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ArticleAmino acids2025

Alterations of amino acids in older adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia.

Xin Ma, Xin-Meng Wang, Guo-Zhang Tang, Yi Wang, Xue-Chun Liu, Shuai-Deng Wang, Peng Peng, Xiu-Hong Qi, Xin-Ya Qin, Yue-Ju Wang and 2 more

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Article in Amino acids, 2025. 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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Xin Ma *School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, P. R. China.
Xin-Meng Wang *Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, P. R. China.
Guo-Zhang TangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, P. R. China.
Yi WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, P. R. China.
Xue-Chun LiuDepartment of Neurology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230011, P. R. China.
Shuai-Deng WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, P. R. China.
Peng PengSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, P. R. China.
Xiu-Hong QiInstitute of Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China.
Xin-Ya QinInstitute of Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China.
Yue-Ju WangDepartment of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, P. R. China. wangyueju@suda.edu.cn.
Chen-Wei WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, P. R. China. cwwang@ahmu.edu.cn.
Jiang-Ning ZhouInstitute of Brain Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, P. R. China.

Funding

Anhui Medical University Research Funding 2021xkj008Anhui Province University Scientific Research Project KJ2021A0212College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program of Anhui Province S202210366019STI2030-Major Projects 2022ZD0205202University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province GXXT-2022-030
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Abstract

Metabolomics provide a promising tool for understanding dementia pathogenesis and identifying novel biomarkers. This study aimed to identify amino acid biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Vascular Dementia (VD). By amino acid metabolomics, the concentrations of amino acids were determined in the serum of AD and VD patients as well as age-matched healthy controls. Several differences in the concentration of amino acids were observed in AD patients compared to both healthy controls and VD patients. However, no significant distinction was found between healthy controls and VD patients. Considering comorbidities, cystine levels were higher in AD than in VD among non-diabetic patients, but not in those with diabetes. Notably, creatine, spermidine, cystine, and tyrosine demonstrated favorable results in decision curve analyses and good discriminative performances, suggesting their potential for clinical application. These fundings give novel perspectives of serum amino acids for predicting metabolic pathways in AD and VD pathogenesis.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmino AcidsDementia, VascularAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMetabolomicsMiddle AgedAmino AcidsBiomarkersAlzheimer’s DiseaseAmino acidsBiomarkerTargeted metabolomicVascular Dementia

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