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doi: 10.3233/JAD-220356. Insulin-Like Growth Factor, Inflammation, and MRI Markers of Alzheimer's Disease in Predominantly Middle-Aged Adults Mekala R Raman 3 4 , Sarah C Conner 5 , Asra Aslam 6 , Alexander Teumer 7 8 9 , Matthias Nauck 8 10 , Norbert Hosten 11 , Mohamad Habes 12 13 14 , Charles DeCarli 15 , Ramachandran S Vasan 4 16 17 , Alexa S Beiser 3 4 5 , Jayandra J Himali 3 4 5 12 , Sudha Seshadri 3 4 12 , Hans J Grabe 1 2 , Claudia L Satizabal 3 4 12Affiliations
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor, Inflammation, and MRI Markers of Alzheimer's Disease in Predominantly Middle-Aged AdultsKatharina Wittfeld et al. J Alzheimers Dis. 2022.
Authors Katharina Wittfeld 1 2 , Mekala R Raman 3 4 , Sarah C Conner 5 , Asra Aslam 6 , Alexander Teumer 7 8 9 , Matthias Nauck 8 10 , Norbert Hosten 11 , Mohamad Habes 12 13 14 , Charles DeCarli 15 , Ramachandran S Vasan 4 16 17 , Alexa S Beiser 3 4 5 , Jayandra J Himali 3 4 5 12 , Sudha Seshadri 3 4 12 , Hans J Grabe 1 2 , Claudia L Satizabal 3 4 12 AffiliationsItem in Clipboard
AbstractBackground: Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) signaling has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis, and further evidence suggests inflammation can be a moderator of this association. However, most research to date has been conducted on older adults.
Objective: To investigate the association of serum IGF-1 and IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) concentrations with MRI markers of Alzheimer's disease in predominantly middle-aged adults, and further assess moderation by chronic inflammation.
Methods: We included participants from the Framingham Heart Study (n = 1,852, mean age 46±8, 46% men) and the Study of Health in Pomerania (n = 674, mean age 50±13, 42% men) with available serum IGF-1, IFGBP-3, as well as brain MRI. IGF-1 and IFGBP-3 were related to MRI outcomes (i.e., total brain, cortical gray matter, white matter, white matter hyperintensities (WMH), and hippocampal volumes) using multivariable regression models adjusting for potential confounders. Subgroup analyses by C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations were also performed. Cohort-specific summary statistics were meta-analyzed using random-effects models and corrected for multiple comparisons.
Results: Meta-analysis results revealed that higher IGF-1 concentrations were associated with lower WMH (estimate [β] [95% CI], -0.05 [-0.09, -0.02], p = 0.006) and larger hippocampal volumes (0.07 [0.02, 0.12], p = 0.01), independent of vascular risk factors. These associations occurred predominantly in individuals with CRP concentrations < 75th percentile. We did not observe associations between IGFBP-3 and MRI outcomes.
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that IGF-1-related signaling may be implicated in brain health as early as midlife.
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease endophenotype; C-reactive protein; cohort study; epidemiology; hippocampus; insulin-like growth factor; neuroimaging; white matter hyperintensity.
Conflict of interest statementCONFLICTS OF INTEREST
HJG has received travel grants and speakers honoraria from Fresenius Medical Care, Neuraxpharm, Servier and Janssen Cilag as well as research funding from Fresenius Medical Care.
Dr. Seshadri is a consultant for Biogen
Dr. Charles DeCarli is a consultant to Novartis on a safety trial for heart failure
Other authors have nothing to report
FiguresFigure 1.. Associations between IGF-1 or IGFBP-3…
Figure 1.. Associations between IGF-1 or IGFBP-3 with MRI outcomes.
Forest plots of cohort-specific and…
Figure 1.. Associations between IGF-1 or IGFBP-3 with MRI outcomes.Forest plots of cohort-specific and meta-analysis results for the associations between (A) IGF-1 and MRI measures, and (B) IGFBP-3 and MRI measures. Beta estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are presented graphically in the center, where the square represents beta coefficients and the error bars the 95% confidence intervals per cohort according to the text on the right column. Meta-analysis results derived from random-effects (RE) models are presented with diamonds and italicized text. Models are adjusted for age, age-squared, sex, time between blood draw and MRI, waist-to-hip ratio, systolic blood pressure, hypertension treatment, diabetes mellitus, current smoking, and prevalent cardiovascular disease. *p<0.05 after FDR correction. Abbreviations: FHS: Framingham Heart Study Generation 3, SHIP: Study of Health in Pomerania Trend, RE Meta-Analysis: random effects meta-analysis, IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor 1, IGFBP-3: insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, GM: gray matter, WM: white matter, WMH: white matter hyperintensity.
Figure 2.. Associations between IGF-1 or IGFBP-3…
Figure 2.. Associations between IGF-1 or IGFBP-3 with MRI outcomes by CRP subgroups.
Forest plots…
Figure 2.. Associations between IGF-1 or IGFBP-3 with MRI outcomes by CRP subgroups.Forest plots of cohort-specific and meta-analysis results for the associations between (A) IGF-1 and MRI measures in participants with CRP concentrations <75
thpercentile, (B) IGF-1 and MRI measures in participants with CRP concentrations ≥75
thpercentile, (C) IGFBP-3 and MRI measures in participants with CRP concentrations <75
thpercentile, and (D) IGFBP-3 and MRI measures in participants with CRP concentrations ≥75
thpercentile. Beta estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are presented graphically in the center, where the square represents beta coefficients and the error bars the 95% confidence intervals per cohort according to the text on the right column. Meta-analysis results derived from random-effects (RE) models are presented with diamonds and italicized text. Models are adjusted for age, age-squared, sex, time between blood draw and MRI, waist-to-hip ratio, systolic blood pressure, hypertension treatment, diabetes mellitus, current smoking, and prevalent cardiovascular disease. *p<0.05 after FDR correction. Meta-analysis results are derived from random-effects models and presented in italic.
Abbreviations: FHS Gen 3: Framingham Heart Study Generation 3, SHIP-TREND: Study of Health in Pomerania TREND, IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor 1, IGFBP-3: insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, GM: gray matter, WM: white matter, WMH: white matter hyperintensity, CRP: C-reactive protein
Figure 3:. Interaction of IGF-1 or IGFBP-3…
Figure 3:. Interaction of IGF-1 or IGFBP-3 and CRP on MRI outcomes.
Forest plots of…
Figure 3:. Interaction of IGF-1 or IGFBP-3 and CRP on MRI outcomes.Forest plots of cohort-specific and meta-analysis results for the interactions of (A) IGF-1 and dichotomized CRP on MRI measures and (B) IGFBP-3 and dichotomized CRP on MRI measures. CRP was dichotomized according to the 75th percentile (<75th percentile, ≥75th percentile). Beta estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are presented graphically in the center, where the square represents beta coefficients and the error bars the 95% confidence intervals per cohort according to the text on the right column. Meta-analysis results derived from random-effects (RE) models are presented with diamonds. Models are adjusted for age, age-squared, sex, time between blood draw and MRI, waist-to-hip ratio, systolic blood pressure, hypertension treatment, diabetes mellitus, current smoking, and prevalent cardiovascular disease. Abbreviations: FHS Gen 3: Framingham Heart Study Generation 3, SHIP-TREND: Study of Health in Pomerania TREND, IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor 1, IGFBP-3: insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, GM: gray matter, WM: white matter, WMH: white matter hyperintensity, CRP: C-reactive protein
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