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Elevated Plasma Homocysteine Level Is Not Primarily Related to Alzheimer's Disease.

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

Background: A moderate elevation of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is considered a potential risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods: We have investigated the main determinants (age, renal impairment, cobalamin/folate status and the presence of vascular disease) of plasma tHcy in 326 patients with AD, and also in 281 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), since about half of these patients develop AD during the first 5 years. Results: Elevated plasma tHcy in patients with AD could mainly be attributed to cobalamin/folate deficiency or renal impairment. Younger patients (below 75 years) with AD and patients with MCI without cobalamin/folate deficiency or renal impairment showed normal levels of plasma tHcy. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that plasma tHcy is not primarily involved in the pathogenesis of AD but rather a reflection of changes of the main determinants of plasma tHcy in AD patients.

Publiceringsår

2012

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

121-127

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volym

34

Issue

2

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Karger

Ämne

  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Geriatrics
  • Psychiatry

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1420-8008