期刊
NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
卷 32, 期 11, 页码 2055-2060出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.12.006
关键词
Cognitive decline; Biomarker; Genetics; Telomeres; Epidemiology
资金
- NIH
- National Institute on Aging
- [AG-6-2101]
- [AG-6-2103]
- [AG-6-2106]
- [AG021918]
- [AG031155]
Telomere shortening is a marker of cellular aging and has been associated with risk of Alzheimer's disease. Few studies have determined if telomere length is associated with cognitive decline in non-demented elders. We prospectively studied 2734 non-demented elders (mean age: 74 years). We measured cognition with the Modified Mini-Mental State Exam (3MS) and Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) repeatedly over 7 years. Baseline telomere length was measured in blood leukocytes and classified by tertile as short, medium, or long. At baseline, longer telomere length was associated with better DSST score (36.4, 34.9 and 34.4 points for long, medium and short, p < 0.01) but not for change in score. However, 7-year 3MS change scores were less among those with longer telomere length (-1.7 points vs. -2.5 and -2.9, p = 0.01). Findings were similar after multivariable adjustment for age, gender, race, education, assay batch, and baseline score. There was a borderline statistically significant interaction for telomere length and APOE e4 on 3MS change score (p = 0.06). Thus, telomere length may serve as a biomarker for cognitive aging. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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