J M Moreno-Navarrete1, G Blasco2,3, J Puig2,3, C Biarnés3, M Rivero4, J Gich5, F Fernández-Aranda6, J Garre-Olmo7, L Ramió-Torrentà4,5, Á Alberich-Bayarri8, F García-Castro8, S Pedraza3,9, W Ricart1, J M Fernández-Real1. 1. Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr Josep Trueta, and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Girona, Spain. 2. Institute of Diagnostic Imaging (IDI)-Research Unit (IDIR), Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili, Barcelona, Spain. 3. Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI)-Medical Imaging, Girona, Spain. 4. Girona Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Department of Neurology, Dr Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain. 5. Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflamation Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Girona, Spain. 6. Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Bellvitge-IDIBELL and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Barcelona, Spain. 7. Research Group on Ageing, Health and Disability. Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Institut d'Assistència Sanitària, Girona, Spain. 8. Biomedical Imaging Research Group (GIBI230)-QUIBIM SL, La Fe Polytechnics and University Hospital, La Fe Health Research Institute, Valencia, Spain. 9. Institute of Diagnostic Imaging (IDI)-Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVES: Growing evidence implicates neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of diet-induced obesity and cognitive dysfunction in rodent models. Obesity is associated with reduced white matter integrity and cognitive decline. Circulating lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) concentration is known to be increased in patients with obesity. Here, we aimed to evaluate whether circulating LBP is associated longitudinally with white matter structure and cognitive performance according to obesity status. SUBJECTS/ METHODS: This longitudinal study analyzed circulating LBP (ELISA), DTI-metrics (axial diffusivity (L1), fractional anisotropy (FA) and radial diffusivity (RD)) in specific regions of the white matter of 24 consecutive middle-aged obese subjects (13 women) and 20 healthy volunteers (10 women) at baseline and two years later. Digit Span Test (DST) was used as a measure of working memory/short-term verbal memory. RESULTS: Circulating LBP concentration was associated with FA and L1 values of several white matter regions both at baseline and follow-up. The associations remained significant after controlling for age, BMI, fat mass and plasma high sensitivity C-reactive protein. Importantly, the increase in LBP over time impacted negatively on FA and L1 values and on DST performance. CONCLUSIONS: Circulating LBP associates with brain white matter integrity and working memory/short-term verbal memory in both obese and non-obese subjects.
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVES: Growing evidence implicates neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of diet-induced obesity and cognitive dysfunction in rodent models. Obesity is associated with reduced white matter integrity and cognitive decline. Circulating lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) concentration is known to be increased in patients with obesity. Here, we aimed to evaluate whether circulating LBP is associated longitudinally with white matter structure and cognitive performance according to obesity status. SUBJECTS/ METHODS: This longitudinal study analyzed circulating LBP (ELISA), DTI-metrics (axial diffusivity (L1), fractional anisotropy (FA) and radial diffusivity (RD)) in specific regions of the white matter of 24 consecutive middle-aged obese subjects (13 women) and 20 healthy volunteers (10 women) at baseline and two years later. Digit Span Test (DST) was used as a measure of working memory/short-term verbal memory. RESULTS: Circulating LBP concentration was associated with FA and L1 values of several white matter regions both at baseline and follow-up. The associations remained significant after controlling for age, BMI, fat mass and plasma high sensitivity C-reactive protein. Importantly, the increase in LBP over time impacted negatively on FA and L1 values and on DST performance. CONCLUSIONS: Circulating LBP associates with brain white matter integrity and working memory/short-term verbal memory in both obese and non-obese subjects.
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