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ArticleNeurology2020

Contribution of iron and Aβ to age differences in entorhinal and hippocampal subfield volume.

Chris M Foster, Kristen M Kennedy, Ana M Daugherty, Karen M Rodrigue

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Article in Neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chris M FosterFrom the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (C.M.F., K.M.K., K.M.R.), Center for Vital Longevity, University of Texas at Dallas; and Department of Psychology (A.M.D.) and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.ORCID 0000-0001-5049-6049
Kristen M KennedyFrom the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (C.M.F., K.M.K., K.M.R.), Center for Vital Longevity, University of Texas at Dallas; and Department of Psychology (A.M.D.) and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.ORCID 0000-0001-5373-9026
Ana M DaughertyFrom the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (C.M.F., K.M.K., K.M.R.), Center for Vital Longevity, University of Texas at Dallas; and Department of Psychology (A.M.D.) and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.ORCID 0000-0002-9980-154X
Karen M RodrigueFrom the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (C.M.F., K.M.K., K.M.R.), Center for Vital Longevity, University of Texas at Dallas; and Department of Psychology (A.M.D.) and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. krodrigue@utdallas.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4781-7961
Wayne State University · US

Funding

Dopaminergic and Neuroplastic Influences on Longitudinal Change in Cognitive and Brain AgingR01AG056535 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS · PI Kristen M. Kennedy, Karen M Rodrigue · 2017 to 2026
$4.8M
Mechanisms and Predictors of Brain Aging in Healthy Aging, Preclinical AD and MCIR01AG057537 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS · PI RODRIGUE, KAREN M · 2018 to 2022
$3.5M
Role of White Matter Integrity in Age-Related Functional ReorganizationR00AG036818 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS · PI KENNEDY, KRISTEN M. · 2012 to 2014
$733k
NIA NIH HHS R00 AG036818NIA NIH HHS R01 AG056535NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057537
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo test the hypothesis that the combination of elevated global β-AMYLOID (Aβ) burden and greater striatal iron content would be associated with smaller entorhinal cortex (ERC) volume, but not hippocampal subfield volumes, we measured volume and iron content using high-resolution MRI and Aβ using PET imaging in a cross-sectional sample of 70 cognitively normal older adults.

methodsParticipants were scanned with florbetapir

resultsThe model indicated a significant 4-way interaction among age, iron, Aβ, and MTL region. Post hoc analyses indicated that the 3-way interaction among age, Aβ, and iron content was selective to the ERC (β = -3.34, standard error = 1.33, 95% confidence interval -5.95 to -0.72), whereas a significant negative association between age and ERC volume was present only in individuals with both elevated iron content and Aβ.

conclusionsThese findings highlight the importance of studying Aβ in the context of other, potentially synergistic age-related brain factors such as iron accumulation and the potential role for iron as an important contributor to the earliest, preclinical stages of pathologic aging.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAgingAmyloid beta-PeptidesAniline CompoundsBrainEntorhinal CortexEthylene GlycolsFemaleHippocampusHumansIronMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographyAmyloid beta-PeptidesAniline CompoundsEthylene GlycolsflorbetapirIron

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PMID32938781
PMCPMC7682827
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