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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
卷 6, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/srep37486
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81130053]
This study aimed to evaluate whether folic acid supplementation would improve cognitive performance by reducing serum inflammatory cytokine concentrations. This RCT was performed in Tianjin, China. Participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were randomly assigned to the folic acid (400 mu g/day) or conventional treatment groups. Neuropsychological tests were administered, and folate, homocysteine, vitamin B-12, IL-6, TNF-alpha, A beta-42, and A beta-40 were measured at baseline and at 6- and 12-month time points. 152 participants (folic acid: 77, conventional: 75) completed the trial. Significant improvements in folate (eta p(2) = 0.703, P = 0.011), homocysteine (eta p(2) = 0.644, P = 0.009), A beta-42 (eta p(2) = 0.687, P = 0.013), peripheral IL-6 (eta p(2) = 0.477, P = 0.025), TNF-alpha (eta p(2) = 0.709, P = 0.009) levels were observed in folic acid group compared with conventional group. Folic acid supplementation improved the Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (P = 0.028; effect size d = 0.153), Information (P = 0.031; d = 0.157) and Digit Span (P = 0.009; d = 0.172) scores at 12 months compared with conventional treatment. Based on these findings, daily oral administration of a 400-mu g folic acid supplement to MCI subjects for 12 months can significantly improve cognitive performance and reduce peripheral inflammatory cytokine levels.
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