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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Social genomics, cognition, and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

James R Bateman, Sudarshan Krishnamurthy, Ellen E Quillen, Christian E Waugh, Kiarri N Kershaw, Samuel N Lockhart, Timothy M Hughes, Teresa E Seeman, Steve W Cole, Suzanne Craft

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 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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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Evaluation of exploratory fluid biomarkers from a phase 1 senolytic trial in mild Alzheimer's disease.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

James R BatemanDepartment of Neurology Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem North Carolina USA.
Sudarshan KrishnamurthyDepartment of Internal Medicine Section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem North Carolina USA.
Ellen E QuillenDepartment of Internal Medicine Section of Molecular Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem North Carolina USA.
Christian E WaughDepartment of Psychology Wake Forest University Winston-Salem North Carolina USA.
Kiarri N KershawDepartment of Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology) Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago Illinois USA.
Samuel N LockhartDepartment of Internal Medicine Section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem North Carolina USA.
Timothy M HughesDepartment of Internal Medicine Section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem North Carolina USA.
Teresa E SeemanDepartment of Epidemiology UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Los Angeles California USA.
Steve W ColeDepartment of Medicine and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles California USA.
Suzanne CraftDepartment of Internal Medicine Section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem North Carolina USA.

Funding

Wake Forest University School of Medicine Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG072947 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SUZANNE CRAFT · 2021 to 2026
$24.3M
Wake Forest Alzheimer's Disease Core CenterP30AG049638 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ESPELAND, MARK ANDREW · 2016 to 2020
$12.2M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG049638NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072947
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAdverse psychosocial exposure is associated with increased pro-inflammatory gene expression and reduced type-1 interferon gene expression known as the conserved transcriptional response to adversity (CTRA). CTRA is not well-studied in cognitive impairment but may contribute to late-life cognitive decline.

methodsWe examined perceived stress, loneliness, well-being, and the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the relationship to the expression of genes associated with the CTRA. Mixed-effect linear models were used to quantify associations between psychosocial variables and CTRA gene expression.

resultsEudaimonic well-being (EWB) was inversely associated with CTRA gene expression in participants with both normal cognition (NC) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Self-reported coping strategies differed by cognitive status and variably impacted CTRA gene expression. DISCUSSION: EWB is an important correlate of stress, even in people with MCI. The prodromal cognitive decline appears to moderate the significance of coping strategies as a correlate of CTRA gene expression. Highlights: Conserved transcriptional response to adversity (CTRA) gene expression is higher with lower eudaimonic well-being.Eudaimonic well-being was important in both participants with normal cognition and those with mild cognitive impairment.Coping strategies and impact on CTRA gene expression differed by cognitive status.Loneliness in a population with relatively low loneliness scores did not impact CTRA gene expression.

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COVIDlonelinessmild cognitive impairmentsocial genomicsstresswell‐being

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PMID39435277
PMCPMC11492153

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