apoe Genotype ◽  
Sporadic Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Apoe Ε4 ◽  
Il6 Gene

Įvadas. Yra duomenų, kad IL1α ir IL6, kaip vienų svarbiausių citokinų, dalyvaujančių neurouždegimo procesuose, genų polimorfizmai yra susiję su Alzheimerio ligos (AL) rizika. Šiame tyrime siekėme įvertinti IL1A -889C>T ir IL6 -174G>C polimorfizmų sąsajas su sporadinės AL rizika APOE ε4 nešiotojams ir APOE rizikos alelio neturintiems asmenims. Taip pat tyrėme IL1A -889C>T ir IL6 -174G>C polimorfizmų sąsajas su AL progresavimo pobūdžiu. Tiriamieji ir tyrimo metodai. Tyrime dalyvavo 110 sergančiųjų sporadine AL ir 115 sutapatintų pagal amžių ir lytį sveikų kontrolinių tiriamųjų, kurių pažinimo funkcijos nesutrikusios (Lietuvos populiacija). IL1A -889C>T (rs1800587) ir IL6 -174G>C (rs1800795, Intro- no tipo) genotipavimas atliktas tikro laiko PGR (TL-PGR) metodu. Rezultatai. IL1A -889C>T genotipų dažniai APOE4+ grupėje (C/C – 52,9 %, C/T – 41,2 %, T/T – 5,9 %), lyginant su APOE4- sergančiaisiais AL (C/C – 55,6 %, C/T – 37,0 %, T/T – 7,4 %), nesiskyrė (p = 0,887). Sergantiems AL pacientams IL6 -174G>C genotipai APOE4+ grupėje (G/G – 11,8 %, G/C – 62,7 %, C/C – 25,5 %) ir APOE4- grupėje (G/G – 14,8 %, G/C – 61,1 %, C/C – 24,1 %) buvo pasiskirstę panašiai (p = 0,898). Genotipų dažniai reikšmingai nesiskyrė sergantiesiems greitai progresuojančia AL, lyginant su lėtai progresuojančia AL (p (IL1A -889C>T) = 0,638; p (IL6 -174G>C) = 0,118). IL1A -889C>T ir IL6 -174G>C polimorfizmų paveldėjimas (dominantinio, overdominantinio ir recesyvinio modeli0), atsižvelgiant į APOE genotipą, reikšmingai nekeitė galimybių santykio sirgti AL (p < 0,05). Lėtai ir greitai progresuojančios AL grupėse IL1A -889C>T ir IL6 -174G>C polimorfizmų paveldėjimas AL galimybei reikšmingos įtakos neturėjo (p < 0,05). Išvados. IL1A -889C>T ir IL6 -174G>C genotipų pasiskirstymas grupėse pagal APOE ε4 ir grupėse pagal AL progresavimo pobūdį reikšmingai nesiskyrė. Reikšmingų IL1A -889C>T ir IL6 -174G>C polimorfizmų sąsajų su AL rizika nei APOE4+, nei APOE4- tiriamiesiems nenustatyta. Mūsų duomenimis, IL1A -889C>T ir IL6 -174G>C polimorfizmų paveldėjimas nesusijęs su spartesniu AL progresavimu.

scholarly journals Effect of Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Genes on Trajectories of Cognitive Function in the Cardiovascular Health Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 169 (9) ◽  
pp. 954-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Sweet ◽  
Howard Seltman ◽  
James E. Emanuel ◽  
Oscar L. Lopez ◽  
James T. Becker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Cardiovascular Health Study ◽  
Risk Genes

scholarly journals Age-Related Association between Apolipoprotein E e4 and Cognitive Function in Japanese Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Nagata ◽  
Shunichiro Shinagawa ◽  
Bolati Kuerban ◽  
Nobuto Shibata ◽  
Tohru Ohnuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Apolipoprotein E ◽  
Japanese Patients ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Related Association

scholarly journals A SERUM PROTEIN SIGNATURE OF APOE GENOTYPES IN CENTENARIANS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S621-S622
Author(s):  
Stefano Monti ◽  
Stefano Monti ◽  
Paola Sebastiani ◽  
Anastasia Gurinovich ◽  
Toshiko Tanaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Apoe Genotype ◽  
Cognitive Change ◽  
Serum Proteomics ◽  
Apoe Genotypes ◽  
Protein Signature

Abstract The discovery of treatments to prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease is a priority. The gene APOE is associated with cognitive change and late onset Alzheimer’s disease, and epidemiological studies have shown that the e_2 allele of APOE has a neuroprotective effect, and it is associated with increased longevity. We correlated APOE genotype data of 222 New England Centenarian Study participants, including 79 centenarians, 84 centenarian offspring and 55 carriers of APOE e_2, with aptamer-based serum proteomics (SomaLogic technology) of 4783 human proteins corresponding to 4137 genes. We discovered a signature of 16 proteins that associated with different APOE genotypes, and replicated the signature in 3 independent studies. We show that the protein signature tracks with gene expression profiles in brains of late onset Alzheimer’s disease vs. healthy controls. Finally, we show that seven of these proteins correlate with cognitive function changes. Therefore, targeting APOE e_2 molecularly may preserve cognitive function.

scholarly journals Association Between Psychosis Phenotype and APOE Genotype on the Clinical Profiles of Alzheimer's Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winnie Qian ◽  
Corinne E. Fischer ◽  
Tom A. Schweizer ◽  
David G. Munoz
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Apoe Genotype ◽  
Lewy Bodies ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Functional Activities ◽  
Apoe Ε4 ◽  
Lewy Body Pathology ◽  
Ε4 Allele

Background: Psychosis is a common phenomenon in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The APOE ε4 allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for the development of AD, but its association with psychosis remains unclear. Objective: We investigated the associations between psychosis, subdivided into delusions and hallucinations, as well as APOE ε4 allele on cognitive and functional outcomes. Secondarily, we investigated the associations between APOE ε4, Lewy bodies, and psychosis. Methods: Data from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) were used. Nine hundred patients with a confirmed diagnosis of AD based on the NIA-AA Reagan were included in the analysis. Global cognition was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) and functional status was assessed using the Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ). Psychosis status was determined using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q). Factorial design was used to assess the effects of psychosis and APOE ε4, as well as their interaction. Results: Psychosis and the presence of APOE ε4 were both associated with lower MMSE scores, while only psychosis was associated with higher FAQ scores. Furthermore, patients with hallucinations had lower MMSE and higher FAQ scores than patients with only delusions. There was a significant interaction effect between psychosis and APOE ε4 on MMSE scores, with APOE ε4 negatively affecting patients with hallucinations-only psychosis. APOE ε4 was positively associated with the presence of Lewy body pathology, and both were found to be more prevalent in psychotic patients, with a stronger association with hallucinations. Conclusion: Psychosis in AD was associated with greater cognitive and functional impairments. Patients with hallucinations-with or without delusions-conferred even greater deficits compared to patients with only delusions. The APOE ε4 allele was associated with worse cognition, especially for patients with hallucination-only psychosis. APOE ε4 may mediate cognitive impairment in the hallucinations phenotype through the development of Lewy bodies. Our findings support that subtypes of psychosis should be evaluated separately.

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