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FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
卷 15, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.778123
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methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Alzheimer's disease; amnestic mild cognitive impairment; apolipoprotein E; voxel-based morphometry
This study found significant gray matter atrophy in regions such as the hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, and superior temporal gyrus in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). Additionally, APOE ε4 carriers showed a greater reduction in gray matter volume in the right hippocampus region. A significant interaction was observed between diagnosis and MTHFR C677T genotype in the right precuneus region in healthy controls and aMCI patients without the APOE ε4 allele.
The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene has been associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) represents a prodromal stage of dementia and involves a high risk of progression into AD. Although the effects of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene on structural alterations in aMCI have been widely investigated, the effects of MTHFR C677T and interaction effects of MTHFR x APOE genotypes on gray matter atrophy in aMCI remain largely unknown. In the present study, 60 aMCI patients and 30 healthy controls were enrolled, and voxel-based morphometry analysis was performed to inspect the effects of diagnosis, different genotypes, and their interactions on gray matter atrophy. The results showed that aMCI patients had significant gray matter atrophy involving the bilateral hippocampus, the right parahippocampal gyrus, and the left superior temporal gyrus compared with healthy controls. Besides, a substantial reduction in gray matter volume was observed in the right hippocampus region in APOE epsilon 4 carriers from the aMCI group, compared with APOE epsilon 4 non-carriers. A significant interaction was found between diagnosis and MTHFR C677T genotype on the right precuneus in healthy controls and aMCI patients not carrying APOE epsilon 4 allele. Our findings may provide new evidence substantiating the genetic effects of MTHFR C677T on brain structural alternation in patients with aMCI.
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