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ArticleNeurobiology of aging2014

Evidence of altered phosphatidylcholine metabolism in Alzheimer's disease.

Luke Whiley, Arundhuti Sen, James Heaton, Petroula Proitsi, Diego García-Gómez, Rufina Leung, Norman Smith, Madhav Thambisetty, Iwona Kloszewska, Patrizia Mecocci and 6 more

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Article in Neurobiology of aging, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 190 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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190citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

190 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 348 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 7 institutions in 7 countries.

Luke WhileyInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Psychiatry, Kings's College London, London, UK.
Arundhuti Sen
James Heaton
Petroula Proitsi
Diego García-Gómez
Rufina Leung
Norman Smith
Madhav Thambisetty
Iwona Kloszewska
Patrizia Mecocci
Hilkka Soininen
Magda Tsolaki
Bruno Vellas
Simon Lovestone
Cristina Legido-Quigley
AddNeuroMed Consortium
King's College London · GBAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRMedical University of Lodz · PLNational Institute on Aging · USUniversidad de Salamanca · ESUniversity of Eastern Finland · FIUniversity of Perugia · IT

Funding

Understanding mechanisms and seeking novel biomarkers in Alzheimer's diseaseZIAAG000200 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI RESNICK, SUSAN · 2013 to 2024
$12.2M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 AG999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abberant lipid metabolism is implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology, but the connections between AD and lipid metabolic pathways are not fully understood. To investigate plasma lipids in AD, a multiplatform screen (n = 35 by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and n = 35 by nuclear magnetic resonance) was developed, which enabled the comprehensive analysis of plasma from 3 groups (individuals with AD, individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and age-matched controls). This screen identified 3 phosphatidylcholine (PC) molecules that were significantly diminished in AD cases. In a subsequent validation study (n = 141), PC variation in a bigger sample set was investigated, and the same 3 PCs were found to be significantly lower in AD patients: PC 16:0/20:5 (p < 0.001), 16:0/22:6 (p < 0.05), and 18:0/22:6 (p < 0.01). A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of the PCs, combined with apolipoprotein E (ApoE) data, produced an area under the curve predictive value of 0.828. Confirmatory investigations into the background biochemistry indiciated no significant change in plasma levels of 3 additional PCs of similar structure, total choline containing compounds or total plasma omega fatty acids, adding to the evidence that specific PCs play a role in AD pathology.

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Alzheimer DiseaseApolipoproteins EChromatography, LiquidCognitive DysfunctionCohort StudiesFatty Acids, UnsaturatedFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleMass SpectrometryPhosphatidylcholinesPredictive Value of TestsROC CurveApolipoproteins EFatty Acids, UnsaturatedPhosphatidylcholinesAddneuromedAlzheimer's diseaseApoELipidMild cognitive impairmentPhosphatidylcholinePlasma

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PMID24041970
PMCPMC5866043
OpenAlexW1998229934

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