OBJECTIVES: Cholesterol has been linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and plasma 24S-hydroxycholesterol (24OHC) has been suggested as a surrogate marker for brain cholesterol metabolism. This study investigates the relation of 24OHC as well as markers of extracerebral cholesterol homeostasis (lanosterol, lathosterol, cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C and 27-hydroxycholesterol) with brain volumes in memory clinic patients. METHODS: 96 patients (33 with subjective cognitive impairment--SCI; 36 with mild cognitive impairment--MCI; 27 with AD) referred to the Memory Clinic at Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden. Plasma assessments were done by isotope dilution-mass spectrometry. MRI measurements were done using custom-made software BMAP (imaging laboratory, Karolinska Institutet), running on HERMES platform. RESULTS: Ratios of 24-hydroxycholesterol, 27-hydroxycholesterol, lanosterol and lathosterol to cholesterol (R_24OHC, R_27OHC, R_lanosterol and R_lathosterol) were significantly lower in patients with AD. In the whole population, after controlling for age, sex, APOE genotype and statins, R_24OHC was positively related to gray matter (GM) fraction. However, when groups were considered separately, the relation to GM volume, GM and parenchymal fractions was significant in the SCI group only (p<0.05). There was a significant positive association between cholesterol and white matter (WM) volume, WM and parenchymal fractions in patients with AD. CONCLUSIONS: Plasma R_24OHC was lower in patients with AD, but R_24OHC was significantly related to brain volumes in the control group only. One reason may be the previously demonstrated abnormal expression of cholesterol 24S-hydroxylase in astrocytes in AD, which may limit the usefulness of this plasma marker in this specific disease. The findings on cholesterol agree with previous reports of decreasing plasma cholesterol levels in AD patients, suggesting a CNS-mediated effect on extracerebral cholesterol homeostasis.
OBJECTIVES:Cholesterol has been linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and plasma 24S-hydroxycholesterol (24OHC) has been suggested as a surrogate marker for brain cholesterol metabolism. This study investigates the relation of 24OHC as well as markers of extracerebral cholesterol homeostasis (lanosterol, lathosterol, cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C and 27-hydroxycholesterol) with brain volumes in memory clinicpatients. METHODS: 96 patients (33 with subjective cognitive impairment--SCI; 36 with mild cognitive impairment--MCI; 27 with AD) referred to the Memory Clinic at Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden. Plasma assessments were done by isotope dilution-mass spectrometry. MRI measurements were done using custom-made software BMAP (imaging laboratory, Karolinska Institutet), running on HERMES platform. RESULTS: Ratios of 24-hydroxycholesterol, 27-hydroxycholesterol, lanosterol and lathosterol to cholesterol (R_24OHC, R_27OHC, R_lanosterol and R_lathosterol) were significantly lower in patients with AD. In the whole population, after controlling for age, sex, APOE genotype and statins, R_24OHC was positively related to gray matter (GM) fraction. However, when groups were considered separately, the relation to GM volume, GM and parenchymal fractions was significant in the SCI group only (p<0.05). There was a significant positive association between cholesterol and white matter (WM) volume, WM and parenchymal fractions in patients with AD. CONCLUSIONS: Plasma R_24OHC was lower in patients with AD, but R_24OHC was significantly related to brain volumes in the control group only. One reason may be the previously demonstrated abnormal expression of cholesterol 24S-hydroxylase in astrocytes in AD, which may limit the usefulness of this plasma marker in this specific disease. The findings on cholesterol agree with previous reports of decreasing plasma cholesterol levels in ADpatients, suggesting a CNS-mediated effect on extracerebral cholesterol homeostasis.
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