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Shimomura T, Anan F, Masaki T, Umeno Y, Eshima N, Saikawa T, Yoshimatsu H, Fujiki M, Kobayashi H. Homocysteine levels are associated with hippocampus volume in type 2 diabetic patients. Eur J Clin Invest 2011; 41:751-8. [PMID: 21250986 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2010.02464.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Elevated total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) levels are associated with cognitive dysfunction, in which changes in the hippocampus plausibly play a pivotal role. We tested the hypothesis that elevated tHcy levels are correlated with hippocampus volume and insulin resistance in nondementia patients with type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 43 nondementia patients with type 2 diabetes, who were divided into two groups: a high tHcy group (age: 65 ± 8 years, mean ± standard deviation, n = 16) and a normal tHcy group (64 ± 9 years, n = 27). Hippocampus volume was quantified with a computer-assisted analysis using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) voxel-based specific regional analysis system developed for the study of Alzheimer's disease (VSRAD), which yields a Z-score as the end point for the assessment of hippocampal volume. Results The Z-score was higher in the high tHcy group compared to the normal tHcy group (P < 0·0001). The fasting plasma glucose (P < 0·01) and insulin (P < 0·0001) concentrations and the homoeostasis model assessment (HOMA) index (P < 0·0001) were higher in the high tHcy group than in the normal tHcy group. Multiple regression analysis showed that the main factors that influenced tHcy levels may be the Z-score and the HOMA index. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that the elevated levels of tHcy in Japanese nondementia patients with type 2 diabetes are characterised by hippocampal atrophy and insulin resistance and that the Z-score and HOMA index may be the primary factors that influence tHcy levels.
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- Tsuyoshi Shimomura
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
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Glucagon-like peptide-1, diabetes, and cognitive decline: possible pathophysiological links and therapeutic opportunities. EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES RESEARCH 2011; 2011:281674. [PMID: 21747826 PMCID: PMC3124026 DOI: 10.1155/2011/281674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders have a growing prevalence in Western countries. Available epidemiologic and neurobiological evidences support the existence of a pathophysiological link between these conditions. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), whose activity is reduced in insulin resistance, has been implicated in central nervous system function, including cognition, synaptic plasticity, and neurogenesis. We review the experimental researches suggesting that GLP-1 dysfunction might be a mediating factor between Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and neurodegeneration. Drug treatments enhancing GLP-1 activity hold out hope for treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cognitive decline.
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Schuh AF, Rieder CM, Rizzi L, Chaves M, Roriz-Cruz M. Mechanisms of brain aging regulation by insulin: implications for neurodegeneration in late-onset Alzheimer's disease. ISRN NEUROLOGY 2011; 2011:306905. [PMID: 22389813 PMCID: PMC3263551 DOI: 10.5402/2011/306905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2011] [Accepted: 04/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Insulin and IGF seem to be important players in modulating brain aging. Neurons share more similarities with islet cells than any other human cell type. Insulin and insulin receptors are diffusely found in the brain, especially so in the hippocampus. Caloric restriction decreases insulin resistance, and it is the only proven mechanism to expand lifespan. Conversely, insulin resistance increases with age, obesity, and sedentarism, all of which have been shown to be risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). Hyperphagia and obesity potentiate the production of oxidative reactive species (ROS), and chronic hyperglycemia accelerates the formation of advanced glucose end products (AGEs) in (pre)diabetes—both mechanisms favoring a neurodegenerative milieu. Prolonged high cerebral insulin concentrations cause microvascular endothelium proliferation, chronic hypoperfusion, and energy deficit, triggering β-amyloid oligomerization and tau hyperphosphorylation. Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) seems to be the main mechanism in clearing β-amyloid from the brain. Hyperinsulinemic states may deviate IDE utilization towards insulin processing, decreasing β-amyloid degradation.
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- Artur F Schuh
- Division of Geriatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Clinicas Hospital (HCPA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos Street 2.350, 90035-903 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Hyperglycaemia, microangiopathy, diabetes and dementia risk. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2011; 36 Suppl 3:S112-8. [PMID: 21211732 DOI: 10.1016/s1262-3636(10)70477-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Brain microangiopathy increases in frequency and severity with older age, with the presence of hypertension and to a lesser extent with diabetes. Magnetic resonance imaging is used to provide anatomical descriptions, but at this time only clinical examination and neuropsychological testing can assess white matter functioning. Clinical correlates of microangiopathy appear as subcortical cognitive alterations, but data are controversial about dementia risk. Brain microangiopathy seems to be however a complication of chronic hyperglycaemia, probably due to similar mechanisms occurring in retinopathy and other microvascular complications. To date, many questions have been raised: How can brain microangiopathy progression be monitored? Is there a reversible stage of brain microangiopathy? Which preventive actions should be implemented in aging patients with diabetes? Finally, what type of care should be provided for people with diabetes and mild cognitive impairment or overt dementia to slow down cognitive worsening?
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The hippocampus is a vulnerable and plastic brain structure that is damaged by a variety of stimuli, e.g. hypoxia, hypoperfusion, hypoglycaemia, stress and seizures. Alzheimer's disease is a common and important disorder in which hippocampal atrophy is reported. Indeed, the available evidence suggests that hippocampal atrophy is the starting point of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and a significant number of patients with hippocampal atrophy will develop Alzheimer's disease. Studies indicate that hippocampal atrophy has functional consequences, e.g. cognitive impairment. Deposition of tau protein, formation of neurofibrillary tangles and accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) contributes to hippocampal atrophy together with damage caused by several other factors. Some of the factors associated with the development of hippocampal atrophy in Alzheimer's disease have been identified, e.g. hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, seizures, affective disturbances and stress, and more is being learnt about other factors. Hypertension can potentially damage the hippocampus through ischaemia caused by atherosclerosis and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Diabetes can produce hippocampal lesions via both vascular and non-vascular pathologies and can reduce the threshold for hippocampal damage. Carriers of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE)-ε4 genotype have been shown to have greater mesial temporal atrophy and poorer memory functions than non-carriers. In addition to giving rise to abnormal lipid metabolism, the ApoE-ε4 allele can affect the course of Alzheimer's disease via both Aβ-dependent and -independent pathways. Repetitive seizures can increase Aβ-peptide production and cause neurotransmission dysfunction and cytoskeletal abnormalities or a combination of these. Affective disturbances and stress are proposed to increase corticosteroid-induced hippocampal damage in many different ways. In the absence of any specific markers for predicting Alzheimer's disease progression, it seems appropriate to learn more about the various predictors of hippocampal atrophy that determine the progression of Alzheimer's disease from mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and then attempt to address these. It would be interesting to know to what extent these predictors play a role in the development of MCI or hasten the conversion of MCI to full-blown Alzheimer's disease. Finally, it would be useful to know the extent to which these predictors can worsen or aggravate existing Alzheimer's disease. Of the clinically used drugs in Alzheimer's disease, anticholinesterases have been shown to slow down the rate of progression of hippocampal atrophy. One study observed that the neuroprotective effect of these agents is possibly due to an anti-Aβ effect produced by cholinergic stimulation. Similarly, antihypertensive and antihyperglycaemic drugs (pioglitazone and insulin) have been shown to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease or disease progression. Currently, there are no disease-modifying therapies available for Alzheimer's disease. It has been suggested that for treatment to be most effective, the regimen must be started before significant downstream damage has occurred (i.e. before the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, at the stage of MCI or earlier). Since the hippocampus is a plastic structure and atrophy of this structure is closely related to the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease, if we could control blood pressure, regulate blood sugar, treat behavioural and psychological symptoms, achieve satisfactory lipid lowering and maintain a seizure-free state in patients with Alzheimer's disease, this may not only improve disease control but could also potentially affect the rate of disease progression.
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- Vikas Dhikav
- Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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Vascular pathology and blood-brain barrier disruption in cognitive and psychiatric complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol 2011; 2011:609202. [PMID: 21350721 PMCID: PMC3042607 DOI: 10.1155/2011/609202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/28/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Vascular pathology is recognized as a principle insult in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Co-morbidities such as structural brain abnormalities, cognitive, learning and memory deficits are also prevailing in T2DM patients. We previously suggested that microvascular pathologies involving blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown results in leakage of serum-derived components into the brain parenchyma, leading to neuronal dysfunction manifested as psychiatric illnesses. The current postulate focuses on the molecular mechanisms controlling BBB permeability in T2DM, as key contributors to the pathogenesis of mental disorders in patients. Revealing the mechanisms underlying BBB dysfunction and inflammatory response in T2DM and their role in metabolic disturbances, abnormal neurovascular coupling and neuronal plasticity, would contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms underlying psychopathologies in diabetic patients. Establishing this link would offer new targets for future therapeutic interventions.
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Reagan LP. Diabetes as a chronic metabolic stressor: causes, consequences and clinical complications. Exp Neurol 2011; 233:68-78. [PMID: 21320489 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 02/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disorder resulting from inadequate insulin release and/or reduced insulin sensitivity. The complications of diabetes are well characterized in peripheral tissues, but there is a growing appreciation that the complications of diabetes extend to the central nervous system (CNS). One of the potential neurological complications of diabetes is cognitive deficits. Interestingly, the structural, electrophysiological, neurochemical and anatomical underpinnings responsible for cognitive deficits in diabetes are strikingly similar to those observed in animals subjected to chronic stress, as well as in patients with stress-related psychiatric illnesses such as major depressive disorder. Since diabetes is a chronic metabolic stressor, this has led to the suggestion that common mechanistic mediators are responsible for neuroplasticity deficits in both diabetes and depression. Moreover, these common mechanistic mediators may be responsible for the increase in the risk of depressive illness in diabetes patients. In view of these observations, the aims of this review are (1) to describe the neuroplasticity deficits observed in diabetic rodents and patients; (2) to summarize the similarities in the clinical and preclinical studies of depression and diabetes; and (3) to highlight the diabetes-induced neuroplasticity deficits in those brain regions that have been implicated as important pathological centers in depressive illness, namely, the hippocampus, the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex.
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- Lawrence P Reagan
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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Hirao K, Hanyu H, Sato T, Kanetaka H, Shimizu S, Sakurai H, Iwamoto T. A Longitudinal SPECT Study of Different Patterns of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Alzheimer's Disease with or without Diabetes. Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra 2011; 1:62-74. [PMID: 22163234 PMCID: PMC3199879 DOI: 10.1159/000323865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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AIMS To determine the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) patterns in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS We investigated the initial rCBF of 71 AD patients (36 without DM and 35 with DM) and the final rCBF of 23 AD patients (12 without DM and 11 with DM) after an average of 32 months. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) data were analyzed by statistical brain imaging. RESULTS The initial SPECT showed that AD patients without DM had lower rCBF in the left and right inferior temporal gyri than AD patients with DM. A follow-up SPECT demonstrated that rCBF decreased in more widespread regions, including the parietal, temporal, frontal, and limbic lobes, in AD patients without than with DM. CONCLUSION This study suggests that functional brain abnormalities in AD differ depending on the DM status at baseline and during follow-up, reflecting neuropathologic differences.
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- Kentaro Hirao
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Bruehl H, Sweat V, Tirsi A, Shah B, Convit A. Obese Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Have Hippocampal and Frontal Lobe Volume Reductions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 2:34-42. [PMID: 21691448 DOI: 10.4236/nm.2011.21005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The rates of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) continue to parallel the rising rates of obesity in the United States, increasingly affecting adolescents as well as adults. Hippocampal and frontal lobe reductions have been found in older adults with type 2 diabetes, and we sought to ascertain if these brain alterations were also present in obese adolescents with T2DM. In a cross-sectional study we compared MRI-based regional brain volumes of 18 obese adolescents with T2DM and 18 obese controls without evidence of marked insulin resistance. Groups were matched on age, sex, school grade, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, body mass index, and waist circumference. Relative to obese controls, adolescents with T2DM had significantly reduced hippocampal and prefrontal volumes, and higher rates of global cerebral atrophy. Hemoglobin A1c, an index of long-term glycemic control, was inversely associated with prefrontal volume and positively associated with global cerebral atrophy (both p < 0.05). Brain integrity is negatively impacted by T2DM already during adolescence, long before the onset of overt macrovascular disease. Paralleling the findings of greater vascular and renal complications among obese adolescents with severe insulin resistance and T2DM relative to their age-matched peers with type 1 diabetes, we find clear evidence of possible brain complications. Our findings call for aggressive and early intervention to limit the negative impact of obesity-associated insulin resistance leading to T2DM on the developing brains of adolescents.
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- Hannah Bruehl
- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
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Brundel M, van den Heuvel M, de Bresser J, Kappelle LJ, Biessels GJ. Cerebral cortical thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes. J Neurol Sci 2010; 299:126-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.08.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2010] [Accepted: 08/25/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Diabetic encephalopathies are now accepted complications of diabetes. They appear to differ in type 1 and type 2 diabetes as to underlying mechanisms and the nature of resulting cognitive deficits. The increased incidence of Alzheimer's disease in type 2 diabetes is associated with insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia and hyperglycemia, and commonly accompanying attributes such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and obesity. The relevance of these disorders as to the emergence of dementia and Alzheimer's disease is discussed based on epidemiological studies. The pathobiology of accumulation of β-amyloid and tau the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease are discussed based on experimental data. Type 1 diabetic encephalopathy is likely to increase as a result of the global increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes and its occurrence in increasingly younger patients. Alzheimer-like changes and dementia are not prominently increased in type 1 diabetes. Instead, the type 1 diabetic encephalopathy involves learning abilities, intelligence development and memory retrieval resulting in impaired school and professional performances. The major underlying component here appears to be insulin deficiency with downstream effects on the expression of neurotrophic factors, neurotransmitters, oxidative and apoptotic stressors resulting in defects in neuronal integrity, connectivity and loss commonly occurring in the still developing brain. Recent experimental data emphasize the role of impaired central insulin action and provide information as to potential therapies. Therefore, the underlying mechanisms resulting in diabetic encephalopathies are complex and appear to differ between the two types of diabetes. Major headway has been made in our understanding of their pathobiology; however, many questions remain to be clarified. In view of the increasing incidence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, intensified investigations are called for to expand our understanding of these complications and to find therapeutic means by which these disastrous consequences can be prevented and modified.
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MESH Headings
- Amyloid/metabolism
- Animals
- Brain Diseases, Metabolic/diagnosis
- Brain Diseases, Metabolic/epidemiology
- Brain Diseases, Metabolic/etiology
- Diabetes Complications/diagnosis
- Diabetes Complications/epidemiology
- Diabetes Complications/psychology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/epidemiology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/psychology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/psychology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Humans
- Models, Biological
- tau Proteins/metabolism
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- Anders A F Sima
- Department of Pathology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Ajilore O, Narr K, Rosenthal J, Pham D, Hamilton L, Watari K, Elderkin-Thompson V, Darwin C, Toga A, Kumar A. Regional cortical gray matter thickness differences associated with type 2 diabetes and major depression. Psychiatry Res 2010; 184:63-70. [PMID: 20832254 PMCID: PMC2963701 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Revised: 07/14/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of type 2 diabetes with major depression on cortical gray matter using magnetic resonance imaging and cortical pattern matching techniques. We hypothesized that diabetic subjects and depressed diabetic subjects would demonstrate decreased cortical gray matter thickness in prefrontal areas as compared to healthy control subjects. Patients with type 2 diabetes (n=26) and patients with diabetes and major depression (n=26) were compared with healthy controls (n=20). Gray matter thickness across the entire cortex was measured using cortical pattern matching methods. All subjects with diabetes demonstrated decreased cortical gray matter thickness in the left anterior cingulate region. Additionally, depressed diabetic subjects showed significant cortical gray matter decreases in bilateral prefrontal areas compared with healthy controls. Correlations between clinical variables and cortical gray matter thickness revealed a significant negative relationship with cerebrovascular risk factors across all three groups, most consistently in the left dorsomedial prefrontal cortex. A significant positive relationship between performance on attention and executive function tasks and cortical gray matter thickness predominantly in left hemisphere regions was also seen across all subjects. Depression and diabetes are associated with significant cortical gray matter thinning in medial prefrontal areas.
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- Olusola Ajilore
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, UCLA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois-Chicago
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Yau PL, Javier DC, Ryan CM, Tsui WH, Ardekani BA, Ten S, Convit A. Preliminary evidence for brain complications in obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetologia 2010; 53:2298-306. [PMID: 20668831 PMCID: PMC3116653 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1857-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Central nervous system abnormalities, including cognitive and brain impairments, have been documented in adults with type 2 diabetes who also have multiple co-morbid disorders that could contribute to these observations. Assessing adolescents with type 2 diabetes will allow the evaluation of whether diabetes per se may adversely affect brain function and structure years before clinically significant vascular disease develops. METHODS Eighteen obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes and 18 obese controls without evidence of marked insulin resistance, matched on age, sex, school grade, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, body mass index and waist circumference, completed MRI and neuropsychological evaluations. RESULTS Adolescents with type 2 diabetes performed consistently worse in all cognitive domains assessed, with the difference reaching statistical significance for estimated intellectual functioning, verbal memory and psychomotor efficiency. There were statistical trends for executive function, reading and spelling. MRI-based automated brain structural analyses revealed both reduced white matter volume and enlarged cerebrospinal fluid space in the whole brain and the frontal lobe in particular, but there was no obvious grey matter volume reduction. In addition, assessments using diffusion tensor imaging revealed reduced white and grey matter microstructural integrity. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION This is the first report documenting possible brain abnormalities among obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes relative to obese adolescent controls. These abnormalities are not likely to result from education or socioeconomic bias and may result from a combination of subtle vascular changes, glucose and lipid metabolism abnormalities and subtle differences in adiposity in the absence of clinically significant vascular disease. Future efforts are needed to elucidate the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.
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- P L Yau
- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Reijmer YD, van den Berg E, Ruis C, Kappelle LJ, Biessels GJ. Cognitive dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2010; 26:507-19. [PMID: 20799243 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.1112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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People with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of cognitive dysfunction and dementia. This review explores the nature and severity of cognitive changes in patients with type 2 diabetes. Possible risk factors such as hypo- and hyperglycemia, vascular risk factors, micro- and macrovascular complications, depression and genetic factors will be examined, as well as findings from brain imaging and autopsy studies. We will show that type 2 diabetes is associated with modest cognitive decrements in non-demented patients that evolve only slowly over time, but also with an increased risk of more severe cognitive deficits and dementia. There is a dissociation between these two 'types' of cognitive dysfunction with regard to affected age groups and course of development. Therefore, we hypothesize that the mild and severe cognitive deficits observed in patients with type 2 diabetes reflect separate processes, possibly with different risk factors and aetiologies.
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- Yael D Reijmer
- Department of Neurology, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neurosciences, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Knopman DS, Roberts R. Vascular risk factors: imaging and neuropathologic correlates. J Alzheimers Dis 2010; 20:699-709. [PMID: 20182020 DOI: 10.3233/jad-2010-091555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cerebrovascular disease plays an important role in cognitive disorders in the elderly. Cerebrovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease interact on several levels, with one important level being the overlap in risk factors. The major vascular risk factors such as diabetes and impaired glycemic control, hypertension, obesity, and hyper- or dyslipidemia have been associated both with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. The purpose of this review is to consider the context in which vascular dementia is diagnosed, place the pathophysiological consequences of cerebrovascular disease on cognition in the context of clinical and pathological Alzheimer's disease, and then to consider the evidence for the role of major vascular risk factors in late-life cognitive impairment, changes in brain imaging and neuropathological changes. Midlife diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity are established risk factors for clinically defined Alzheimer's disease as well as vascular dementia. The basis for these relationships could either be that the risk factors lead to microvascular brain disease, promote Alzheimer pathology or both. The associations of late-life onset diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity with cognitive impairment are either attenuated or reversed. The role of vascular risk factors in midlife should be the focus of public health efforts to reduce the burden of late-life cognitive impairment.
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- David S Knopman
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Smith AD, Smith SM, de Jager CA, Whitbread P, Johnston C, Agacinski G, Oulhaj A, Bradley KM, Jacoby R, Refsum H. Homocysteine-lowering by B vitamins slows the rate of accelerated brain atrophy in mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 2010; 5:e12244. [PMID: 20838622 PMCID: PMC2935890 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 461] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2010] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background An increased rate of brain atrophy is often observed in older subjects, in particular those who suffer from cognitive decline. Homocysteine is a risk factor for brain atrophy, cognitive impairment and dementia. Plasma concentrations of homocysteine can be lowered by dietary administration of B vitamins. Objective To determine whether supplementation with B vitamins that lower levels of plasma total homocysteine can slow the rate of brain atrophy in subjects with mild cognitive impairment in a randomised controlled trial (VITACOG, ISRCTN 94410159). Methods and Findings Single-center, randomized, double-blind controlled trial of high-dose folic acid, vitamins B6 and B12 in 271 individuals (of 646 screened) over 70 y old with mild cognitive impairment. A subset (187) volunteered to have cranial MRI scans at the start and finish of the study. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups of equal size, one treated with folic acid (0.8 mg/d), vitamin B12 (0.5 mg/d) and vitamin B6 (20 mg/d), the other with placebo; treatment was for 24 months. The main outcome measure was the change in the rate of atrophy of the whole brain assessed by serial volumetric MRI scans. Results A total of 168 participants (85 in active treatment group; 83 receiving placebo) completed the MRI section of the trial. The mean rate of brain atrophy per year was 0.76% [95% CI, 0.63–0.90] in the active treatment group and 1.08% [0.94–1.22] in the placebo group (P = 0.001). The treatment response was related to baseline homocysteine levels: the rate of atrophy in participants with homocysteine >13 µmol/L was 53% lower in the active treatment group (P = 0.001). A greater rate of atrophy was associated with a lower final cognitive test scores. There was no difference in serious adverse events according to treatment category. Conclusions and Significance The accelerated rate of brain atrophy in elderly with mild cognitive impairment can be slowed by treatment with homocysteine-lowering B vitamins. Sixteen percent of those over 70 y old have mild cognitive impairment and half of these develop Alzheimer's disease. Since accelerated brain atrophy is a characteristic of subjects with mild cognitive impairment who convert to Alzheimer's disease, trials are needed to see if the same treatment will delay the development of Alzheimer's disease. Trial Registration Controlled-Trials.com ISRCTN94410159
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- A David Smith
- Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
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Bruehl H, Sweat V, Hassenstab J, Polyakov V, Convit A. Cognitive impairment in nondiabetic middle-aged and older adults is associated with insulin resistance. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2010; 32:487-93. [PMID: 20524222 DOI: 10.1080/13803390903224928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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To determine whether the cognitive impairments observed in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) exist in preclinical disease, we compared 38 adult participants with evidence of insulin resistance (IR) to 54 age-, gender-, and education-matched control participants on a battery of neuropsychological tests. We found that participants with IR had performance reductions in declarative memory and executive functioning. When we examined IR simultaneously with other biomedical indicators with which it co-occurs, only IR itself was associated with declarative memory, and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was associated with executive functioning and working memory. We conclude that individuals with insulin resistance already demonstrate similar reductions in cognitive performance as those described in T2DM.
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- H Bruehl
- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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McFall GP, Geall BP, Fischer AL, Dolcos S, Dixon RA. Testing covariates of Type 2 diabetes-cognition associations in older adults: moderating or mediating effects? Neuropsychology 2010; 24:547-562. [PMID: 20804243 PMCID: PMC2933082 DOI: 10.1037/a0019246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The general goal of this study was to advance our understanding of Type 2 diabetes (T2D)-cognition relationships in older adults by linking and testing comprehensive sets of potential moderators, potential mediators, and multiple cognitive outcomes. METHOD We identified in the literature 13 health-related (but T2D-distal) potential covariates, representing four informal domains (i.e., biological vitality, personal affect, subjective health, lifestyle activities). Cross-sectional data from the Victoria Longitudinal Study (age range = 53-90 years; n = 41 T2D and n = 458 control participants) were used. We first examined whether any of the 13 potential covariates influenced T2D-cognition associations, as measured by a comprehensive neuropsychological battery (15 measures). Next, using standard regression-based moderator and mediator analyses, we systematically tested whether the identified covariates would significantly alter observed T2D-cognition relationships. RESULTS Six potential covariates were found to be sensitive to T2D associations with performance on seven cognitive measures. Three factors (systolic blood pressure, gait-balance composite, subjective health) were significant mediators. Each mediated multiple cognitive outcomes, especially measures of neurocognitive speed, executive functioning, and episodic memory. CONCLUSIONS Our findings offer a relatively comprehensive perspective of T2D-related cognitive deficits, comorbidities, and modulating influences. The implications for future research reach across several fields of study and application. These include (1) neuropsychological research on neural and biological bases of T2D-related cognitive decline, (2) clinical research on intervention and treatment strategies, and (3) larger-scale longitudinal studies examining the potential multilateral and dynamic relationships among T2D status, related comorbidities, and cognitive outcomes.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Boyko EJ, Jacobson IG, Smith B, Ryan MAK, Hooper TI, Amoroso PJ, Gackstetter GD, Barrett-Connor E, Smith TC. Risk of diabetes in U.S. military service members in relation to combat deployment and mental health. Diabetes Care 2010; 33:1771-7. [PMID: 20484134 PMCID: PMC2909060 DOI: 10.2337/dc10-0296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Few prospective data exist on the risk of diabetes in individuals serving in the U.S. military. The objectives of this study were to determine whether military deployment, combat exposures, and mental health conditions were related to the risk of newly reported diabetes over 3 years. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data were from Millennium Cohort Study participants who completed baseline (July 2001-June 2003) and follow-up (June 2004-February 2006) questionnaires (follow-up response rate = 71.4%). After exclusion criteria were applied, adjusted analyses included 44,754 participants (median age 36 years, range 18-68 years). Survey instruments collected demographics, height, weight, lifestyle, military service, clinician-diagnosed diabetes, and other physical and mental health conditions. Deployment was defined by U.S. Department of Defense databases, and combat exposure was assessed by self-report at follow-up. Odds of newly reported diabetes were estimated using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Occurrence of diabetes during follow-up was 3 per 1,000 person-years. Individuals reporting diabetes at follow-up were significantly older, had greater baseline BMI, and were less likely to be Caucasian. After adjustment for age, sex, BMI, education, race/ethnicity, military service characteristics, and mental health conditions, only baseline posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was significantly associated with risk of diabetes (odds ratio 2.07 [95% CI 1.31-3.29]). Deployments since September 2001 were not significantly related to higher diabetes risk, with or without combat exposure. CONCLUSIONS In this military cohort, PTSD symptoms at baseline but not other mental health symptoms or military deployment experience were significantly associated with future risk of self-reported diabetes.
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- Edward J Boyko
- Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Etgen T, Sander D, Bickel H, Sander K, Förstl H. Cognitive decline: the relevance of diabetes, hyperlipidaemia and hypertension. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1177/1474651410368408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cognitive decline including mild cognitive impairment describes a heterogeneous condition with cognitive changes between normal ageing and dementia. Cognitive impairment can be promoted or caused by treatable somatic factors. In this review, three important cardiovascular risk factors, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolaemia and hypertension, and their association with cognitive decline, are assessed. Though there are many hints of a causal association between diabetes mellitus and the development of cognitive decline, definitive proof of a protective effect of antidiabetic treatment by controlled or randomised placebo-controlled studies is needed. In midlife, elevated cholesterol levels comprise a risk factor for cognitive decline. In elderly subjects, cholesterol levels decline and are not clearly associated with cognitive impairment. The evidence for treatment of hypercholesterolaemia by statins solely for prevention of cognitive decline remains unclear. There is an age-dependent relationship between blood pressure and cognitive impairment. Midlife hypertension is associated with an increased risk of developing cognitive decline and antihypertensive treatment may therefore be beneficial, whereas hypertension later in life does not carry the same risk of cognitive dysfunction. Diagnosis of these somatic factors is essential in cognitive impairment, as diligent treatment may improve cognitive performance and postpone the manifestation of dementia.
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- Thorleif Etgen
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany, Department of Neurology, Klinikum Traunstein, Traunstein, Germany,
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Park Loipl, Bischofswiesen, Germany, Department of Neurology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Park Loipl, Bischofswiesen, Germany, Department of Neurology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Oosterman JM, Vogels RLC, van Harten B, Gouw AA, Poggesi A, Scheltens P, Kessels RPC, Scherder EJA. Assessing mental flexibility: neuroanatomical and neuropsychological correlates of the Trail Making Test in elderly people. Clin Neuropsychol 2010; 24:203-19. [PMID: 20162494 DOI: 10.1080/13854040903482848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The Trail Making Test part B (TMT-B) is highly sensitive to age-related changes in the brain and cognitive function. However, the precise contribution of periventricular hyperintensities (PVH), deep white matter hyperintensities (DWMH), and medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA) to task performance remains unspecified. Similarly, diminished performance may be due to deficient flexibility functions, but also to other age-related cognitive decline (e.g., mental slowing). The aim of the present study was to determine neuroanatomical (PVH, DWMH, MTA) and neuropsychological (working memory, executive function, speed and attention, episodic memory) predictors of TMT-B performance in elderly people. Results showed that MTA was the strongest predictor of TMT-B performance. The predictive value of the neuropsychological scores differed among the various TMT-B variables. For example, all neuropsychological domains predicted the TMT-B total completion time, whereas only executive function predicted the ratio score (TMT-B/A). We conclude that MTA is a very important predictor of TMT-B performance in elderly people. Furthermore, multiple cognitive functions are involved in TMT-B performance and a mild decline in any of these functions may result in diminished TMT-B performance. Therefore it is crucial to use the ratio score when one wishes to examine executive function ability.
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- Joukje M Oosterman
- Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Bourdel-Marchasson I, Lapre E, Laksir H, Puget E. Insulin resistance, diabetes and cognitive function: consequences for preventative strategies. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2010; 36:173-81. [PMID: 20472485 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2010.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2010] [Accepted: 03/24/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cognitive decline and dementia both place a heavy burden on patients and their relatives, and any means of preventing such age-related changes are worthy of consideration. Those who have the metabolic syndrome with or without diabetes suffer more often from dysexecutive problems and slower psychomotor speed than do other patients. In epidemiological studies, diabetes has appeared to be a risk factor for all types of dementia, including vascular dementia, although the role of the metabolic syndrome in the risk of Alzheimer's disease is still a matter of debate. The possible mechanisms of cognitive alterations are multiple, and may differ according to age group and duration of diabetes or the metabolic syndrome. Drug interventional trials addressing the prevention of cognitive decline through action on the metabolic syndrome are disappointing-albeit scarce at this time. Lifestyle interventions in middle-aged or younger-elderly subjects should also be implemented in the general population.
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Raji CA, Ho AJ, Parikshak NN, Becker JT, Lopez OL, Kuller LH, Hua X, Leow AD, Toga AW, Thompson PM. Brain structure and obesity. Hum Brain Mapp 2010; 31:353-64. [PMID: 19662657 PMCID: PMC2826530 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 329] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2009] [Revised: 06/03/2009] [Accepted: 07/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Obesity is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular health problems including diabetes, hypertension, and stroke. These cardiovascular afflictions increase risk for cognitive decline and dementia, but it is unknown whether these factors, specifically obesity and Type II diabetes, are associated with specific patterns of brain atrophy. We used tensor-based morphometry (TBM) to examine gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) volume differences in 94 elderly subjects who remained cognitively normal for at least 5 years after their scan. Bivariate analyses with corrections for multiple comparisons strongly linked body mass index (BMI), fasting plasma insulin (FPI) levels, and Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) with atrophy in frontal, temporal, and subcortical brain regions. A multiple regression model, also correcting for multiple comparisons, revealed that BMI was still negatively correlated with brain atrophy (FDR <5%), while DM2 and FPI were no longer associated with any volume differences. In an Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) model controlling for age, gender, and race, obese subjects with a high BMI (BMI > 30) showed atrophy in the frontal lobes, anterior cingulate gyrus, hippocampus, and thalamus compared with individuals with a normal BMI (18.5-25). Overweight subjects (BMI: 25-30) had atrophy in the basal ganglia and corona radiata of the WM. Overall brain volume did not differ between overweight and obese persons. Higher BMI was associated with lower brain volumes in overweight and obese elderly subjects. Obesity is therefore associated with detectable brain volume deficits in cognitively normal elderly subjects.
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- Cyrus A. Raji
- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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McIntyre RS, Kenna HA, Nguyen HT, Law CWY, Sultan F, Woldeyohannes HO, Adams AK, Cheng JSH, Lourenco M, Kennedy SH, Rasgon NL. Brain volume abnormalities and neurocognitive deficits in diabetes mellitus: points of pathophysiological commonality with mood disorders? Adv Ther 2010; 27:63-80. [PMID: 20390390 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-010-0011-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 04/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is hypothesized that diabetes mellitus (DM) and mood disorders share points of pathophysiological commonality in the central nervous system. METHODS A PubMed search of all English-language articles published between 1966 and March 2009 was performed with the following search terms: depression, mood disorders, hippocampus, amygdala, central nervous system, brain, neuroimaging, volumetric, morphometric, and neurocognitive deficits, cross-referenced with DM. Articles selected for review were based on adequacy of sample size, the use of standardized experimental procedures, validated assessment measures, and overall manuscript quality. The primary author was principally responsible for adjudicating the merit of articles that were included. RESULTS Volumetric studies indicate that individuals with Type 1/2 DM exhibit regional abnormalities in both cortical and subcortical (e.g., hippocampus, amygdala) brain structures. The pattern of neurocognitive deficits documented in individuals with Type 1 DM overlap with Type 2 populations, with suggestions of discrete abnormalities unique to each phenotype. The pattern of volumetric and neurocognitive deficits in diabetic populations are highly similar to that reported in populations of individuals with major depressive disorder. CONCLUSION The prevailing models of disease pathophysiology in DM and major depressive disorder are distinct. Notwithstanding, the common abnormalities observed in disparate effector systems (e.g., insulin resistance, immunoinflammatory activation) as well as brain volume and neurocognitive performance provide the nexus for hypothesizing that both conditions are subserved by overlapping pathophysiology. This conception provides a novel framework for disease modeling and treatment development in mood disorder.
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- Roger S McIntyre
- Mood Disorders/Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Zhou H, Lu W, Shi Y, Bai F, Chang J, Yuan Y, Teng G, Zhang Z. Impairments in cognition and resting-state connectivity of the hippocampus in elderly subjects with type 2 diabetes. Neurosci Lett 2010; 473:5-10. [PMID: 20123114 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.12.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2009] [Revised: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, which involves hippocampus-mediated cognitive impairment. The present study investigated whether the resting-state functional connectivity of the hippocampus would be changed in patients with T2DM. A region of interest-based resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) approach was applied to explore functional connectivity differences between 21 elderly patients with T2DM and 19 well-matched healthy controls, with all participants assessed by multi-dimensional neuropsychological tests. We found that T2DM patients performed significantly worse in the Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) (especially for Delayed Recall and Recognition) and Clock Drawing Test (CDT) when compared with the control group, and cognitive function was negatively related to BMI and HbA(1c). Importantly, the hippocampus showed reduced functional connectivity bilaterally to widespread regions, including fusiform gyrus, frontal gyrus, temporal gyrus, anterior cingulate gyrus, medial frontal gyrus, posterior cingulate gyrus, precuneus and inferior parietal lobule in T2DM patients compared to healthy controls. T2DM is associated with an impaired pattern of default network function, and the specific disconnection pattern identified may be involved in the neuropathophysiology of this disease.
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- Hong Zhou
- School of Clinical Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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OBJECTIVE Hippocampal neurons in adult animals and humans are vulnerable to severe hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. Effects are hypothesized to be exacerbated during development, but existing studies on developing human brains are limited. We examined whether hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia experienced during brain development in humans affects hippocampal volumes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed T1-weighted magnetic resonance images in 95 youth with type 1 diabetes and 49 sibling control subjects aged 7-17 years. Youth with diabetes were categorized as having 0 (n = 37), 1-2 (n = 41), or 3 or more (3+; n = 17) prior severe hypoglycemic episodes. Hyperglycemia exposure was estimated from median lifetime A1C, weighted for duration of diabetes. Stereologic measurements of hippocampal volumes were performed in atlas-registered space to correct for whole brain volume. RESULTS Greater exposure to severe hypoglycemia was associated with larger hippocampal volumes (F [3,138] = 3.6, P = 0.016; 3+ larger than all other groups, P < 0.05). Hyperglycemia exposure was not associated with hippocampal volumes (R(2) change = 0.003, F [1,89] = 0.31, P = 0.58, semipartial r = 0.06; one outlier removed for high median A1C), and the 3+ severe hypoglycemia group still had larger hippocampal volumes after controlling for age of onset and hyperglycemia exposure (main effect of hypoglycemia category, F [2,88] = 6.4, P = 0.002; 3+ larger than all other groups, P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Enlargement of the hippocampus may reflect a pathological reaction to hypoglycemia during brain development, such as gliosis, reactive neurogenesis, or disruption of normal developmental pruning.
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- Tamara Hershey
- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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Sun MK, Nelson TJ, Alkon DL. PKC and Insulin Pathways in Memory Storage: Targets for Synaptogenesis, Anti-apoptosis, and the Treatment of AD. DIABETES, INSULIN AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04300-0_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Yau PL, Javier D, Tsui W, Sweat V, Bruehl H, Borod JC, Convit A. Emotional and neutral declarative memory impairments and associated white matter microstructural abnormalities in adults with type 2 diabetes. Psychiatry Res 2009; 174:223-30. [PMID: 19906514 PMCID: PMC2788068 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2009.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2008] [Revised: 04/28/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Declarative memory impairment is frequently reported among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), who also demonstrate hippocampal volume reduction. Our goals were to ascertain whether emotional memory, which is mediated by neural circuits overlapping those of declarative memory, is also affected. In addition we wanted to characterize cerebral white matter (WM) involvement in T2DM. We studied 24 middle-aged and elderly patients with T2DM who were free of obvious vascular pathology or a psychiatric disorder, and 17 age- and education-matched healthy individuals with no evidence of insulin resistance. We examined emotional and neutral memory and performed a whole-brain voxelwise WM assessment utilizing diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). We found clear evidence of impairment in declarative memory among diabetic subjects and in addition found some preliminary support to suggest a possible blunting of the memory facilitation by emotional material among female but not male diabetics. This report is also the first DTI assessment among individuals with T2DM, which after accounting for overt WM damage, revealed diffuse but predominantly frontal and temporal WM microstructural abnormalities, with extensive involvement of the temporal stem. Hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that immediate, but not delayed, emotional memory performance was explained by temporal stem FA, independent of age, poor metabolic regulation, and systolic blood pressure. Given that the temporal lobe memory networks appear to be particularly vulnerable to the deleterious effects of T2DM, this may help explain the observed memory impairments among diabetics. Future efforts should better clarify, with a larger sample, whether emotional memory is affected in adults with T2DM and whether there are clear gender effects.
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- Po Lai Yau
- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, Neuropsychology Doctoral Subprogram, Department of Psychology, Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, 10016
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY 10962
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Neuropsychology Doctoral Subprogram, Department of Psychology, Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, 10016
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY 10962,Corresponding Author: Antonio Convit, M.D., Millhauser Laboratories, HN-400, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, 212 263-7565 (phone), 212 263-3270 (fax),
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Rasgon NL, Kenna HA, Wroolie TE, Kelley R, Silverman D, Brooks J, Williams KE, Powers BN, Hallmayer J, Reiss A. Insulin resistance and hippocampal volume in women at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging 2009; 32:1942-8. [PMID: 20031276 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2009] [Revised: 09/14/2009] [Accepted: 12/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Insulin resistance (IR) is the main pathological condition underlying vascular disorders, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, which are well established risk factors for cognitive decline and Alzheimer disease (AD). Hippocampal atrophy has been associated with cognitive decline, but little is known about the influence of IR on hippocampus integrity in non-diabetic, cognitively intact individuals. Herein, 50 women ages 50-65, current users of hormone therapy, underwent magnetic resonance imaging, cognitive testing, and homeostatic assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), as part of a longitudinal study examining brain structure and function in postmenopausal women at risk for AD. Results demonstrated a significant negative relationship between HOMA-IR and right and total hippocampal volume, overall cognitive performance, and selective tests of verbal and non-verbal memory. The main effect of HOMA-IR on brain structure and cognition was not altered by the presence of APOE-ε4 allele or by reproductive history, such as duration of endogenous and exogenous estrogen exposure. These results suggest that IR in middle-aged individuals at risk for AD may be biomarker for dementia risk.
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- Natalie L Rasgon
- Stanford Center for Neuroscience in Women's Health, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stan-ford, CA 94305-5723, USA.
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Individuals over 80 years of age represent the most rapidly growing segment of the population, and late-life dementia has become a major public health concern worldwide. Development of effective preventive and treatment strategies for late-life dementia relies on a deep understanding of all the processes involved. In the centuries since the Greek philosopher Pythagoras described the inevitable loss of higher cognitive functions with advanced age, various theories regarding the potential culprits have dominated the field, ranging from demonic possession, through 'hardening of blood vessels', to Alzheimer disease (AD). Recent studies suggest that atrophy in the cortex and hippocampus-now considered to be the best determinant of cognitive decline with aging-results from a combination of AD pathology, inflammation, Lewy bodies, and vascular lesions. A specific constellation of genetic and environmental factors (including apolipoprotein E genotype, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, head trauma, systemic illnesses, and obstructive sleep apnea) contributes to late-life brain atrophy and dementia in each individual. Only a small percentage of people beyond the age of 80 years have 'pure AD' or 'pure vascular dementia'. These concepts, formulated as the dynamic polygon hypothesis, have major implications for clinical trials, as any given drug might not be ideal for all elderly people with dementia.
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Serbedzija P, Madl JE, Ishii DN. Insulin and IGF-I prevent brain atrophy and DNA loss in diabetes. Brain Res 2009; 1303:179-94. [PMID: 19781531 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.09.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2009] [Revised: 09/14/2009] [Accepted: 09/15/2009] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The aim of this study was to identify factors that regulate the bulk of adult brain mass, and test the hypothesis that concomitantly reduced insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) levels are pathogenic for brain atrophy associated with impaired learning and memory in diabetes. Doses of insulin, or insulin plus IGF-I that were too small to prevent hyperglycemia were infused for 12 weeks into the brain lateral ventricles of streptozotocin-diabetic adult rats. Brain wet, water and dry weights were significantly decreased in diabetic rats; insulin prevented these decreases. The decrease in brain DNA and protein contents in diabetic rats was prevented by the combination treatment, but not by insulin alone. Levels of several glia- and neuron-associated proteins were reduced in diabetes; these reductions were also prevented by the combination treatment. Although hyperglycemia was not prevented in plasma or cerebrospinal fluid, insulin prevented brain atrophy but not bulk DNA loss in diabetes, whereas the combination prevented both. Insulin actively prevented the loss of brain water content as well. Brain atrophy is associated with concomitantly reduced levels of insulin and IGF in other disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
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- Predrag Serbedzija
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Stephan BC, Matthews FE, Khaw KT, Dufouil C, Brayne C. Beyond mild cognitive impairment: vascular cognitive impairment, no dementia (VCIND). ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY 2009; 1:4. [PMID: 19674437 PMCID: PMC2719105 DOI: 10.1186/alzrt4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Identifying the causes of dementia is important in the search for effective preventative and treatment strategies. The concept of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), as prodromal dementia, has been useful but remains controversial since in population-based studies it appears to be a limited predictor of progression to dementia. Recognising the relative contribution of neurodegenerative and vascular causes, as well as their interrelationship, may enhance predictive accuracy. The concept of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) has been introduced to describe the spectrum of cognitive change related to vascular causes from early cognitive decline to dementia. A recent review of this concept highlighted the need for diagnostic criteria that encompass the full range of the VCI construct. However, very little is known regarding the mildest stage of VCI, generally termed 'vascular cognitive impairment, no dementia' (VCIND). Whether mild cognitive change in the context of neurodegenerative pathologies is distinct from that in the context of cerebrovascular diseases is not known. This is key to the definition of VCIND and whether it is possible to identify this state. Distinguishing between vascular (that is, VCIND) and non-vascular (that is, MCI) cognitive disorders and determining how well each might predict dementia may not be possible due to the overlap in pathologies observed in the older population. Here, we review the concept of VCIND in an effort to identify recent developments and areas of controversy in nosology and the application of VCIND for screening individuals at increased risk of dementia secondary to vascular disease and its risk factors.
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- Blossom Cm Stephan
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, The University of Cambridge, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK.
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Bruehl H, Wolf OT, Convit A. A blunted cortisol awakening response and hippocampal atrophy in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2009; 34:815-21. [PMID: 19167831 PMCID: PMC2774914 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2008] [Revised: 10/24/2008] [Accepted: 12/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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There is emerging evidence from healthy individuals, as well as direct and indirect evidence from psychiatric and neurological patients with disease-related hippocampal atrophy, linking the cortisol awakening response (CAR) to hippocampal volume. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disease that is also accompanied by hippocampal atrophy, and therefore can serve as a model for ascertaining the relationship between CAR and hippocampal volume. We contrasted a group of 18 individuals with T2DM with 12 matched controls on MRI-based hippocampal volume and salivary diurnal cortisol profile including CAR. Individuals with T2DM had smaller hippocampal volumes and exhibited a blunting of the CAR relative to controls, while diurnal cortisol was not affected. Across all subjects, fasting insulin and hippocampal volume were associated with the CAR, independent of diagnosis. Our findings support the hypothesis that hippocampal integrity is an important predictor of the CAR.
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- Hannah Bruehl
- NYU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New York, USA
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- Ruhr-University Bochum, Department of Psychology, Bochum, Germany
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- NYU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New York, USA, Nathan Kline Research Institute, Orangeburg, USA,Corresponding author at: NYS-OMH, Nathan Kline Research Institute, NYU School of Medicine, Center for Brain Health, HN 400, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA. Tel.: +1 212 263 7565; fax: +1 212 263 3270. E-mail address: (A. Convit)
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Bruehl H, Wolf OT, Sweat V, Tirsi A, Richardson S, Convit A. Modifiers of cognitive function and brain structure in middle-aged and elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Brain Res 2009; 1280:186-94. [PMID: 19463794 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2008] [Revised: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 05/14/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cognitive deficits and hippocampal atrophy, features that are shared with aging and dementia, have been described in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). T2DM is associated with obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical (HPA) axis abnormalities and inflammation, all of which have been shown to negatively impact the brain. However, since most reports in T2DM focused on glycemic control, the relative contribution of these modifying factors to the impairments observed in T2DM remains unclear. We contrasted 41 middle-aged dementia-free volunteers with T2DM (on average 7 years since diagnosis) with 47 age-, education-, and gender-matched non-insulin resistant controls on cognition and brain volumes. HPA axis activity and other modifiers that accompany T2DM were assessed to determine their impact on brain and cognition. Individuals with T2DM had specific verbal declarative memory deficits, reduced hippocampal and prefrontal volumes, and impaired HPA axis feedback control. Diminished cortisol suppression after dexamethasone and dyslipidemia were associated with decreased cognitive performance, whereas obesity was negatively related to hippocampal volume. Moreover, prefrontal volume was influenced by worse glycemic control. Thus, obesity and altered cortisol levels may contribute to the impact of T2DM on the hippocampal formation, resulting in decreased verbal declarative memory performance.
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- Hannah Bruehl
- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Nelson PT, Smith CD, Abner EA, Schmitt FA, Scheff SW, Davis GJ, Keller JN, Jicha GA, Davis D, Wang-Xia W, Hartman A, Katz DG, Markesbery WR. Human cerebral neuropathology of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2009; 1792:454-69. [PMID: 18789386 PMCID: PMC2834412 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2008.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2008] [Revised: 08/09/2008] [Accepted: 08/14/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The cerebral neuropathology of Type 2 diabetes (CNDM2) has not been positively defined. This review includes a description of CNDM2 research from before the 'Pubmed Era'. Recent neuroimaging studies have focused on cerebrovascular and white matter pathology. These and prior studies about cerebrovascular histopathology in diabetes are reviewed. Evidence is also described for and against the link between CNDM2 and Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. To study this matter directly, we evaluated data from University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Center (UK ADC) patients recruited while non-demented and followed longitudinally. Of patients who had come to autopsy (N = 234), 139 met inclusion criteria. These patients provided the basis for comparing the prevalence of pathological and clinical indices between well-characterized cases with (N = 50) or without (N = 89) the premortem diagnosis of diabetes. In diabetics, cerebrovascular pathology was more frequent and Alzheimer-type pathology was less frequent than in non-diabetics. Finally, a series of photomicrographs demonstrates histopathological features (including clinical-radiographical correlation) observed in brains of persons that died after a history of diabetes. These preliminary, correlative, and descriptive studies may help develop new hypotheses about CNDM2. We conclude that more work should be performed on human material in the context of CNDM2.
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- Peter T Nelson
- Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0230, USA.
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Yeung SE, Fischer AL, Dixon RA. Exploring effects of type 2 diabetes on cognitive functioning in older adults. Neuropsychology 2009; 23:1-9. [PMID: 19210028 DOI: 10.1037/a0013849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Type 2 diabetes may be associated with exacerbated aging-related declines in cognitive neuropsychological performance. The authors examined whether such effects are systematic (i.e., broadly distributed across domains or domain-specific) or moderated by age (i.e., varying across age within older adults). The authors assembled recent cross-sectional data from the Victoria Longitudinal Study (VLS) Sample 3 (Wave 1; initial n = 570; initial age = 53-90 years). Using a comprehensive, multidimensional spectrum of cognitive neuropsychological tests, the authors examined performance differences by diabetes status (diabetes group vs. healthy controls) and age (young-old vs. old-old). Our results showed that healthy controls significantly outperformed the diabetes group only on markers of executive functioning and speed. Notably, the diabetes-related effects were robust across the two late-life age groups. Future research examining longitudinal changes is recommended.
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S Roriz-Filho J, Sá-Roriz TM, Rosset I, Camozzato AL, Santos AC, Chaves MLF, Moriguti JC, Roriz-Cruz M. (Pre)diabetes, brain aging, and cognition. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2008; 1792:432-43. [PMID: 19135149 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2008.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2008] [Revised: 12/08/2008] [Accepted: 12/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cognitive dysfunction and dementia have recently been proven to be common (and underrecognized) complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). In fact, several studies have evidenced that phenotypes associated with obesity and/or alterations on insulin homeostasis are at increased risk for developing cognitive decline and dementia, including not only vascular dementia, but also Alzheimer's disease (AD). These phenotypes include prediabetes, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome. Both types 1 and 2 diabetes are also important risk factors for decreased performance in several neuropsychological functions. Chronic hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia primarily stimulates the formation of Advanced Glucose Endproducts (AGEs), which leads to an overproduction of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). Protein glycation and increased oxidative stress are the two main mechanisms involved in biological aging, both being also probably related to the etiopathogeny of AD. AD patients were found to have lower than normal cerebrospinal fluid levels of insulin. Besides its traditional glucoregulatory importance, insulin has significant neurothrophic properties in the brain. How can clinical hyperinsulinism be a risk factor for AD whereas lab experiments evidence insulin to be an important neurothrophic factor? These two apparent paradoxal findings may be reconciliated by evoking the concept of insulin resistance. Whereas insulin is clearly neurothrophic at moderate concentrations, too much insulin in the brain may be associated with reduced amyloid-beta (Abeta) clearance due to competition for their common and main depurative mechanism - the Insulin-Degrading Enzyme (IDE). Since IDE is much more selective for insulin than for Abeta, brain hyperinsulinism may deprive Abeta of its main clearance mechanism. Hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia seems to accelerate brain aging also by inducing tau hyperphosphorylation and amyloid oligomerization, as well as by leading to widespread brain microangiopathy. In fact, diabetes subjects are more prone to develop extense and earlier-than-usual leukoaraiosis (White Matter High-Intensity Lesions - WMHL). WMHL are usually present at different degrees in brain scans of elderly people. People with more advanced WMHL are at increased risk for executive dysfunction, cognitive impairment and dementia. Clinical phenotypes associated with insulin resistance possibly represent true clinical models for brain and systemic aging.
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- Jarbas S Roriz-Filho
- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo-RP, Brazil
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Association of type 2 diabetes with depression, brain atrophy, and reduced fine motor speed in a 60- to 64-year-old community sample. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2008; 16:989-98. [PMID: 19038898 DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e31818b40fc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship of diabetes mellitus to depression, cognition, and structural brain anatomical variables in a 60-64-year-old community-dwelling sample. The authors hypothesized that subjects with Type 2 diabetes are more likely to be depressed, have more brain atrophy, and poorer cognitive function compared with nondiabetic comparison subjects. METHODS A random sample of 478 subjects aged 60-64 years from a larger community sample were interviewed and underwent physical examinations, assessment of depression, standard cognitive assessments, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, and fasting blood tests. Subjects were considered diabetic if they were on treatment for diabetes or recorded a fasting blood glucose level of greater than 10 mmol/L. The MRI scans were analyzed for brain atrophy, gray matter (GM), white matter (WM), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), hippocampal, and white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volumes. RESULTS MRI data were available for 39 subjects with diabetes and 428 subjects without diabetes. Descriptive analyses showed that subjects with diabetes were more likely to have poor physical health, a higher body mass index, and higher scores of depression and anxiety compared with comparison subjects without diabetes. In multiple regression analyses, diabetes was associated with greater total brain atrophy and larger CSF volume, but did not differ in the WM, GM, and WMH volumes. Diabetes patients performed less well on a task of fine motor dexterity. CONCLUSIONS Diabetes is related to increased brain atrophy and poor motor function in 60-64 year olds, independent of depression, vascular risk factors, and small vessel disease of the brain.
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Saczynski JS, Jónsdóttir MK, Garcia ME, Jonsson PV, Peila R, Eiriksdottir G, Olafsdottir E, Harris TB, Gudnason V, Launer LJ. Cognitive impairment: an increasingly important complication of type 2 diabetes: the age, gene/environment susceptibility--Reykjavik study. Am J Epidemiol 2008; 168:1132-9. [PMID: 18836152 PMCID: PMC2727243 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Persons with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of cognitive dysfunction. Less is known about which cognitive abilities are affected and how undiagnosed diabetes and impaired fasting glucose relate to cognitive performance. The authors explored this question using data from 1,917 nondemented men and women (average age = 76 years) in the population-based Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study (2002-2006). Glycemic status groups included diagnosed diabetes (self-reported diabetes or diabetic medication use; n = 163 (8.5%)), undiagnosed diabetes (fasting blood glucose >or=7.0 mmol/L without diagnosed diabetes; n = 55 (2.9%)), and impaired fasting glucose (fasting blood glucose 5.6-6.9 mmol/L; n = 744 (38.8%)). Composites of memory, processing speed (PS), and executive function were constructed from a neuropsychological battery. Linear regression was used to investigate cross-sectional differences in cognitive performance between glycemic groups, adjusted for demographic and health factors. Persons with diagnosed diabetes had slower PS than normoglycemics (beta = -0.12; P < 0.05); diabetes duration of >or=15 years was associated with significantly poorer PS and executive function. Undiagnosed diabetics had slower PS (beta = -0.22; P < 0.01) and poorer memory performance (beta = -0.22; P < 0.05). Persons with type 2 diabetes have poorer cognitive performance than normoglycemics, particularly in PS. Those with undiagnosed diabetes have the lowest cognitive performance.
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- Jane S Saczynski
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Biotech Four, Suite 315, 377 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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Wrighten SA, Piroli GG, Grillo CA, Reagan LP. A look inside the diabetic brain: Contributors to diabetes-induced brain aging. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2008; 1792:444-53. [PMID: 19022375 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2008.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2008] [Revised: 10/10/2008] [Accepted: 10/21/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Central nervous system (CNS) complications resulting from diabetes is a problem that is gaining more acceptance and attention. Recent evidence suggests morphological, electrophysiological and cognitive changes, often observed in the hippocampus, in diabetic individuals. Many of the CNS changes observed in diabetic patients and animal models of diabetes are reminiscent of the changes seen in normal aging. The central commonalities between diabetes-induced and age-related CNS changes have led to the theory of advanced brain aging in diabetic patients. This review summarizes the findings of the literature as they relate to the relationship between diabetes and dementia and discusses some of the potential contributors to diabetes-induced CNS impairments.
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- Shayna A Wrighten
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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Wang H, Wang R, Zhao Z, Ji Z, Xu S, Holscher C, Sheng S. Coexistences of insulin signaling-related proteins and choline acetyltransferase in neurons. Brain Res 2008; 1249:237-43. [PMID: 19013138 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2008] [Revised: 10/13/2008] [Accepted: 10/14/2008] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Type 2 diabetes recently has been identified as a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). The main reason for this appears to be insulin signaling failure in the brain. Furthermore, cholinergic neurons are particularly affected in the brains of AD patients. The aim of the present study is to investigate if insulin signaling-related proteins are co-located with cholinergic neuron in the CA1 region of hippocampus of mice, which could explain the early loss of cholinergic neurons in AD. Using immunohistochemistry, the insulin signaling-related proteins, such as insulin receptor (InsR), insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), protein kinase B (PKB, also named Akt), glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta) and insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) were analysed. Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) was selected as a marker of cholinergic neurons. In the CA1 region of hippocampus of mice, several of the insulin signaling-related proteins we had chosen are co-located with ChAT, and most double immunoreactive positive cells were pyramidal cells. The coexistences indicated that the insulin signaling may play an important part in the activities of cholinergic neurons, and the impairment of the pathway may be important in the mechanisms that underlie neurodegeneration in AD.
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- Hongjuan Wang
- Central Laboratory, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of Ministry of Education, #45 Changchun Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing 100053, China
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McIntyre RS, Nguyen HT, Soczynska JK, Lourenco MTC, Woldeyohannes HO, Konarski JZ. Medical and substance-related comorbidity in bipolar disorder: translational research and treatment opportunities. DIALOGUES IN CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE 2008. [PMID: 18689290 PMCID: PMC3181869 DOI: 10.31887/dcns.2008.10.2/rsmcintyre] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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It is well established that individuals with bipolar disorder are differentially affected by substance-related as well as medical disorders (ie, cardiometabolic disorders, respiratory disorders, neurological disorders, and infectious diseases). Emerging evidence indicates that some comorbid conditions (eg, diabetes mellitus) in bipolar individuals may be subserved by overlapping neurobiological networks. Disturbances in glucocorticoid/insulin signaling and immunoinflammatory effector systems are points of pathophysiological commonality between bipolar disorder and “stress-sensitive” medical disorders. Subphenotyping bipolar disorder as a function of comorbidity and temporality of onset may provide an opportunity for refining disease pathophysiological models and developing innovative disease-modifying therapies.
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- Roger S McIntyre
- Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
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McIntyre RS, Vagic D, Swartz SA, Soczynska JK, Woldeyohannes HO, Voruganti LP, Konarski JZ. Insulin, insulin-like growth factors and incretins: neural homeostatic regulators and treatment opportunities. CNS Drugs 2008; 22:443-53. [PMID: 18484789 DOI: 10.2165/00023210-200822060-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Mood disorders may be conceptualized as progressive neurodegenerative disorders associated with cognitive decline. Novel treatments capable of preserving and/or enhancing cognitive function represent an area of priority for research in the future. Insulin, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 and incretins may play a critical role in both physiological and pathophysiological processes of the CNS. An emerging paradigm regarding the pathophysiology of mood disorders posits that alterations in biological networks that mediate stress compromise optimal neuronal and glial function. A growing body of evidence indicates that central administration of insulin may enhance cognitive function in both healthy and cognitively impaired individuals. The neuroactive peptides, insulin, IGF-1 and incretins, or agents that facilitate their central effects (e.g. insulin-sensitizing agents), may constitute novel and possibly disease-modifying neurocognitive treatments.
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- Roger S McIntyre
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Roberts RO, Geda YE, Knopman DS, Christianson TJH, Pankratz VS, Boeve BF, Vella A, Rocca WA, Petersen RC. Association of duration and severity of diabetes mellitus with mild cognitive impairment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 65:1066-73. [PMID: 18695056 DOI: 10.1001/archneur.65.8.1066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND It remains unknown whether diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of DM with MCI using a population-based case-control design. DESIGN Population-based case-control study. SETTING Academic research. PARTICIPANTS Our study was conducted, among subjects aged 70 to 89 years on October 1, 2004, who were randomly selected from the Olmsted County (Minnesota) population. Main Outcome Measure We administered to all participants a neurologic examination, the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, and a neuropsychological evaluation (including 9 tests in 4 cognitive domains) to diagnose normal cognition, MCI, or dementia. We assessed history of DM, DM treatment, and DM complications by interview, and we measured fasting blood glucose levels. History of DM was also confirmed using a medical records linkage system. RESULTS We compared 329 subjects having MCI with 1640 subjects free of MCI and dementia. The frequency of DM was similar in subjects with MCI (20.1%) and in subjects without MCI (17.7%) (odds ratio [OR], 1.16; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.85-1.57). However, MCI was associated with onset of DM before age 65 years (OR, 2.20; 95% CI, 1.29-3.73), DM duration of 10 years or longer (OR, 1.76; 95% CI, 1.16-2.68), treatment with insulin (OR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.22-3.31), and the presence of DM complications (OR, 1.80; 95% CI, 1.13-2.89) after adjustment for age, sex, and education. Analyses using alternative definitions of DM yielded consistent findings. CONCLUSION These findings suggest an association of MCI with earlier onset, longer duration, and greater severity of DM.
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- Rosebud O Roberts
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Division of Epidemiology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Huang YC, Kuo YW, Lee TH, Lee M, Hsiao MC, Wang CL, Lee JD. Hypoalbuminemia and not hyperhomocysteinemia as a risk factor for dementia in hemodialysis patients. J Ren Nutr 2008; 18:347-54. [PMID: 18558299 DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2007.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The most common causes of morbidity and mortality in uremic patients are cardiovascular disease and central nervous system dysfunction. However, the exact causes of dementia in uremic patients remain unclear. This study attempted to determine which risk factors are associated with dementia in hemodialysis patients. METHODS In total, 147 chronic uremic patients receiving regular hemodialysis treatment were recruited. Data for risk factors regarding cardiovascular disease and dementia, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, age, illiteracy, serum levels of albumin, cholesterol, triglycerides, and homocysteine, and liver function, were recorded. The Mini-Mental Status examination was used to assess mental function, and the Hachinski ischemic scale was applied to differentiate among dementia types. The diagnosis of dementia was based on criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition. RESULTS Twenty-six patients were diagnosed as manifesting dementia. Of all patients with dementia, 21 had a Hachinski score of 0 to 4, and 5 had a score of 7 to 10. In a multiple logistic regression analysis, low serum albumin and illiteracy were significantly associated with dementia. However, no difference existed between the two groups in terms of homocysteine levels. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that uremic patients were prone to nonvascular dementia. We conclude that hypoalbuminemia and not hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for dementia in hemodialysis patients.
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- Ying-Chih Huang
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan
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Stranahan AM, Mattson MP. Impact of energy intake and expenditure on neuronal plasticity. Neuromolecular Med 2008; 10:209-18. [PMID: 18543119 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-008-8043-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2008] [Accepted: 05/06/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The Roman poet Horace was among the first to recognize that when "clogged with yesterday's excess, the body drags the mind down with it." Although considerable attention has been paid in neuroscience to the enhancement of neuronal function by wheel running and caloric restriction, far less is known about the other side of this issue. What are the consequences of unhealthy habits to central nervous system function? Prolonged exposure to excessive caloric intake impairs neuronal function and also contributes to obesity and other risk factors for diabetes. Diabetes, a disease characterized by reduced sensitivity to glucose and insulin, is also associated with deficits in brain structure and function. In contrast, enhancement of somatic metabolism by wheel running or caloric restriction improves central neuroplasticity. Generalizing across studies reveals a relationship between global metabolic efficiency and neuroplasticity in the hippocampus, a brain region that is essential for learning and memory. The specific principles upheld by these findings are suggestive of a continuum, with global metabolic alterations fluctuating in concert with neuroplasticity in the hippocampus.
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- Alexis M Stranahan
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Section, Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, Balitmore, MD, USA
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Ikram MA, Vrooman HA, Vernooij MW, van der Lijn F, Hofman A, van der Lugt A, Niessen WJ, Breteler MMB. Brain tissue volumes in the general elderly population. Neurobiol Aging 2008; 29:882-90. [PMID: 17239994 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2006] [Revised: 12/07/2006] [Accepted: 12/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We investigated how volumes of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), grey matter (GM) and white matter (WM) varied with age, sex, small vessel disease and cardiovascular risk factors in the Rotterdam Scan Study. Participants (n=490; 60-90 years) were non-demented and 51.0% had hypertension, 4.9% had diabetes mellitus, 17.8% were current smoker and 54.0% were former smoker. We segmented brain MR-images into GM, normal WM, white matter lesion (WML) and CSF. Brain infarcts were rated visually. Volumes were expressed as percentage of intra-cranial volume. With increasing age, volumes of total brain, normal WM and total WM decreased; that of GM remained unchanged; and that of WML increased, in both men and women. Excluding persons with infarcts did not alter these results. Persons with larger load of small vessel disease had smaller brain volume, especially normal WM volume. Diastolic blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and current smoking were also related to smaller brain volume. In the elderly, higher age, small vessel disease and cardiovascular risk factors are associated with smaller brain volume, especially WM volume.
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- M Arfan Ikram
- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, Dr Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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The deleterious effects of diabetes mellitus on the retinal, renal, cardiovascular, and peripheral nervous systems are widely acknowledged. Less attention has been given to the effect of diabetes on cognitive function. Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus have been associated with reduced performance on numerous domains of cognitive function. The exact pathophysiology of cognitive dysfunction in diabetes is not completely understood, but it is likely that hyperglycemia, vascular disease, hypoglycemia, and insulin resistance play significant roles. Modalities to study the effect of diabetes on the brain have evolved over the years, including neurocognitive testing, evoked response potentials, and magnetic resonance imaging. Although much insightful research has examined cognitive dysfunction in patients with diabetes, more needs to be understood about the mechanisms and natural history of this complication in order to develop strategies for prevention and treatment.
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- Christopher T Kodl
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Oosterman JM, Vogels RLC, van Harten B, Gouw AA, Scheltens P, Poggesi A, Weinstein HC, Scherder EJA. The role of white matter hyperintensities and medial temporal lobe atrophy in age-related executive dysfunctioning. Brain Cogn 2008; 68:128-33. [PMID: 18450353 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2008.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2007] [Revised: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 03/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Various studies support an association between white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and deficits in executive function in nondemented ageing. Studies examining executive functions and WMH have generally adopted executive function as a phrase including various functions such as flexibility, inhibition, and working memory. However, these functions include distinctive cognitive processes and not all may be affected as a result of WMH. Furthermore, atrophy of the medial temporal lobe (MTA) is frequently observed in ageing. Nevertheless, in previous studies of nondemented ageing MTA was not considered when examining a relationship between white matter and executive function. The goal of the present study was to examine how WMH and MTA relate to a variety of executive functions, including flexibility, fluency, inhibition, planning, set shifting, and working memory. Strong correlations were observed between WMH and MTA and most of the executive functions. However, only MTA was related to flexibility and set shifting performance. Regression analysis furthermore showed that MTA was the strongest predictor of working memory, after which no further significant association with WMH was noted. Alternatively, both MTA and periventricular hyperintensities independently predicted inhibition performance. These findings emphasize the importance of MTA when examining age-related decline in executive functioning.
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- Joukje M Oosterman
- Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Knopman DS, Mosley TH, Bailey KR, Jack CR, Schwartz GL, Turner ST. Associations of microalbuminuria with brain atrophy and white matter hyperintensities in hypertensive sibships. J Neurol Sci 2008; 271:53-60. [PMID: 18442832 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2007] [Revised: 02/08/2008] [Accepted: 03/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Because of similarities between brain and kidney microvascular disease, there may be a relationship between measures of renal microvascular disease and brain structural changes in middle aged or elderly individuals. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the urine albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR), a measure of renal microvascular disease, is associated with brain atrophy and white matter hyperintensities. METHODS As part of a larger study of the genetics of hypertension, we performed brain imaging and assessed microalbuminuria and other vascular risk factors including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperhomocysteinemia in 1253 individuals from hypertensive sibships (age mean 63.8 years, range 50 to 91; 65% women; 49% African-American; 78% hypertensive). Semi-automated quantitative measurements of brain atrophy (BA) ventricular volume, and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) were carried out on the brain MR scans. RESULTS In logistic regression models, elevated UACR was associated with greater BA (odds ratio (OR)=1.70 (95% CI 1.14, 2.54) and burden of WMH (OR=2.06 (95% CI 1.37, 3.10) after controlling for demographic factors, blood glucose, hypertension severity, duration of smoking and serum homocysteine. In contrast to elevated UACR, the associations with elevated creatinine or reduced glomerular filtration rate and WMH were not significant in the fully adjusted models. CONCLUSIONS In this cohort with an overrepresentation of hypertensives, elevated UACR was independently associated with both brain atrophy and white matter hyperintensities. Brain volume loss and WMH burden might represent expressions of microvascular disease that share common mechanisms with nephrosclerosis.
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- David S Knopman
- Division of Behavioral Neurology, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, United States.
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