Catalina Anca Cucos1, Ioana Cracana2, Maria Dobre1, Bogdan Ovidiu Popescu1,3,4, Catalina Tudose3,5, Luiza Spiru3,6, Gina Manda1, Gabriela Niculescu7, Elena Milanesi1. 1. Victor Babes National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, 050096, Romania. 2. Medinst Diagnostic Romano-German SRL, Bucharest, Romania. 3. "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. 4. Clinical Hospital Colentina, Bucharest, Romania. 5. Prof. Dr. Al. Obregia" Psychiatry Clinical Hospital & the Memory Center of the Romanian Alzheimer Society, Section II, Bucharest, Romania. 6. "Ana Aslan" International Foundation, Bucharest, Romania. 7. Faculty of Medical Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
Abstract
Introduction: Cognitive decline, correlating with hippocampal atrophy, characterizes several neurodegenerative disorders having a background of low-level chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we examined how cognitive decline and hippocampal subfields volume are associated with the expression of redox and inflammatory genes in peripheral blood. We analyzed 34 individuals with different cognitive scores according to Mini-Mental State Examination, corrected by age and education (adjMMSE). We identified a group presenting cognitive decline (CD) with adjMMSE<27 (n=14) and a normal cognition (NC) group with adjMMSE≥27 (n=20). A multiparametric approach, comprising structural magnetic resonance imaging measurement of different hippocampal segments and blood mRNA expression of redox and inflammatory genes was applied. Results: Our findings indicate that hippocampal segment volumes correlate positively with adjMMSE and negatively with the blood transcript levels of 19 genes, mostly redox genes correlating especially with the left subiculum and presubiculum. A strong negative correlation between hippocampal subfields atrophy and Sulfiredoxin-1 ( SRXN1) redox gene was emphasized. Conclusions: Concluding, these results suggest that SRXN1 might be a valuable candidate blood biomarker for non-invasively monitoring the evolution of hippocampal atrophy in CD patients. Copyright:
Introduction: Cognitive decline, correlating with hippocampal atrophy, characterizes several neurodegenerative disorders having a background of low-level chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we examined how cognitive decline and hippocampal subfields volume are associated with the expression of redox and inflammatory genes in peripheral blood. We analyzed 34 individuals with different cognitive scores according to Mini-Mental State Examination, corrected by age and education (adjMMSE). We identified a group presenting cognitive decline (CD) with adjMMSE<27 (n=14) and a normal cognition (NC) group with adjMMSE≥27 (n=20). A multiparametric approach, comprising structural magnetic resonance imaging measurement of different hippocampal segments and blood mRNA expression of redox and inflammatory genes was applied. Results: Our findings indicate that hippocampal segment volumes correlate positively with adjMMSE and negatively with the blood transcript levels of 19 genes, mostly redox genes correlating especially with the left subiculum and presubiculum. A strong negative correlation between hippocampal subfields atrophy and Sulfiredoxin-1 ( SRXN1) redox gene was emphasized. Conclusions: Concluding, these results suggest that SRXN1 might be a valuable candidate blood biomarker for non-invasively monitoring the evolution of hippocampal atrophy in CD patients. Copyright:
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