Interactive effect of age and APOE-ε4 allele load on white matter myelin content in cognitively normal middle-aged subjects

The apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) ε4 allele has a strong and manifold impact on cognition and neuroimaging phenotypes in cognitively normal subjects, including alterations in the white matter (WM) microstructure. Such alterations have often been regarded as a reflection of potential thinning of the m...

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Autores: Operto, Grégory, Molinuevo, José Luis, Cacciaglia, Raffaele, Falcón, Carles, Brugulat Serrat, Anna, Suárez Calvet, Marc, Grau Rivera, Oriol, Bargalló Alabart, Núria, Moran, Sebastian, Esteller, Manel, 1968-, Gispert, Juan Domingo
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Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Cognició
Malalties neurodegeneratives
Lípids
Mielina
Genes
Cognition
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Lipids
Myelin sheath
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spelling Interactive effect of age and APOE-ε4 allele load on white matter myelin content in cognitively normal middle-aged subjectsOperto, GrégoryMolinuevo, José LuisCacciaglia, RaffaeleFalcón, CarlesBrugulat Serrat, AnnaSuárez Calvet, MarcGrau Rivera, OriolBargalló Alabart, NúriaMoran, SebastianEsteller, Manel, 1968-Gispert, Juan DomingoGensCognicióMalalties neurodegenerativesLípidsMielinaGenesCognitionNeurodegenerative DiseasesLipidsMyelin sheathThe apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) ε4 allele has a strong and manifold impact on cognition and neuroimaging phenotypes in cognitively normal subjects, including alterations in the white matter (WM) microstructure. Such alterations have often been regarded as a reflection of potential thinning of the myelin sheath along axons, rather than pure axonal degeneration. Considering the main role of APOE in brain lipid transport, characterizing the impact of APOE on the myelin coating is therefore of crucial interest, especially in healthy APOE-ε4 homozygous individuals, who are exposed to a twelve-fold higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), compared to the rest of the population. We examined T1w/T2w ratio maps in 515 cognitively healthy middle-aged participants from the ALFA study (ALzheimer and FAmilies) cohort, a single-site population-based study enriched for AD risk (68 APOE-ε4 homozygotes, 197 heterozygotes, and 250 non-carriers). Using tract-based spatial statistics, we assessed the impact of age and APOE genotype on this ratio taken as an indirect descriptor of myelin content. Healthy APOE-ε4 carriers display decreased T1w/T2w ratios in extensive regions in a dose-dependent manner. These differences were found to interact with age, suggesting faster changes in individuals with more ε4 alleles. These results obtained with T1w/T2w ratios, confirm the increased vulnerability of WM tracts in APOE-ε4 healthy carriers. Early alterations of myelin content could be the result of the impaired function of the ε4 isoform of the APOE protein in cholesterol transport. These findings help to clarify the possible interactions between the APOE-dependent non-pathological burden and age-related changes potentially at the source of the AD pathological cascade.Elsevier2020202020192020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/162049Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101983Neuroimage-Clinical, 2019, vol. 24, p. 101983https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101983cc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier, 2019http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1620492026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Interactive effect of age and APOE-ε4 allele load on white matter myelin content in cognitively normal middle-aged subjects
title Interactive effect of age and APOE-ε4 allele load on white matter myelin content in cognitively normal middle-aged subjects
spellingShingle Interactive effect of age and APOE-ε4 allele load on white matter myelin content in cognitively normal middle-aged subjects
Operto, Grégory
Gens
Cognició
Malalties neurodegeneratives
Lípids
Mielina
Genes
Cognition
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Lipids
Myelin sheath
title_short Interactive effect of age and APOE-ε4 allele load on white matter myelin content in cognitively normal middle-aged subjects
title_full Interactive effect of age and APOE-ε4 allele load on white matter myelin content in cognitively normal middle-aged subjects
title_fullStr Interactive effect of age and APOE-ε4 allele load on white matter myelin content in cognitively normal middle-aged subjects
title_full_unstemmed Interactive effect of age and APOE-ε4 allele load on white matter myelin content in cognitively normal middle-aged subjects
title_sort Interactive effect of age and APOE-ε4 allele load on white matter myelin content in cognitively normal middle-aged subjects
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Operto, Grégory
Molinuevo, José Luis
Cacciaglia, Raffaele
Falcón, Carles
Brugulat Serrat, Anna
Suárez Calvet, Marc
Grau Rivera, Oriol
Bargalló Alabart, Núria
Moran, Sebastian
Esteller, Manel, 1968-
Gispert, Juan Domingo
author Operto, Grégory
author_facet Operto, Grégory
Molinuevo, José Luis
Cacciaglia, Raffaele
Falcón, Carles
Brugulat Serrat, Anna
Suárez Calvet, Marc
Grau Rivera, Oriol
Bargalló Alabart, Núria
Moran, Sebastian
Esteller, Manel, 1968-
Gispert, Juan Domingo
author_role author
author2 Molinuevo, José Luis
Cacciaglia, Raffaele
Falcón, Carles
Brugulat Serrat, Anna
Suárez Calvet, Marc
Grau Rivera, Oriol
Bargalló Alabart, Núria
Moran, Sebastian
Esteller, Manel, 1968-
Gispert, Juan Domingo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Gens
Cognició
Malalties neurodegeneratives
Lípids
Mielina
Genes
Cognition
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Lipids
Myelin sheath
topic Gens
Cognició
Malalties neurodegeneratives
Lípids
Mielina
Genes
Cognition
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Lipids
Myelin sheath
description The apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) ε4 allele has a strong and manifold impact on cognition and neuroimaging phenotypes in cognitively normal subjects, including alterations in the white matter (WM) microstructure. Such alterations have often been regarded as a reflection of potential thinning of the myelin sheath along axons, rather than pure axonal degeneration. Considering the main role of APOE in brain lipid transport, characterizing the impact of APOE on the myelin coating is therefore of crucial interest, especially in healthy APOE-ε4 homozygous individuals, who are exposed to a twelve-fold higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), compared to the rest of the population. We examined T1w/T2w ratio maps in 515 cognitively healthy middle-aged participants from the ALFA study (ALzheimer and FAmilies) cohort, a single-site population-based study enriched for AD risk (68 APOE-ε4 homozygotes, 197 heterozygotes, and 250 non-carriers). Using tract-based spatial statistics, we assessed the impact of age and APOE genotype on this ratio taken as an indirect descriptor of myelin content. Healthy APOE-ε4 carriers display decreased T1w/T2w ratios in extensive regions in a dose-dependent manner. These differences were found to interact with age, suggesting faster changes in individuals with more ε4 alleles. These results obtained with T1w/T2w ratios, confirm the increased vulnerability of WM tracts in APOE-ε4 healthy carriers. Early alterations of myelin content could be the result of the impaired function of the ε4 isoform of the APOE protein in cholesterol transport. These findings help to clarify the possible interactions between the APOE-dependent non-pathological burden and age-related changes potentially at the source of the AD pathological cascade.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101983
Neuroimage-Clinical, 2019, vol. 24, p. 101983
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101983
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