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ArticleNeurobiology of aging2023

Sex differences in plasma lipid profiles of accelerated brain aging.

Qu Tian, Brendan A Mitchell, Guray Erus, Christos Davatzikos, Ruin Moaddel, Susan M Resnick, Luigi Ferrucci

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Article in Neurobiology of aging, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qu TianLongitudinal Studies Section, Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: qu.tian@nih.gov.
Brendan A MitchellLongitudinal Studies Section, Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Guray ErusRadiology Department, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Christos DavatzikosRadiology Department, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Ruin MoaddelLaboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Susan M ResnickLaboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Luigi FerrucciLongitudinal Studies Section, Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA.
National Institute on Aging · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

The Baltimore Longitudinal Study Of AgingZIAAG000015 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI SIMONSICK, ELEANOR MARIE · 2009 to 2025
$116.9M
Research Education ComponentP30AG066507 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MARILYN S. ALBERT · 2020 to 2026
$29.3M
Early Markers of Alzheimer DiseaseZIAAG000185 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI WALKER, KEENAN · 2009 to 2025
$20.4M
Metabolomic signatures underlying cognitive and motor decline in the development of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's diseaseZIAAG000343 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI FERRUCCI, LUIGI · 2019 to 2025
$273k
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 AG999999NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066507
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipids are essential components of brain structure and shown to affect brain function. Previous studies have shown that aging men undergo greater brain atrophy than women, but whether the associations between lipids and brain atrophy differ by sex is unclear. We examined sex differences in the associations between circulating lipids by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and the progression of MRI-derived brain atrophy index Spatial Patterns of Atrophy for Recognition of Brain Aging (SPARE-BA) over an average of 4.7 (SD = 2.3) years in 214 men and 261 women aged 60 or older who were initially cognitively normal using multivariable linear regression, adjusted for age, race, education, and baseline SPARE-BA. We found significant sex interactions for beta-oxidation rate, short-chain acylcarnitines, long-chain ceramides, and very long-chain triglycerides. Lower beta-oxidation rate and short-chain acylcarnitines in women and higher long-chain ceramides and very long-chain triglycerides in men were associated with faster increases in SPARE-BA (accelerated brain aging). Circulating lipid profiles of accelerated brain aging are sex-specific and vary by lipid classes and structure. Mechanisms underlying these sex-specific lipid profiles of brain aging warrant further investigation.

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AgingSex CharacteristicsAtrophyBrainCarnitineCeramidesFemaleHumansMaleTriglyceridesacylcarnitineCarnitineCeramidesTriglyceridesBrain agingLipidsMetabolomicsPlasmaSex difference

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PMID37336172
PMCPMC10527719
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