Homocysteine and Real-Space Navigation Performance among Non-Demented Older Adults

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11130/17:10360918 RIV/00064203:_____/17:10360918

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-160667" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-160667</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-160667" target="_blank" >10.3233/JAD-160667</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Homocysteine and Real-Space Navigation Performance among Non-Demented Older Adults

Original language description

Background: High plasma homocysteine (Hcy) level is related to higher risk of Alzheimer&apos;s disease (AD) and lower cognitive performance in older adults. Objective: To assess the association between plasma Hcy level and real-space navigation performance and the role of vascular risk and protective factors, APOE status, and white matter lesions (WML) on this association. Methods: Ninety-two non-demented older adults (29 with amnestic mild cognitive impairment, 46 with subjective cognitive decline, and 17 cognitively normal older adults) underwent spatial navigation testing of egocentric, allocentric, and mixed navigation in a real-space analogue of the Morris water maze, neuropsychological examination, blood collection, and MRI brain scan with evaluation of WML. Results: In the regression analyses controlling for age, gender, education, and depressive symptoms, higher plasma Hcy level was related to worse mixed and egocentric (β= 0.31; p = 0.003 and β= 0.23; p = 0.017) but not allocentric (p &gt; 0.05) navigation performance. Additional controlling for vascular risk and protective factors, WML, and APOE status did not modify the results. High total cholesterol and low vitamin B12 and folate levels increased the adverse effect of Hcy on egocentric and mixed navigation. WML did not explain the association between plasma Hcy level and navigation performance. Conclusion: Elevated plasma Hcy level may affect real-space navigation performance above and beyond vascular brain changes. This association may be magnified in the presence of high total cholesterol and low folate or vitamin B12 levels. Attention to the level of plasma Hcy may be a viable intervention strategy to prevent decline in spatial navigation in non-demented older adults.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30103 - Neurosciences (including psychophysiology)

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Alzheimers Disease

ISSN

1387-2877

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

55

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

951-964

UT code for WoS article

000390766600008

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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