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ArticleCirculation2015

Relation of antiphospholipid antibodies to postmortem brain infarcts in older people.

Zoe Arvanitakis, Robin L Brey, Jacob H Rand, Julie A Schneider, Ana W Capuano, Lei Yu, Sue E Leurgans, David A Bennett, Steven R Levine

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Article in Circulation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Plasma and CSF biomarkers of aging and cognitive decline in Caribbean vervets.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024
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  6. Advances in the Research on Anticardiolipin Antibody.Journal of immunology research · 2019
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  8. Religious Orders Study and Rush Memory and Aging Project.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zoe ArvanitakisFrom the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), Department of Neurological Sciences (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (R.L.B.); Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (J.H.R.); and Departments of Neurology and Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, and Department of Neurology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY (S.R.L.). zarvanit@rush.edu.
Robin L BreyFrom the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), Department of Neurological Sciences (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (R.L.B.); Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (J.H.R.); and Departments of Neurology and Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, and Department of Neurology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY (S.R.L.).
Jacob H RandFrom the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), Department of Neurological Sciences (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (R.L.B.); Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (J.H.R.); and Departments of Neurology and Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, and Department of Neurology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY (S.R.L.).
Julie A SchneiderFrom the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), Department of Neurological Sciences (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (R.L.B.); Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (J.H.R.); and Departments of Neurology and Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, and Department of Neurology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY (S.R.L.).
Ana W CapuanoFrom the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), Department of Neurological Sciences (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (R.L.B.); Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (J.H.R.); and Departments of Neurology and Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, and Department of Neurology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY (S.R.L.).
Lei YuFrom the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), Department of Neurological Sciences (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (R.L.B.); Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (J.H.R.); and Departments of Neurology and Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, and Department of Neurology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY (S.R.L.).
Sue E LeurgansFrom the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), Department of Neurological Sciences (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (R.L.B.); Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (J.H.R.); and Departments of Neurology and Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, and Department of Neurology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY (S.R.L.).
David A BennettFrom the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), Department of Neurological Sciences (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (R.L.B.); Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (J.H.R.); and Departments of Neurology and Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, and Department of Neurology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY (S.R.L.).
Steven R LevineFrom the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), Department of Neurological Sciences (Z.A., J.A.S., A.W.C., L.Y., S.E.L., D.A.B.), and Department of Pathology (J.A.S.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (R.L.B.); Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (J.H.R.); and Departments of Neurology and Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, and Department of Neurology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY (S.R.L.).
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USMontefiore Medical Center · US

Funding

SUPPLEMENT TO RUSH ALZHEIMERS DISEASE CENTER COREP30AG010161 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 1991 to 2020
$49.1M
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NEURAL RESERVE AND NEUROBIOLOGY IN AGINGR01AG017917 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 2001 to 2023
$43.3M
RISK FACTORS, PATHOLOGY, AND CLINICAL EXPRESSIONS OF ADR01AG015819 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 1998 to 2024
$21.4M
Risk Factors, Pathology, and Clinical Expressions of ADRF1AG015819 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 2014 to 2014
$6.0M
Vascular Cognitive and Motor Decline: Impact of aPLR01AG040039 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI ARVANITAKIS, ZOE · 2011 to 2015
$2.9M
Stroke and aPL: Community-Based Clinicopathological StudyR01HL096944 · NHLBI · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI LEVINE, STEVEN RICHARD · 2009 to 2012
$2.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL096944NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL96944NIA NIH HHS P30 AG010161NIA NIH HHS P30AG10161NIA NIH HHS R01 AG015819NIA NIH HHS R01 AG017917NIA NIH HHS R01 AG040039NIA NIH HHS R01AG15819NIA NIH HHS R01AG17917NIA NIH HHS R01AG40039NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG015819
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are few data on the relationship of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) to pathologically proven brain infarcts. We tested the hypothesis that aPLs are associated with a higher odds of brain infarcts among older, community-dwelling individuals who came to autopsy. METHODS AND

resultsSpecimens and clinical and pathological data were derived from 607 deceased subjects (mean age at death, 89 years; 66% women) who were participating in 1 of 2 cohort studies of aging (Rush Memory and Aging Project and Religious Orders Study) and had agreed to brain autopsy. Brain infarcts were identified on gross and microscopic examinations, and severity of cerebral vessel disease (atherosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis) was graded. Four clinically used aPLs were measured longitudinally: 3 in serum (anticardiolipin antibodies, β2-glycoprotein I, and anti-phosphatidyl-serine) and 1 in plasma (lupus anticoagulant). A quarter of subjects (142 of 607, 23%) had at least 1 aPL present at baseline (median time interval from baseline to death, 4.6 years), and three quarters of these subjects had persistently positive measures over time. In a logistic regression analysis, baseline aPL positivity did not increase the odds of brain infarcts (odds ratio=1.08; 95% confidence interval, 0.74-1.58; P=0.19) or of gross or microscopic infarcts separately. Findings were essentially unchanged when considering number of baseline aPLs, aPLs proximate to death, and persistence of aPLs. Associations did not differ among subjects with increased severity of vessel disease.

conclusionOverall, we did not find evidence that aPLs increase the odds of pathological brain infarcts in older people.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, AntiphospholipidAutoantigensAutopsybeta 2-Glycoprotein IBrainBrain InfarctionCerebral ArteriesCohort StudiesComorbidityFemaleHumansIntracranial ArteriosclerosisLupus Coagulation InhibitorMaleAntibodies, AntiphospholipidAutoantigensbeta 2-Glycoprotein ILupus Coagulation InhibitorPhosphatidylserinesantibodiesbrainepidemiologyinfarctionrisk factors

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PMID25301832
PMCPMC4293251
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