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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)2017

Serum concentrations of vitamin E and carotenoids are altered in Alzheimer's disease: A case-control study.

Kathryn Mullan, Michael A Williams, Chris R Cardwell, Bernadette McGuinness, Peter Passmore, Giuliana Silvestri, Jayne V Woodside, Gareth J McKay

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. New Possibilities in the Therapeutic Approach to Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  20. Neuronal ROS-induced glial lipid droplet formation is altered by loss of Alzheimer's disease-associated genes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathryn MullanCentre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Michael A WilliamsCentre for Medical Education, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Chris R CardwellCentre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Bernadette McGuinnessCentre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Peter PassmoreCentre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Giuliana SilvestriCentre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Jayne V WoodsideCentre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Gareth J McKayCentre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Queen's University Belfast · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0901793
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We investigated associations between serum levels of lipophilic antioxidants and AD.

methodsSerum concentrations of retinol, two forms of vitamin E (α- and γ-tocopherol) and six carotenoids were quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography from patients with AD (

resultsSerum levels of α-tocopherol and all six carotenoids were significantly lower in patients with AD compared with cognitively intact controls ( DISCUSSION: Our findings implicate compromised serum antioxidant defenses in AD pathogenesis and differing biological roles for vitamin E isoforms. This highlights the need for improved understanding in the balanced upregulation of exogenous antioxidants related to dietary intake or supplement use in future nutritional intervention studies.

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LuteinLycopeneRetinolZeaxanthinα-Caroteneα-Tocopherolβ-Caroteneβ-Cryptoxanthinγ-Tocopherol

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PMID29067349
PMCPMC5651431
OpenAlexW2737505320

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