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- Title
Plasma Levels of Apolipoprotein E and Cognitive Function in Old Age.
- Authors
MOOIJAART, SIMON P.; VAN VLIET, PETER; VAN HEEMST, DIANA; RENSEN, PATRICK C. N.; BERBÉE, JIMMY F. P.; JOLLES, JELLE; DE CRAEN, ANTON J. M.; WESTENDORP, RUDI G. J.
- Abstract
The relationship between structural variants of the apolipoprotein E gene, APOEℇ2/ℇ3/ℇ4, and dementia is well established, whereas the relationship of plasma apoE levels with dementia is less clear. Plasma apoE levels are under tight genetic control but vary widely within the various genotypes indicating that the APOEℇ2/ℇ3/ℇ4 locus explains only a small fraction of this variation. Here we studied the association of plasma apolipoprotein E (apoE) levels with cognitive function in the elderly population at large. Within the Leiden 85-plus Study, a prospective population-based study of subjects aged 85 years, we measured plasma apoE level and genotype at base line. During a 5-year follow-up period, cognitive function was annually assessed using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and a standardized neuropsychological test battery. Among ℇ3ℇ3 carriers ( n= 324), high plasma apoE levels associated with impaired global cognitive function (–1.10 points change in MMSE score per one standard deviation increase of plasma apoE level, P= 0.001), as well as lower attention ( P= 0.064), speed and memory function (all P < 0.05). Adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors and exclusion of all subjects who suffered a stroke did not materially change the associations. Similar estimates were obtained in ℇ3ℇ4 carriers ( n= 100), but not in ℇ2ℇ3 carriers ( n= 90). We conclude that in old age, in non-ℇ2-allele carriers, high plasma apoE levels are associated with cognitive impairments, independent of genotype, cardiovascular risk factors, and stroke.
- Subjects
APOLIPOPROTEIN E; COGNITIVE ability; OLDER people; BLOOD lipoproteins; APOLIPOPROTEINS; GENES
- Publication
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2007, Vol 1100, p148
- ISSN
0077-8923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1196/annals.1395.013