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Brown AD, Liese AD, Shapiro ALB, Frongillo EA, Wilkening G, Fridriksson J, Merchant AT, Henkin L, Jensen ET, Reboussin BA, Shah AS, Marcovina S, Dolan LM, Dabelea D, Pihoker C, Mendoza JA. Household Food Insecurity and Cognition in Youth and Young Adults with Youth-Onset Diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes 2023; 2023:6382663. [PMID: 38765732 PMCID: PMC11100256 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6382663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Objective We evaluated the association of household food insecurity (FI) with cognition in youth and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D). Design In this cross-sectional study, age-adjusted scores for composite Fluid Cognition, and sub-domain scores for Receptive Language and Inhibitory Control and Attention, were modeled stratified by diabetes-type using linear regression, with FI in the past year as the predictor, controlling for covariates. Tests for processing speed, inhibitory control/attention, working memory, episodic memory, and cognitive flexibility were administered to measure composite Fluid Cognition score. The NIHT-CB Picture Vocabulary Test was used to assess Crystallized Cognition score and rapid identification of congruent versus noncongruent items were used to assess Inhibitory Control and Attention score. Setting The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study, representative of 5 U.S. states. Participants Included 1574 youth and young adults with T1D or T2D, mean age of 21 years, mean diabetes duration of 11 years, 51% non-Hispanic white, and 47% had higher HbA1c levels (>9% HbA1c). Results Approximately 18% of the 1,240 participants with T1D and 31% of the 334 with T2D experienced FI. The food-insecure group with T1D had a lower composite Fluid Cognition score (β= -2.5, 95% confidence interval (CI)= -4.8, -0.1) and a lower Crystallized Cognition score (β= -3.4, CI= -5.6, -1.3) than food-secure peers. Findings were attenuated to non-significance after adjustment for demographics. Among T2D participants, no associations were observed. In participants with T1D effect modification by glycemic levels were found in the association between FI and composite Fluid Cognition score but adjustment for socioeconomic characteristics attenuated the interaction (p=0.0531). Conclusions Food-insecure youth and young adults with T1D or T2D did not have different cognition compared to those who were food-secure after adjustment for confounders. Longitudinal research is needed to further understand relations amongst these factors.
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- Andrea D. Brown
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, USA 29208
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, USA 29208
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO, USA 80045
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street Columbia, SC, USA 29208
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO, USA 80045
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- Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of South Carolina, 1705 College Street Columbia, SC, USA 29208
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, USA 29208
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 475 Vine Street, Winston-Salem, NC, USA 27101
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 475 Vine Street, Winston-Salem, NC USA 27101
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 475 Vine Street, Winston-Salem, NC, USA 27101
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and The University of Cincinnati, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 4002 Cincinnati, OH, USA 45229
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- Medpace Reference Laboratories, 5365 Medpace Way, Cincinnati, OH, USA 45227
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and The University of Cincinnati, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 4002 Cincinnati, OH, USA 45229
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO, USA 80045
- Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Mail Stop B119, Aurora, CO, USA 80045
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Box 356320, Seattle WA, USA 98115-8160
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Box 356320, Seattle WA, USA 98115-8160
- Seattle Children’s Research Institute, PO Box 5371, Seattle, WA, USA 98145-5005
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Wilton DK, Stevens B. The contribution of glial cells to Huntington's disease pathogenesis. Neurobiol Dis 2020; 143:104963. [PMID: 32593752 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.104963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Glial cells play critical roles in the normal development and function of neural circuits, but in many neurodegenerative diseases, they become dysregulated and may contribute to the development of brain pathology. In Huntington's disease (HD), glial cells both lose normal functions and gain neuropathic phenotypes. In addition, cell-autonomous dysfunction elicited by mutant huntingtin (mHTT) expression in specific glial cell types is sufficient to induce both pathology and Huntington's disease-related impairments in motor and cognitive performance, suggesting that these cells may drive the development of certain aspects of Huntington's disease pathogenesis. In support of this imaging studies in pre-symptomatic HD patients and work on mouse models have suggested that glial cell dysfunction occurs at a very early stage of the disease, prior to the onset of motor and cognitive deficits. Furthermore, selectively ablating mHTT from specific glial cells or correcting for HD-induced changes in their transcriptional profile rescues some HD-related phenotypes, demonstrating the potential of targeting these cells for therapeutic intervention. Here we review emerging research focused on understanding the involvement of different glial cell types in specific aspects of HD pathogenesis. This work is providing new insight into how HD impacts biological functions of glial cells in the healthy brain as well as how HD induced dysfunction in these cells might change the way they integrate into biological circuits.
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- Daniel K Wilton
- Department of Neurology, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurology, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Stanley Center, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Di Riso D, Cambrisi E, Bertini S, Miscioscia M. Associations between Pretend Play, Psychological Functioning and Coping Strategies in Pediatric Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Illness Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17124364. [PMID: 32570747 PMCID: PMC7345351 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Children with chronic illnesses are called to undertake complicated processes of adjustment and re-organization in their daily lives; as a result, they could experience several internalizing problems. Symbolic play could be a useful way to cope with these difficulties. The main aim of this paper is to assess pretend play, coping, and psychological symptoms in three groups of school-aged children with pediatric chronic diseases. The study involved 44 Italian school-aged, chronically ill children: 16 with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), 12 with cystic fibrosis (CF), and 15 with Leukemia. All patients were assessed by the Affect in Play Scale–Brief version (APS-Br), and the Children’s Coping Strategies Checklist–Revision1 (CCSC-R1). Children with T1DM and CF also completed the Separation Anxiety Symptom Inventory for Children (SASI-C) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)–children’s version. Cohen’s d (effect size) was applied between clinical and normative samples, and it showed a more organized play (APS-BR), but a more negative affect tone, comfort, and frequency of affect expression. Comparing APS-BR and CCSC-R1 rates between the three groups, significant differences were found for all the APS-BR dimensions, except for tone, and for CCSC-R1 seeking understanding. Comparing SASI-C score between T1DM and CF, higher scores were found for children with CF. In the end, correlations between all dimensions highlighted several relationships between play, coping, and adjustment problems for children with T1DM, and relationship between affect play and all variables for children with CF. Symbolic play helps chronically ill children to express emotions; helping them, as well as clinicians, to understand the difficulties caused by chronic conditions, and to cope with them.
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- Daniela Di Riso
- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy; (D.D.R.); (E.C.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy; (D.D.R.); (E.C.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy; (D.D.R.); (E.C.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy; (D.D.R.); (E.C.); (S.B.)
- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Hospital-University of Padua, 35128 Padova, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-049-821-11-60
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de Oliveira FF, de Almeida SS, Chen ES, Smith MC, Naffah-Mazzacoratti MDG, Bertolucci PHF. Lifetime Risk Factors for Functional and Cognitive Outcomes in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2019; 65:1283-1299. [PMID: 30149448 DOI: 10.3233/jad-180303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lifetime risk factors for cognitive and functional decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are not fully understood, and were prospectively evaluated in patients with low mean schooling from São Paulo, Brazil. Consecutive outpatients with late-onset AD were assessed for APOE haplotypes and the following potential baseline predictors: gender, schooling, age at dementia onset, lifetime urban living and sanitary conditions, occupational complexity, cognitive and physical activities, cerebrovascular risk factors (obesity, lifetime alcohol use and smoking, length of arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and a dyslipidemic profile), use of a pacemaker, creatinine clearance, body mass index, waist circumference, head traumas with unconsciousness, treated systemic bacterial infections, amount of surgical procedures under general anesthesia, and family history of AD. Participants were followed from October 2010 to May 2017 for baseline risk factor associations with time since dementia onset for Clinical Dementia Rating and Mini-Mental State Examination score changes. For 227 patients (154 women, 119 APOE ε 4 carriers), later AD onset (mean 73.60±6.4 years-old, earlier for APOE ε 4/ε 4 carriers, p < 0.001) was the only variable hastening all endpoints, baseline creatinine clearance and lifetime alcohol use were hazardous for earlier cognitive and functional endpoints, women had earlier cognitive endpoints only, and schooling had a cumulative protective effect over later cognitive endpoints, particularly for carriers of APOE ε 4. Exclusively for carriers of APOE ε 4, head traumas with unconsciousness were hazardous for earlier cognitive endpoints, while lifetime sanitary conditions were protective regarding later cognitive endpoints. Functional and cognitive outcomes in AD represent probable interactions between effects of brain reserve and cerebral perfusion over neurodegeneration.
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- Fabricio Ferreira de Oliveira
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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