Apolipoprotein ε4 modifies obesity-related atrophy in the hippocampal formation of cognitively healthy adults

Coad, Bethany M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9267-244X, Ghomroudi, Parisa A., Sims, Rebecca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3885-1199, Aggleton, John P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5573-1308, Vann, Seralynne D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-8773 and Metzler-Baddeley, Claudia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8646-1144 2021. Apolipoprotein ε4 modifies obesity-related atrophy in the hippocampal formation of cognitively healthy adults. [Online]. bioRxiv. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.12.468385

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Abstract

Characterizing age- and risk-related hippocampal vulnerabilities may inform about the neural underpinnings of cognitive decline. We studied the impact of three risk-factors, Apolipoprotein (APOE)-ε4, a family history of dementia, and central obesity, on CA1, CA2/3, dentate gyrus (DG) and subiculum in 158 cognitively healthy adults (38-71 years). Subfields were labelled with the Automatic Segmentation of Hippocampal Subfields (ASHS) and FreeSurfer (version 6) protocols. Volumetric and microstructural measurements from quantitative magnetization transfer and Neurite Orientation Density and Dispersion Imaging were extracted for each subfield and reduced to three principal components capturing apparent myelin/neurite packing, size/complexity, and metabolism. Aging was associated with an inverse U-shaped curve on myelin/neurite packing and affected all subfields. Obesity led to reductions in myelin/neurite packing and size/complexity regardless of APOE and FH status. However, amongst individuals with a healthy Waist-Hip-Ratio, APOE ε4 carriers showed lower size/complexity than non-carriers. Protocol type did not affect this risk pattern. These findings provide novel evidence for interactive effects between APOE and central obesity on the hippocampal formation of cognitively healthy adults.

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Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Submitted
Schools:	Psychology Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC)
Publisher:	bioRxiv
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2023 11:16
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/145840

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