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ArticleJournal of general practice (Los Angeles, Calif.)

The Postprandial Effects of a Moderately High-Fat Meal on Lipid Profiles and Vascular Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease Patients: A Pilot Study.

Robin Altman, Alison H Keenan, John W Newman, John C Rutledge

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Article in Journal of general practice (Los Angeles, Calif.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robin AltmanDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, California, USA.
Alison H KeenanDepartment of Nutrition, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, California, USA.
John W NewmanUSDA ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, California, USA.
John C RutledgeDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, California, USA.
University of California, Davis · US

Funding

UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Core CenterP30AG010129 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI DECARLI, CHARLES · 1991 to 2020
$28.3M
UC DAVIS CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER: BPCAUL1RR024146 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI BERGLUND, LARS F · 2006 to 2011
$27.0M
Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center (MMPC) at UC DavisU24DK092993 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI LLOYD, KC KENT · 2011 to 2015
$4.1M
Brain Microvascular Determinants of Alzheimers DiseaseR01AG039094 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI RUTLEDGE, JOHN CALVERT · 2010 to 2014
$2.1M
Role of lipid droplets in neurovascular inflammationR01AG045541 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI RUTLEDGE, JOHN CALVERT, VILLABLANCA, AMPARO C · 2014 to 2018
$2.0M
EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES CONSTRUCTIONC06RR012088 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI CURRY, FITZ-ROY E · 1996 to 1996
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NCRR NIH HHS C06 RR012088NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024146NIA NIH HHS P30 AG010129NIA NIH HHS R01 AG039094NIA NIH HHS R01 AG045541NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK092993
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAlzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease of aging with unknown causative factors. Accumulating evidence suggests that inflammation and neurovascular dysfunction play important roles in AD. The postprandial period following a moderately high-fat meal is associated with vascular inflammation in young, healthy individuals; however, this relationship has not been investigated in Alzheimer's patients despite their exaggerated inflammatory state.

methodsPatients with AD and age-matched control subjects were recruited through the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center. All subjects consumed a moderately high-fat breakfast meal. Fasting and postprandial blood samples were collected for lipid, lipoprotein, and oxylipin analyses, as well as assays for cytokine levels and monocyte activation.

resultsThe plasma lipid analyses revealed similar levels of triglycerides and esterified oxylipins between groups, but there was an interaction between postprandial non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) levels and body mass index in the AD group compared to the control subjects. The AD group also had increased behenic acid and decreased linoleic and oleic acids in the postprandial period; however, these were not significantly different. Inflammatory assays revealed elevated fasting levels of interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-12 p70, but no change in monocyte activation in the AD group.

conclusionThe postprandial period following a moderately high-fat meal is not associated with an exaggerated inflammatory state in Alzheimer's patients, and basal esterified oxylipin profiles do not indicate elevated oxidative stress. However, the baseline inflammatory state during fasting in AD patients includes elevated levels of plasma IL-10 and IL-12 p70, which may indicate a balance between immune responses mediated by these interleukins.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseCytokineLipidMonocyte activationOxylipinPostprandialVascular inflammation

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