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Lavie I, Beeri MS, Berman Y, Schwartz Y, Soleimani L, Heymann A, Ravona-Springer R. Trajectories of depression symptoms over time differ by APOE4 genotype in older adults with type 2 diabetes. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2021; 36:1567-1575. [PMID: 34010987 PMCID: PMC8845090 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The APOE-ε4 genotype has been associated with old-age depression, but this relationship has been rarely investigated in type 2 diabetes (T2D) older adults, who are at significantly increased risk for depression, a major contributor to T2D complications. We examined whether trajectories of depression symptoms over time differ by APOE-ε4 genotype in older adults with T2D. METHODS Participants (n = 754 [13.1% APOE-ε4 carrier]s) were from the longitudinal Israel Diabetes and Cognitive Decline (IDCD) study. They were initially cognitively normal and underwent evaluations of depression approximately every 18 months using the 15-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the depression subscale of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). APOE was defined as a dichotomy of ε4 carriers and non-carriers. We used Hierarchical Linear Mixed Models (HLMM) that modeled the effects of APOE status on repeated GDS and NPI-depression scores in an unadjusted model (Model 1), adjusting for demographic factors (Model 2) and additionally adjusting for cardiovascular factors and global cognition (Model 3). RESULTS Participants' mean age was 71.37 (SD = 4.5); 38.2% female. In comparison to non-carriers, APOE-ε4 carriers had lower mean GDS scores (β = -0.46, p = 0.018) and lower NPI-depression scores (β = -0.170, p = 0.038) throughout all study follow period. The groups did not differ in the slope of change over time in GDS (β = -0.005, p = 0.252) or NPI-depression (β = -0.001, p = 0.994) scores. Additional adjustment for cardiovascular factors and global cognition did not alter these results. CONCLUSIONS In older adults with T2D, APOE-ε4 carriers have less depressive symptoms in successive measurements suggesting they may be less susceptible to depression.
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- Inbar Lavie
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel,The Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA,Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Maccabi Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel,Psychiatric Division, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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Cazes J, Dimick MK, Kennedy KG, Fiksenbaum L, Zai CC, Patel R, Islam AH, Tampakeras M, Freeman N, Kennedy JL, MacIntosh BJ, Goldstein BI. Structural neuroimaging phenotypes of a novel multi-gene risk score in youth bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord 2021; 289:135-143. [PMID: 33979723 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder (BD) is among the most heritable psychiatric disorders, particularly in early-onset cases, owing to multiple genes of small effect. Here we examine a multi-gene risk score (MGRS), to address the gap in multi-gene research in early-onset BD. METHODS MGRS was derived from 34 genetic variants relevant to neuropsychiatric diseases and related systemic processes. Multiple MGRS were calculated across a spectrum of inclusion p-value thresholds, based on allelic associations with BD. Youth participants (123 BD, 103 healthy control [HC]) of European descent were included, of which 101 participants (58 BD, 43 HC) underwent MRI T1-weighted structural neuroimaging. Hierarchical regressions examined for main effects and MGRS-by-diagnosis interaction effects on 6 regions-of-interest (ROIs). Vertex-wise analysis also examined MGRS-by-diagnosis interactions. RESULTS MGRS based on allelic association p≤0.60 was most robust, explaining 6.8% of variance (t(226)=3.46, p=.001). There was an MGRS-by-diagnosis interaction effect on ventrolateral prefrontal cortex surface area (vlPFC; β=.21, p=.0007). Higher MGRS was associated with larger vlPFC surface area in BD vs. HC. There were 8 significant clusters in vertex-wise analyses, primarily in fronto-temporal regions, including vlPFC. LIMITATIONS Cross-sectional design, modest sample size. CONCLUSIONS There was a diagnosis-by-MGRS interaction effect on vlPFC surface area, a region involved in emotional processing, emotional regulation, and reward response. Vertex-wise analysis also identified several clusters overlapping this region. This preliminary study provides an example of an approach to imaging-genetics that is intermediate between candidate gene and genome-wide association studies, enriched for genetic variants with established relevance to neuropsychiatric diseases.
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Neurogenetics Section and Tanenbaum Centre for Pharmacogenetics, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Neurogenetics Section and Tanenbaum Centre for Pharmacogenetics, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Neurogenetics Section and Tanenbaum Centre for Pharmacogenetics, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Neurogenetics Section and Tanenbaum Centre for Pharmacogenetics, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Sáiz-Vázquez O, Gracia-García P, Ubillos-Landa S, Puente-Martínez A, Casado-Yusta S, Olaya B, Santabárbara J. Depression as a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Meta-Analyses. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10091809. [PMID: 33919227 PMCID: PMC8122638 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10091809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of dementia, linked to morbidity and mortality among elderly patients. Recently, several clinical studies suggested that depression is a potential risk factor for cognitive decline and AD. A review of meta-analyses was performed, calculating pooled odds ratios to estimate the risk of AD in people with a prior diagnosis (or clinically significant symptoms) of depression. A total of six meta-analyses which represented 28 individual studies were analyzed. A significant association between depression and AD was found (OR = 1.54, 95% CI [1.02–2.31]; p = 0.038). The results showed that heterogeneity across studies was substantial. We found a significant positive effect size for clinical measures of depression, but not for symptomatic rating scales, in the association of depression with risk of AD. The type of rating scale used to assess depression and the cut-off criteria selected also moderated the relationship between depression and AD risk. We found that studies that used clinically significant criteria for diagnosis of depression had more consistent and significant results than studies that used symptomatic scales.
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- Olalla Sáiz-Vázquez
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Burgos, C/Paseo de los Comendadores, Hospital Militar, 1, 09001 Burgos, Spain;
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- Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Burgos, C/Villadiego, 1, 09001 Burgos, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-947-258-074
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- Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Burgos, C/Paseo de los Comendadores, Hospital Militar, 1, 09001 Burgos, Spain;
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- Department of Applied Economy, Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, University of Burgos, Pza. De la Infanta Dª Elena, 09001 Burgos, Spain;
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- Research, Innovation and Teaching Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona, Carrer Doctor Pujadas 42, 08830 Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain;
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Av. Monforte de Lemos 3-5, Pabellón 11, Planta 0, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Av. Monforte de Lemos 3-5, Pabellón 11, Planta 0, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Department of Microbiology, Pediatrics, Radiology and Public Health, University of Zaragoza, C/Domingo Miral s/n, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragonese Institute of Health Sciences (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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Santiago JA, Potashkin JA. The Impact of Disease Comorbidities in Alzheimer's Disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:631770. [PMID: 33643025 PMCID: PMC7906983 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.631770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A wide range of comorbid diseases is associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide. Evidence from clinical and molecular studies suggest that chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression, and inflammatory bowel disease, may be associated with an increased risk of AD in different populations. Disruption in several shared biological pathways has been proposed as the underlying mechanism for the association between AD and these comorbidities. Notably, inflammation is a common dysregulated pathway shared by most of the comorbidities associated with AD. Some drugs commonly prescribed to patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease have shown promising results in AD patients. Systems-based biology studies have identified common genetic factors and dysregulated pathways that may explain the relationship of comorbid disorders in AD. Nonetheless, the precise mechanisms for the occurrence of disease comorbidities in AD are not entirely understood. Here, we discuss the impact of the most common comorbidities in the clinical management of AD patients.
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- Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Department, Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Therapeutics, The Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, United States
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Proof-of-concept study of a multi-gene risk score in adolescent bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord 2020; 262:211-222. [PMID: 31727397 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Few studies have examined multiple genetic variants concurrently for the purpose of classifying bipolar disorder (BD); the literature among youth is particularly sparse. We selected 35 genetic variants, previously implicated in BD or associated characteristics, from which to identify the most robustly predictive group of genes. METHODS 215 Caucasian adolescents (114 BD and 101 healthy controls (HC), ages 13-20 years) were included. Psychiatric diagnoses were determined based on semi-structured diagnostic interviews. Genomic DNA was extracted from saliva for genotyping. Two models were used to calculate a multi-gene risk score (MGRS). Model 1 used forward and backward regressions, and model 2 used a PLINK generated method. RESULTS In model 1, GPX3 rs3792797 was significant in the forward regression, DRD4 exonIII was significant in the backward regression; IL1β rs16944 and DISC1 rs821577 were significant in both the forward and backward regressions. These variants are involved in dopamine neurotransmission; inflammation and oxidative stress; and neuronal development. Model 1 MGRS did not significantly discriminate between BD and HC. In model 2, ZNF804A rs1344706 was significantly associated with BD; however, this association did not predict diagnosis when entered into the weighted model. LIMITATIONS This study was limited by the number of genetic variants examined and the modest sample size. CONCLUSIONS Whereas regression approaches identified four genetic variants that significantly discriminated between BD and HC, those same variants no longer discriminated between BD and HC when computed as a MGRS. Future larger studies are needed evaluating intermediate phenotypes such as neuroimaging and blood-based biomarkers.
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Cognitive Functioning in Late-life Depression: A Critical Review of Sociodemographic, Neurobiological, and Treatment Correlates. Curr Behav Neurosci Rep 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s40473-018-0159-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Assessing the presence of shared genetic architecture between Alzheimer's disease and major depressive disorder using genome-wide association data. Transl Psychiatry 2017; 7:e1094. [PMID: 28418403 PMCID: PMC5416691 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2017.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are both common in older age and frequently co-occur. Numerous phenotypic studies based on clinical diagnoses suggest that a history of depression increases risk of subsequent AD, although the basis of this relationship is uncertain. Both illnesses are polygenic, and shared genetic risk factors could explain some of the observed association. We used genotype data to test whether MDD and AD have an overlapping polygenic architecture in two large population-based cohorts, Generation Scotland's Scottish Family Health Study (GS:SFHS; N=19 889) and UK Biobank (N=25 118), and whether age of depression onset influences any relationship. Using two complementary techniques, we found no evidence that the disorders are influenced by common genetic variants. Using linkage disequilibrium score regression with genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics from the International Genomics of Alzheimer's Project, we report no significant genetic correlation between AD and MDD (rG=-0.103, P=0.59). Polygenic risk scores (PRS) generated using summary data from International Genomics of Alzheimer's Project (IGAP) and the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium were used to assess potential pleiotropy between the disorders. PRS for MDD were nominally associated with participant-recalled AD family history in GS:SFHS, although this association did not survive multiple comparison testing. AD PRS were not associated with depression status or late-onset depression, and a survival analysis showed no association between age of depression onset and genetic risk for AD. This study found no evidence to support a common polygenic structure for AD and MDD, suggesting that the comorbidity of these disorders is not explained by common genetic variants.
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Vila-Rodriguez F, Lang DJ, Baitz H, Gicas K, Thorton AE, Ehmann TS, Smith GN, Barr AM, Torres IJ, Kopala LC, MacEwan GW, Müller DJ, Kennedy JL, Honer WG. Verbal memory improvement in first-episode psychosis APOE-ε4 carriers: a pleiotropic effect? Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2017; 13:2945–2953. [PMID: 29263671 PMCID: PMC5727104 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s150488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Verbal memory impairment is a core feature in schizophrenia even at early stages of the disease, but its etiopathogenesis is not fully understood. The APOE-ε4 is the main genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Our primary goal was to ascertain whether APOE-ε4 status had a pleiotropic effect in early stages of the illness. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS A total of 86 first-episode psychosis (FEP) outpatients and 39 healthy volunteers were recruited. Demographic and clinical data, APOE genotyping, and a neuropsychological test battery including the California Verbal Learning Test - second edition (CVLT-II) were administered and assessed at study entry and at 1-year follow-up. Data were analyzed using mixed-model repeated measures, where the dependent variable was verbal memory indexed by California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) Trials 1-5 total recall score. RESULTS FEP-APOE-ε4 carriers and FEP-APOE-ε4 noncarriers had similar symptom severity, clinical outcomes, premorbid and current intelligence quotient, and exposure to antipsychotics. There was a main effect of group on CVLT 1-5 (FEP =43.30 vs control =58.25; F[1, 119.7]=42.97; P<0.001) as well as an APOE-ε4 by group by time (F[4, 116.2]=2.73, P=0.033) interaction with only FEP-APOE-ε4 carriers showing improved verbal memory at follow-up. CONCLUSION Our study is the first to report improvement in verbal memory in persons afflicted by FEP who are APOE-ε4 carriers and replicates the prominent verbal memory deficits present in FEP. Our work provides further evidence pointing to an antagonistic pleiotropic effect of APOE-ε4 in neuropsychiatric disorders. Our results merit further research into antagonistic pleiotropic effects in schizophrenia.
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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- Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
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- Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Mental Health and Addictions, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Mental Health and Addictions, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Kerr DS, Stella F, Radanovic M, Aprahamian I, Bertollucci PHF, Forlenza OV. Apolipoprotein E genotype is not associated with cognitive impairment in older adults with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord 2016; 18:71-7. [PMID: 26877211 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Cognitive decline is part of the long-term outcome for many individuals with bipolar disorder (BD). The ε4 allele (APOE*4) of apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a well-established risk factor for dementia in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, its contribution to the risk of cognitive deterioration in BD has not yet been determined. Our aim was to analyze the APOE genotype association with cognitive status in a sample of older adults with BD and compare this to the association in individuals with AD, individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and healthy controls. METHODS Participants (n = 475) were allocated to four groups: individuals with BD (n = 77), those with AD (n = 211), those with MCI (n = 43), and healthy controls (n = 144) according to clinical and neuropsychological assessment. APOE was genotyped by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Tukey's honest significant difference test and Pearson's chi-squared test were used to compare diagnostic groups. RESULTS Subjects with BD were similar to controls with respect to the distribution of the APOE genotype (p = 0.636) and allele frequencies (p = 0.481). Significant differences were found when comparing the AD group to the BD group or to controls (APOE genotype: p < 0.0002; allele frequencies: p < 0.001). APOE*4 was significantly increased in the AD group when compared to the BD group (p = 0.031) and controls (p < 0.0001). The cognitively impaired BD subgroup (Mini-Mental State Examination below the cutoff score and/or neuropsychological assessment compatible with MCI) had a statistically significant higher frequency of APOE*2 compared to the AD group (p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS APOE*4 is not associated with the diagnosis of BD and does not impact the occurrence of dementia in BD. Given the distinct clinical and biological features of cognitive impairment in BD, we hypothesized that dementia in BD is unrelated to AD pathological mechanisms.
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- Daniel Shikanai Kerr
- Laboratory of Neuroscience (LIM-27), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Applied Neurosciences (NAPNA), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience (LIM-27), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Biosciences Institute, UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience (LIM-27), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience (LIM-27), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience (LIM-27), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Applied Neurosciences (NAPNA), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Feng F, Lu SS, Hu CY, Gong FF, Qian ZZ, Yang HY, Wu YL, Zhao YY, Bi P, Sun YH. Association between apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism and depression. J Clin Neurosci 2015; 22:1232-8. [PMID: 25979253 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Revised: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We performed an updated meta-analysis to obtain a more precise estimation of the relationship between apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to depression, as previous reports have been inconsistent. Twenty studies with 2286 depression patients and 3845 controls were included. Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated to assess the association between ApoE gene polymorphism and depression using a random effects model. Results showed a significant association between ApoE gene polymorphism and susceptibility to depression in the overall population (ε2/ε3 genotype versus ε3/ε3: OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.59-0.99). Subgroup analyses indicated an association in the Caucasian population (ε2 allele versus ε3: OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.58-0.97) as well as in late-life depression (LLD) patients (ε3/ε4 genotype versus ε3/ε3: OR 1.34, 95% CI 1.07-1.68, and ε4 allele versus ε3: OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.06-1.59). We concluded that the ε2/ε3 genotype likely provided a protective effect against depression in the overall population and the ε2 allele acted as a protective factor for depression in the Caucasian population while the ε4 allele and ε3/ε4 genotype were associated with an increased risk of depression in the LLD subjects.
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- Fang Feng
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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Gournellis R, Oulis P, Howard R. Psychotic major depression in older people: a systematic review. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2014; 29:789-96. [PMID: 25191689 DOI: 10.1002/gps.4065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to systematically review available evidence relevant to the following issues: (1) whether psychotic major depression (PMD) in older people differs in overall severity from non-PMD, besides the presence of psychotic symptoms; (2) whether it constitutes a distinct clinical entity from non-PMD; and (3) whether it differs from PMD in younger adults. DESIGN A computerized MEDLINE, PsycINFO and the entire Cochrane Library search has been performed in June 2013 for prospective controlled studies investigating PMD features in older people. RESULTS Thirty-five relevant studies were identified. PMD in older people compared with non-PMD has been shown to present with overall more severe depressive symptomatology, more psychomotor disturbance, more guilt feelings, more depressive episodes with psychosis, worse prognosis, more severe executive dysfunction associated with frontal lobe atrophy, and lower serum dopamine β-hydroxylase activity. No differences in the efficacy of an antidepressant plus antipsychotic combination versus antidepressant monotherapy in the acute treatment as well as in the maintenance treatment were found. PMD in older patients is characterized by more somatic complaints and delusions of hypochondriacaland impending disaster content and by a lower comorbidity with anxiety disorders compared with PMD in younger adults. CONCLUSIONS Psychotic major depression in older people is associated with higher severity in most clinically important key features than in non-PMD. However, available evidence is still insufficient for the conclusive elucidation of its nosological status. Finally, the differences between PMD in older and younger patients can be attributed to biological and psychosocial changes of old age.
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- Rossetos Gournellis
- Second Department of Psychiatry, Psychogeriatric Unit; University of Athens, Medical School, University General Hospital “Attikon”; Athens Greece
- Institute of Psychiatry; King's College; London SE5 8AF UK
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- First Department of Psychiatry; University of Athens, Medical School, “Eginition” Hospital; Athens Greece
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- Institute of Psychiatry; King's College; London SE5 8AF UK
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Donati A, Studer J, Petrillo S, Pocnet C, Popp J, Rossier J, von Gunten A. The evolution of personality in patients with mild cognitive impairment. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2014; 36:329-39. [PMID: 24022337 DOI: 10.1159/000353895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AIMS To describe personality traits and their changes in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and control subjects. METHODS Sixty-three MCI and 90 control subjects were asked to describe their current personality traits by the Structured Interview for the Five-Factor Model (SIFFM). For each subject, a close relative retrospectively assessed these descriptions both as to the previous and current personality traits, using the Revised NEO Personality Inventory, Form R (NEO-PI-R). RESULTS Self-assessed MCI subjects reported significantly lower scores in the openness dimension than control subjects [F(1, 150) = 9.84, p = 0.002, ηp(2) = 0.06]. In current observer ratings, MCI subjects had higher scores on neuroticism [F(1, 137) = 7.55, p = 0.007, ηp(2) = 0.05] and lower ones on extraversion [F(1, 137) = 6.40, p = 0.013, ηp(2) = 0.04], openness [F(1, 137) = 9.93, p = 0.002, ηp(2) = 0.07], agreeableness [F(1, 137) = 10.18, p = 0.002, ηp(2) = 0.07] and conscientiousness [F(1, 137) = 25.96, p < 0.001, ηp(2) = 0.16]. Previous personality traits discriminated the groups as previous openness [odds ratio (OR) = 0.97, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.95-0.99, p = 0.014] and conscientiousness (OR = 0.96, 95% CI 0.94-0.98, p = 0.001) were negatively related to MCI group membership. In MCI subjects, conscientiousness [F(1, 137) = 19.20, p < 0.001, ηp(2) = 0.12] and extraversion [F(1, 137) = 22.27, p < 0.001, ηp(2) = 0.14] decreased between previous and current evaluations and neuroticism increased [F(1, 137) = 22.23, p < 0.001, ηp(2) = 0.14], whereas no significant change was found in control subjects. CONCLUSIONS MCI subjects undergo significant personality changes. Thus, personality assessment may aid the early detection of dementia.
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- A Donati
- Service of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Wu D, Yuan Y, Bai F, You J, Li L, Zhang Z. Abnormal functional connectivity of the default mode network in remitted late-onset depression. J Affect Disord 2013; 147:277-87. [PMID: 23270974 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Revised: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The functional neural network model has been a major method used to investigate mechanisms of neuropsychopathy. There is considerable evidence that late-onset depression (LOD) is the prodrome, or the early clinical manifestation, of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The default mode network (DMN) is one of the neural networks that can be used to explore the complex relationships between depressive symptoms, episodic memory deficits and other cognitive impairments. To date, no study has directly linked the DMN to LOD while focusing on episodic memory and the influence of apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4), a major genetic risk factor for AD in LOD patients. METHODS In total, 33 remitted LOD (rLOD) patients and 33 elderly controls underwent fMRI scanning using low-frequency BOLD signal imaging during the resting state and during an episodic memory task. Furthermore, function-based functional connectivities (FCs) in the region of interesting (ROI) (posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) of the DMN) were analysed to explore interactions between disease states, task states and genetic risk factors (APOE4). RESULTS Compared to healthy control subjects (HC), the FCs between the PCC and the right medial temporal lobe of the rLOD patients were significantly stronger during rest (p<0.005) and significantly weaker (p<0.05) during performance of the task. The mode of change from rest to task performance in the HC was in contrast to the mode of change in the rLOD patients. The FCs of the rLOD patients without APOE4 were significantly increased (p<0.05) in the resting state, but the rLOD patients who carried APOE4 showed a trend toward decreased FCs. LIMITATIONS The sample size was small. While the study was cross-sectional, we did not differentiate between the various types of antidepressants the patients used, which may have had different effects on cognitive function, especially on episodic memory. CONCLUSION Our results suggested that rLOD might be the prodrome, or the early clinical manifestation, of AD and that rLOD patients with APOE4 showed an increased risk for episodic memory decline and AD.
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- Di Wu
- The Department of Neurology, Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital and Institute of Neuropsychiatry of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Chen Z, Lan G, Shen X, Pan X, Chen X, Li J. Relationship of changes in cognitive and depressive symptoms during antidepressant treatment of individuals with geriatric depression and their relationship to the APOE epsilon 4 allele. SHANGHAI ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRY 2013; 25:99-106. [PMID: 24991141 PMCID: PMC4054536 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-0829.2013.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background Co-occurring cognitive impairment in geriatric depression may not improve with antidepressant treatment and it may progress to dementia. Aim Assess the relationship between changes in cognitive and depressive symptoms among patients with geriatric depression and their association with the APOE epsilon 4 allele before and after antidepressant treatment. Methods The presence of the APOE epsilon 4 allele was assessed in 64 incident cases of geriatric depression and 31 elderly individuals without depression and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), digit span test, and Trail Making Tests A and B (TMT-A, TMT-B) were administered to these subjects at baseline and 12 months after baseline, during which time the depressed group received standardized treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Results Prior to treatment patients with geriatric depression had significantly worse cognitive functioning than control subjects and 31 (48%) met criteria for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). After treatment depressed patients with and without comorbid MCI both had significant improvements in their depressive and cognitive symptoms, but those with MCI had more residual symptoms. The severity of cognitive symptoms was not associated with the severity of depressive symptoms at baseline, but they were positively correlated at the 12-month follow-up. The APOE epsilon 4 allele was identified in 14% (9/64) of the patients and in 3% (1/31) of the controls (Fisher's Exact Test, p=0.158). Compared to depressed patients without the allele, depressed patients with the allele had more severe cognitive deficits both before and after treatment, though only some of these differences were statistically significant. Conclusions There is substantial cognitive impairment in elderly individuals with geriatric depression. Both the depressive and cognitive symptoms improve with standard SSRI treatment, but individuals with comorbid MCI have more residual depressive and cognitive symptoms after treatment. The APOE epsilon 4 allele is associated with greater cognitive impairment in geriatric depressed patients and may be associated with less responsiveness of cognitive symptoms to antidepressant treatment.
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- Zheli Chen
- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Third People's Hospital of Huzhou, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Psyciatry Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Third People's Hospital of Huzhou, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Third People's Hospital of Huzhou, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Third People's Hospital of Huzhou, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Third People's Hospital of Huzhou, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
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Sureshkumar R, Bharath S, Jain S, Prakash O, Purushottam M, Thennarasu K, Mukherjee O, Sivakumar PT, Varghese M. ApoE4 and late onset depression in Indian population. J Affect Disord 2012; 136:244-8. [PMID: 22226379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Revised: 12/12/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE ApoE4 is a 'risk factor' for cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's dementia, and Late Onset Depression (LOD) is a forerunner of dementia. There is thus a need to study the association between ApoE4 allele and LOD. METHOD The study assessed the frequency of ApoE4 allele in 31 cases of LOD above the age of 50 years and 31 matched controls. The subjects were assessed on various clinical parameters towards diagnosis. RESULTS There was a significant association between the ApoE4 allele and LOD in comparison to controls (Odd's ratio=4.7, Confidence Interval=1.12 to 19.79, P=0.035). ApoE4 allele had no association with the age of onset of depression, cognitive functions and severity of LOD. CONCLUSION Individuals with LOD have a significantly higher frequency of the ApoE4 allele. In other words, elderly in India with an ApoE4 allele have 4.7 times more risk of developing depression in old age. Within LOD group there is no difference between those with and without ApoE4 accordingly in age of onset of depression, cognitive functions and severity of LOD.
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- R Sureshkumar
- Geriatric Clinic & Services, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India.
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Soeira-de-Souza MG, Soeiro de Souza MG, Bio DS, Dias VV, Martins do Prado C, Campos RN, Costa LFDO, Moreno DH, Ojopi EB, Gattaz WF, Moreno RA. SHORT COMMUNICATION: Apolipoprotein E genotype and cognition in bipolar disorder. CNS Neurosci Ther 2011; 16:316-21. [PMID: 20406267 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5949.2010.00153.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Apolipoprotein E (APOE) has been extensively studied as a risk factor for sporadic and late onset Alzheimer's Disease (AD). APOE allele (∗)3, the most frequent variant, is not associated to cognitive dysfunction (CD) or to increased AD risk. Differently, the (∗)4 allele is a well-established risk factor for CD, while the (∗)2 allele is associated with survival and longevity. CD is an important feature of Bipolar Disorder (BD) and recent data suggest that CD may be one of its endophenotypes, although controversial results exist. The aim of this research is to study the association of APOE genotype (APOE) and neurocognitive function in a sample of drug free young BD-type I patients. Sample consisted of 25 symptomatic BD (type I) patients (age 18-35 years old). They were submitted to an extensive neuropsychological evaluation and genotyped for APOE. Subjects with allele (∗)2 presented better cognitive performance. The presence of allele (∗)4 was associated with worse performance in a few executive tasks. APOE (∗)3(∗)3 was associated with overall severe dysfunction on cognitive performance. In young individuals with nontreated BD-type I, APOE may predict cognitive performance. Further and larger studies on APOE and cognition in BD are required to clarify whether APOE is a BD cognitive endophenotype.
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Moderating effect of apolipoprotein genotype on loneliness leading to depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2010; 18:313-22. [PMID: 19910883 DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181c37b2a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Depressive symptoms, which are both common and heritable, are important indicators of the extent of general well-being and health in old age. Identifying risk factors for depressive symptoms may lead to improved intervention and effective prevention. Both the presence of the apolipoprotein (APOE) genotype and loneliness are associated with later life symptoms of depression, and all three share a neuroendocrine signature, namely altered activity in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The authors expected a positive association of loneliness with depressive symptoms, a negative link between APOE epsilon2 with depressive symptoms, and a significant genotype-environment interaction between loneliness (the social environment) and APOE epsilon2 on symptoms of depression. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional observational study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A population-based sample of 979 Chinese people from Taiwan aged 54 years and older was examined. MEASUREMENTS A short-form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies of Depression Scale was used and the genotype of APOE was obtained. RESULTS The interaction between loneliness and APOE epsilon2 was found to be negatively associated with depressive symptoms in adjusted regression models. Loneliness was also positively correlated with symptoms of depression. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that the APOE epsilon2 genotype decreases vulnerability to symptoms of depression in the presence of a social stressor, namely loneliness in this case, and has implications for the enhancement of well-being among older adults. Future studies are needed to delineate the mechanism underlying this gene-environment interaction.
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Yuan Y, Zhang Z, Bai F, You J, Yu H, Shi Y, Liu W. Genetic variation in apolipoprotein E alters regional gray matter volumes in remitted late-onset depression. J Affect Disord 2010; 121:273-7. [PMID: 19647324 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2009] [Revised: 07/02/2009] [Accepted: 07/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene has been confirmed as the major genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). The effect of ApoE polymorphism on brain morphology still remains unclear in remitted late-onset depression (RLOD). METHODS A total of 37 patients with remitted geriatric depression were investigated with optimized voxel-based morphometry. We tested for differences in gray matter volume between ApoE epsilon4 allele noncarriers (n=25) and ApoE epsilon4 allele carriers (n=12) in RLOD patients. RESULTS The volumes of right medial frontal gyrus, left middle frontal gyrus and left inferior occipital gyrus were significantly smaller in RLOD patients with ApoE epsilon4 allele carriers as compared to ApoE epsilon4 allele noncarriers. There was a significant positive correlation between gray matter volume of right medial frontal gyrus and Digit Span Test score in RLOD patients with ApoE epsilon4 allele carriers. LIMITATIONS This study is cross-sectional, therefore it cannot determine whether abnormal gray matter volume is a state marker or trait marker of RLOD with ApoE epsilon4 allele carriers. CONCLUSION Our findings support the hypothesis that the ApoE genotype might be associated with structural changes in RLOD.
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- Yonggui Yuan
- School of Clinical Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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von Gunten A, Pocnet C, Rossier J. The impact of personality characteristics on the clinical expression in neurodegenerative disorders—A review. Brain Res Bull 2009; 80:179-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2009] [Revised: 07/05/2009] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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No association between APOE and major depressive disorder in a community sample of 17,507 adults. J Psychiatr Res 2009; 43:843-7. [PMID: 19135213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2008] [Revised: 10/30/2008] [Accepted: 12/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mood-related phenotypes are commonly comorbid with, and have been implicated in the development of, neurological disorders. APOE is a major susceptibility gene for neurodegeneration. Recent evidence from case-control studies has suggested that the apoE 2 allele is associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, evidence from large-scale community-based studies is limited. APOE was genotyped for 17,507 men and women, aged 41-80 years, participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer-Norfolk study, who had also completed a psychosocial assessment that included measures of emotional health status defined by MDD, psychological distress (as represented by the Mental Health Inventory, MHI-5), and by an assessment of neuroticism. No associations were found between APOE genotypes and measures either of past-year or lifetime MDD, or of emotional health defined according to the MHI-5 or by neuroticism. Data from this large-scale, community-based, study are not supportive of an association between either MDD or associated measures of emotional state and APOE genotype. These findings suggest that the association between APOE and MDD risk is more modest than has been previously reported.
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Slifer MA, Martin ER, Gilbert JR, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA. Resolving the relationship between ApolipoproteinE and depression. Neurosci Lett 2009; 455:116-9. [PMID: 19368858 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2008] [Revised: 02/15/2009] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Several studies have reported an association between the ApolipoproteinE-epsilon4 (APOE4) allele and depression among elders. However others have failed to find an association. Since APOE4 is a well recognized risk factor for Alzheimer dementia, cognitive status may represent an important confounder between APOE4 and depression. In this investigation, we examined the relationship between the ApolipoproteinE-epsilon4 allele and depression among elders accounting for cognitive status. Using a case-control design (n=1052), we investigated the association between ApolipoproteinE-epsilon4 and depression in Alzheimer disease patients (n=528) and in cognitively intact controls (n=524). We demonstrated an apparent association between the APOE4 allele and depression in the combined dataset (p=0.001) when not controlling for cognitive status. However, once stratified by the presence of Alzheimer disease, there was no association in either the Alzheimer group (p=0.290) or the cognitively intact controls (p=0.494). In this dataset there is no association between the ApolipoproteinE-epsilon4 allele and depression among those with Alzheimer disease or among cognitively intact elders. However there is a significant association between female gender and depression in the cognitively intact (p=0.003) but not among those with Alzheimer disease. Additionally, individuals with Alzheimer disease and depression had a significantly younger age of onset for their Alzheimer disease than those without depression (p=0.017).
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- Michael A Slifer
- Miami Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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The genetic basis of major depressive disorder (MDD) has been investigated extensively, but the identification of MDD genes has been hampered by conflicting results from underpowered studies. We review all MDD case-control genetic association studies published before June 2007 and perform meta-analyses for polymorphisms that had been investigated in at least three studies. The study selection and data extraction were performed in duplicate by two independent investigators. The 183 papers that met our criteria studied 393 polymorphisms in 102 genes. Twenty-two polymorphisms (6%) were investigated in at least three studies. Seven polymorphisms had been evaluated in previous meta-analyses, 5 of these had new data available. Hence, we performed meta-analyses for 20 polymorphisms in 18 genes. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Statistically significant associations were found for the APOE varepsilon2 (OR, 0.51), GNB3 825T (OR, 1.38), MTHFR 677T (OR, 1.20), SLC6A4 44 bp Ins/Del S (OR, 1.11) alleles and the SLC6A3 40 bpVNTR 9/10 genotype (OR, 2.06). To date, there is statistically significant evidence for six MDD susceptibility genes (APOE, DRD4, GNB3, MTHFR, SLC6A3 and SLC6A4).
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Delano-Wood L, Houston WS, Emond JA, Marchant NL, Salmon DP, Thal LJ, Jeste DV, Bondi MW. APOE genotype predicts depression in women with Alzheimer's disease: a retrospective study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2008; 23:632-6. [PMID: 18058831 PMCID: PMC2583456 DOI: 10.1002/gps.1953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The association between the APOE epsilon4 allele and depression was investigated in a retrospective study of 323 AD patients. METHODS Patients were divided into demographically comparable groups based on the presence or absence of depression. RESULTS Results showed that the frequency of APOE epsilon4 allele was significantly higher in the depressed vs non-depressed AD patients (72% and 58%, respectively), and an interaction revealed that women possessing the APOE epsilon4 allele were almost four times more likely to be depressed than those without the epsilon4 allele. CONCLUSION Results are consistent with recent suggestions that the APOE epsilon4 genotype may be over-represented among depressed women with AD and highlight the need for additional research investigating the links between APOE genotype, mood, and gender.
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- University of Iowa, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Neurology
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- University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics
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- University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosciences
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System
- University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosciences
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System
- University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
- University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosciences
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System
- University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
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A multilevel analysis of the influence of Apolipoprotein E genotypes on depressive symptoms in late-life moderated by the environment. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2008; 32:479-86. [PMID: 17967500 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2007.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2006] [Revised: 09/27/2007] [Accepted: 09/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to clarify the relationship between the APOE alleles and depressive symptoms of older adults, considering individual characteristics and the effect of neighborhood environment. METHODS Using a multilevel, stratified sampling strategy, 500 elders were recruited from official household records. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire [TDQ]. Cognitive function was assessed by the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire [SPMSQ]. Blood samples were collected for the determination of the Apolipoprotein E [APOE] polymorphism. Perceived neighborhood experience was brought together using the Neighborhood Quality Index [NQI]. RESULTS Three hundred and three subjects (58.8% male, with a mean age of 69.2 [SD=2.7] years) completed all questionnaires and the collection of blood samples. Risk factors for depressive symptoms of elders included lower educational level, cognitive impairment, having 2 or more chronic diseases, and having the APOE epsilon4 allele. In the 2-level model with individual characteristics and neighborhood environmental factors, the effect of the APOE epsilon4 allele on depressive symptoms was significantly attenuated. CONCLUSIONS The APOE epsilon4 allele is correlated with depressive symptoms among older adults, but moderated by neighborhood environmental factors.
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Yen YC, Rebok GW, Gallo JJ, Yang MJ, Lung FW, Shih CH. ApoE4 allele is associated with late-life depression: a population-based study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2007; 15:858-68. [PMID: 17911363 DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e3180f63373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to clarify the relationship between the epsilon4 allele and late-life depression, taking into account lipid profile, vascular diseases, and sociodemographics. METHODS Using a multilevel stratified random sampling strategy, a total of 500 subjects aged 65 to 74 years were recruited for this cross-sectional study from the official household records of an entire county in southern Taiwan. Depressive symptoms were assessed by the Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire (TDQ). Cognitive function was assessed by the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire. Blood samples were collected for the determination of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) polymorphism and the lipid profile. RESULTS A total of 283 subjects (58.7% male, with a mean age of 69.2 +/- 2.7 years) completed all questionnaires and collection of blood samples. Using the chi(2) test, the overall difference for frequency of the presence of the epsilon4 allele was significant among the severe group (TDQ score >18), moderate group (TDQ score 9-18), and mild group (TDQ score <9). The proportion of history of heart disease was significantly higher in the severe group than in the mild or moderate group. Kruskal-Wallis statistics revealed that the mean total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were significantly higher in the severe group than in the moderate or mild group. With our two-level four-class latent class regression model, the presence of the epsilon4 allele was significantly associated with the severely depressed group as compared to the nondepressed group, adjusting for vascular diseases and lipid profile. CONCLUSION The ApoE epsilon4 allele may be correlated with severe depression in the elderly through ways other than the "vascular depression" hypothesis.
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- Yung-Chieh Yen
- Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Traykov L, Bayle AC, Latour F, Lenoir H, Seux ML, Hanon O, Péquignot R, Bert P, Moulin F, Cantegreil I, Wenisch E, Batouche F, Mehrabian S, Rotrou JD, Rigaud AS. Apolipoprotein E ε4 allele frequency in elderly depressed patients with and without cerebrovascular disease. J Neurol Sci 2007; 257:280-3. [PMID: 17337010 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Late-onset depression (LOD) could be a very early manifestation of Alzheimer's disease (AD), although contradictory results have been reported. Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) may favor the development of LOD, and that the particular forms of vascular depression should be individualized. The Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon4 allele was shown to be a risk factor for AD. Its role in LOD is controversial, while it is still unknown in vascular depression. Our objective was to clarify the relationship between ApoE epsilon4 allele and LOD in patients with and without CVD. We examined the ApoE phenotypes in a sample of 311 subjects: 50 with vascular LOD, 24 with LOD without CVD, 115 with AD and 122 normal controls (NC). The study of the ApoE epsilon4 allele frequency showed significant differences between: AD group and the vascular LOD and NC groups; LOD group without CVD compared with NC group (p<0.05 to 0.001). The frequency of the epsilon4 allele in the LOD group without CVD did not differ significantly from the AD group, similarly the frequency of the epsilon4 allele in the vascular LOD group was not different from that in NC. The study suggests an association between the ApoE epsilon4 allele and the LOD without CVD. These patients could be at risk of developing AD by an epsilon4-dependent pathway. In contrast, the results show no association between the presence of ApoE epsilon4 allele and vascular depression and provide further evidence in support of the concept that ApoE epsilon4 allele is not associated with clinical CVD.
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Huuhka K, Anttila S, Huuhka M, Leinonen E, Rontu R, Mattila K, Lehtimäki T. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) polymorphisms G196A and C270T are not associated with response to electroconvulsive therapy in major depressive disorder. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2007; 257:31-5. [PMID: 17036259 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-006-0679-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2005] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to examine an association of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) polymorphisms G196A and C270T and the response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in major depressive disorder (MDD). The study group consisted of 119 patients consecutively admitted for ECT in the Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital. All patients fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV for MDD. ECT was administered three times a week with a brief pulse constant current device. The Montgomery and Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) was used as an outcome measure of depression. Genotyping was performed using fluorescent allele-specific TaqMan probes. No association between either G196A or C270T and the response to ECT was found in the whole population. There were no significant differences in responses between men and women or between psychotic and non-psychotic patients. However, within subgroups such as in psychotic and in late-onset depression CC genotype of C270T may predict good response. BDNF may not be associated with response to ECT in general, but some association in subgroups may exist.
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- Kaija Huuhka
- Medical School, University of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, Finland
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Hwang JP, Yang CH, Hong CJ, Lirng JF, Yang YM, Tsai SJ. Association of APOE genetic polymorphism with cognitive function and suicide history in geriatric depression. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2007; 22:334-8. [PMID: 16954688 DOI: 10.1159/000095599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Apolipoprotein E (APOE) has been associated with a variety of late-life neuropsychiatric disorders, including geriatric depression. This study determined whether APOE genotypes affect vulnerability to geriatric depression. We also tested the effect of the presence of the APOE epsilon4 (APOE4) allele on age of onset, suicide attempt history and cognitive function in geriatric depressed patients. We genotyped APOE in 111 elderly inpatients diagnosed as having major depression and 144 normal controls. The depressed patients were evaluated at baseline using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) after admission. Age of onset of depression and suicide attempt history in the depressed group were evaluated by interview and medical record. We found no association between APOE genotypes and geriatric depression (p = 0.342) or APOE4 status and age of onset of depression (p = 0.281). However, compared with depressed subjects lacking the APOE epsilon4 allele, depressed subjects who were also APOE4 carriers showed significantly lower MMSE scores (p = 0.021) and an increased suicide attempt history (p = 0.012). The APOE genotype may contribute to cognitive performance and suicidality in geriatric depression, rather than being a specific risk factor for the disorder.
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- Jen-Ping Hwang
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
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Suh GH, Jung HY, Lee CU, Oh BH, Lee SK, Lee N, Kim J, Kee BS, Ko D, Kim YH, Ju YS, Hong I, Choi S. Effect of the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele on the efficacy and tolerability of galantamine in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2006; 21:33-9. [PMID: 16254428 DOI: 10.1159/000089217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon4 allele on the efficacy and tolerability of galantamine treatment. METHODS A total of 202 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease participated in a 16-week, prospective, multi-center, randomized, double-blind galantamine trial in a Korean population. Patients were assessed at baseline and after 4, 8 and 16 weeks of randomized treatment using the 11-item cognitive subscale of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS-cog/11), the Clinician's Interview-Based Impression of Change plus Caregiver Input (CIBIC-plus), the Disability Assessment for Dementia Scale (DAD), the Behavioural Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (BEHAVE-AD) and adverse events. ApoE genotypes were determined for all subjects. RESULTS Of the 202 subjects, 115 carried at least one ApoE epsilon4 allele and 87 did not. In both ApoE epsilon4 carriers and ApoE epsilon4 noncarriers, significant improvements were detected relative to baseline on ADAS-cog/11, CIBIC-plus, DAD and BEHAVE-AD. ApoE epsilon4 noncarriers showed better improvement in mean total BEHAVE-AD score and mean psychosis (delusions and hallucinations) subscale score than ApoE epsilon4 carriers. The incidence of weight loss was significantly higher in ApoE epsilon4 carriers (n = 11; 9.6%) than in ApoE epsilon4 noncarriers (n = 1; 1.2%) during this 16-week study, even though 92% of patients who complained of weight loss completed this 16-week trial successfully. CONCLUSION ApoE epsilon4 genotype does not affect galantamine-related improvements in cognition, global rating, function and behavior. Longer prospective studies with larger patient populations are required to confirm these new findings.
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- Guk-Hee Suh
- Division of Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College, School of Medicine, and West London Mental Health NHS, London, UK.
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Bowirrat A, Oscar-Berman M, Logroscino G. Association of depression with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in an elderly Arab population of Wadi-Ara, Israel. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2006; 21:246-51. [PMID: 16477584 DOI: 10.1002/gps.1455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Because dementia and depression share common risk factors, we investigated risk factors for depression in Arab subjects with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD). METHODS In a cross-sectional population-based study, we conducted a door-to-door survey of all adults over age 60 in an Arab community of rural Israel. We conducted interviews, gave questionnaires, and collected DNA blood specimens for determination of ApoE genotype. RESULTS Of the 823 individuals in this naturalistic sample, 168 had dementia of Alzheimer's type (DAT) and 49 had VaD. Vascular risk factors, including the ApoE-epsilon4 allele, were more prevalent among VaD than DAT subjects. Depressive symptoms were present in 57% of DAT patients and 86% of VaD patients. Depressed DAT individuals had a greater history of ischemic cardiovascular or cerebrovascular (CV/CBV) disease than non-depressed DAT subjects, but depressed DAT subjects were less likely to have the ApoE-epsilon4 allele. Within the VaD group, there was no difference in the distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with and without depressive symptoms, and ApoE-epsilon4 was more prevalent among subjects with depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Depressive symptomatology is prevalent among subjects with dementias in this Arab community. History of CV/CBV is associated with the presence of depressive symptoms in DAT. Further studies are needed to clarify the role of ApoE in depression onset in different ethnic groups with DAT.
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- Abdalla Bowirrat
- The Galilee Society and An-Najah University, Nablus PA, Shefa-Amr, Israel
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Huuhka M, Anttila S, Leinonen E, Huuhka K, Rontu R, Mattila KM, Huhtala H, Lehtimäki T. The apolipoprotein E polymorphism is not associated with response to electroconvulsive therapy in major depressive disorder. J ECT 2005; 21:7-11. [PMID: 15791170 DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000153210.25362.ea] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphism is associated with neurodegenerative diseases. Its role regarding psychiatric disorders is controversial. It has been suggested to affect antidepressant treatment response and response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). In the present study, the association between APOE polymorphism and response to ECT in 119 patients with major depressive disorder was investigated. Moreover, a relation between APOE polymorphism and the age of onset of depression as well as the cognitive outcome of ECT was studied. In the whole population, no association was found between APOE polymorphism and response to ECT. However, in nonpsychotic patients, the epsilon2 allele tended to be more frequent in responders than nonresponders. Earlier onset of depression was observed in the patients with epsilon4 allele in late-life depression. There was no association between the APOE genotype and the cognitive change caused by ECT in the population as a whole. In women, however, epsilon2 allele may play a protective and epsilon4 allele a deleterious role in cognition during ECT.
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- Martti Huuhka
- University of Tampere, Medical School, 33014 University of Tampere, Finland.
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Holthoff VA, Beuthien-Baumann B, Kalbe E, Lüdecke S, Lenz O, Zündorf G, Spirling S, Schierz K, Winiecki P, Sorbi S, Herholz K. Regional cerebral metabolism in early Alzheimer's disease with clinically significant apathy or depression. Biol Psychiatry 2005; 57:412-21. [PMID: 15705358 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2004] [Revised: 11/08/2004] [Accepted: 11/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) is clinically characterized by cognitive impairment and behavioral disturbances. The aim of the study was to identify regional alterations in brain function associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms in early AD. METHODS Patients underwent measures of cerebral glucose metabolism applying positron emission tomography (PET) and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose. Neuropsychiatric symptoms were assessed using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Positron emission tomography images of patients suffering a neuropsychiatric symptom of clinical significance (NPI subscore for a specific item >/=4 points) were compared with the images of patients without the specific symptom under study (NPI subscore for a specific item = 0 points). RESULTS A total of 53 patients with AD (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] 22.5 +/- 2.94 points) entered the study. Of all symptoms, apathy and depression were most frequently encountered. The patient group with apathy (n = 17) revealed significant decreases in left orbitofrontal regions when compared with patients free of apathy. Depression of clinical significance (n = 10) was associated with hypometabolism in dorsolateral prefrontal regions. CONCLUSIONS These findings support the notion that different functional circuits underlie apathy and depression in early AD.
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- Vjera A Holthoff
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
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Camus V, Kraehenbühl H, Preisig M, Büla CJ, Waeber G. Geriatric depression and vascular diseases: what are the links? J Affect Disord 2004; 81:1-16. [PMID: 15183594 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2003.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2003] [Revised: 08/06/2003] [Accepted: 08/08/2003] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The term "vascular depression" has been proposed to describe a subset of depressive disorders that occurs in old age as a consequence of cerebrovascular disease. However, depression has been shown to result from other cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart diseases, as well as to precipitate, worsen or precede vascular diseases. Depression also increases the likelihood of the incidence of vascular risk factors such as diabetes. AIMS To review clinical and epidemiological evidence linking geriatric depression and vascular diseases, and to discuss the potential mechanisms that could underlie this association. METHOD Systematic review of the literature of the last 5 years through Medline database search. RESULTS Papers report the following potential ways of association: (1) there is a direct influence of vascular disease, in particular, arteriosclerosis, on the incidence of depression; (2) depressive disorders have a direct impact on the cardiovascular system; (3) depression and vascular disease share either a common pathophysiological process or genetic determinants. DISCUSSION Depression can be understood as the direct consequence of brain damage in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's or Huntington's diseases. Similarly, vascular depression is mostly considered to be the consequence of microvascular lesions on prefrontal and subcortical regions. However, this functional neuroanatomical model offers no explanation for cases where depression has been shown to precede vascular diseases. Since cardiovascular diseases develop in a context of acquired environmental factors together with genetically determined disease, it may be postulated that geriatric depression could both result from brain lesions of vascular origin and also share some pathogenic or genetic determinants.
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- Vincent Camus
- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital, Lausanne CH-1011, Switzerland.
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Mecocci P, Cherubini A, Mariani E, Ruggiero C, Senin U. Depression in the elderly: new concepts and therapeutic approaches. Aging Clin Exp Res 2004; 16:176-89. [PMID: 15462460 DOI: 10.1007/bf03327382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Depression is one of the leading causes of suffering in the elderly, but it is often under-diagnosed and under-treated, partly due to the false belief that depression is a common aspect of aging. Depression in the elderly is frequently comorbid with medical illnesses, may often be expressed by somatic complaints, and may be a risk factor for other diseases such as dementia and coronary artery disease. Depression decreases the quality of life and increases disability and the risk of mortality, also due to suicide. Although several effective antidepressant drugs are available, with a favorable therapeutic index, non-pharmacological treatments, such as psychotherapy and exercise, should receive greater attention, since combination therapy is probably more effective.
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- Patrizia Mecocci
- Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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Butters MA, Sweet RA, Mulsant BH, Ilyas Kamboh M, Pollock BG, Begley AE, Reynolds CF, DeKosky ST. APOE is associated with age-of-onset, but not cognitive functioning, in late-life depression. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2003; 18:1075-81. [PMID: 14677138 DOI: 10.1002/gps.1006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There is a recognized but poorly understood relationship between late-life depression (LLD) and progressive dementia. Both cognitive impairment co-occurring with LLD and a late age-of-onset of first lifetime depressive episode appear to be associated with subsequent progressive dementia. A history of major depression, especially when the first onset occurs in late-life, has been identified as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The major genetic risk factor for sporadic AD is carrying one or more apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) alleles. We hypothesized that the association between LLD and dementia risk would be mediated by APOE4, specifically that APOE4 allele frequency would be associated with cognitive impairment and later age-of-depression-onset. We also predicted that APOE4 allele frequency would be increased among subjects with LLD. METHODS We compared the distribution of APOE2, APOE3, and APOE4 alleles in groups of LLD (n=160), AD (n=568) and elderly control (EC; n=156) subjects. RESULTS The allele distribution of the cognitively impaired LLD subgroup was not different from either the cognitively normal subgroup or the EC group but was different from the AD group. However, mean age-of-onset of depression in APOE4 carriers (51.4+/-20.7) was significantly lower than non-carriers (58.8+/-16.8). The allele distribution in LLD overall was significantly different from the AD but not the EC group. CONCLUSIONS The finding that neither LLD, accompanying cognitive impairment, nor late age-of-onset was associated with an increased APOE4 allele frequency suggests that LLD acts as a risk factor for developing AD as well as non-AD dementia through mechanisms independent of APOE4. The unexpected finding that age-of-onset of LLD was significantly reduced in APOE4 carriers is similar to the association between APOE4 and age-of-onset in AD. Replication of the association of APOE4 with earlier age-of-depression-onset is indicated.
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- Meryl A Butters
- Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Apolipoprotein ε4 Allele Status, Depressive Symptoms, and Cognitive Decline in Middle-Aged and Elderly Persons Without Dementia. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2003. [DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200311000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Several studies have demonstrated that the great majority of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients suffer "noncognitive" neuropsychiatric symptoms. Depression is one of the most frequent neuropsychiatric comorbidities of AD. Affecting up to 50% of AD patients, depression in AD is associated with serious negative consequences for patients and their caregivers. Yet available studies on the natural course, etiology, and treatment of depression in AD have been few and equivocal. Heterogeneity in research methodology and etiology of depression in AD might have contributed to inconsistent findings across studies. Recently, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) convened the Depression of Alzheimer's Disease Workgroup, which proposed provisional diagnostic criteria for depression of Alzheimer's Disease (NIMH-dAD). These criteria may provide a framework for future studies to clarify the unresolved issues in nosology, etiology, and treatment of depression in AD. A longitudinal cohort study of depression in incident AD cases may provide further syndrome refinement that would facilitate investigation of the etiology and treatment of depression in AD.
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- Hochang B Lee
- Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
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Schweitzer I, Tuckwell V, O'Brien J, Ames D. Is late onset depression a prodrome to dementia? Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2002; 17:997-1005. [PMID: 12404648 DOI: 10.1002/gps.525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent research suggests there are clinical and biological differences between late onset depression (LOD) and early-onset depression (EOD). OBJECTIVES In this paper we review clinical, epidemiological, structural neuroimaging and genetic investigations of late life depression that have been performed over the past two decades and offer evidence that LOD is often a prodromal disorder for dementia. RESULTS LOD patients are more likely to have cognitive impairment and to have more deep white matter lesions (DWMLs). Evidence concerning cortical and temporal lobe atrophy is conflicting, while the ApoE 4 allele is not associated with LOD. CONCLUSIONS It is likely that LOD is not a prodrome for a particular type of dementia, but the majority of patients who do develop dementia will acquire Alzheimer's disease (AD) or a vascular dementia, as these are by far the most common causes of dementia. This issue requires further clarification with follow-up of patients over the long term.
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Gallagher-Thompson D, O'Hara R, Simmons A, Kraemer HC, Murphy GM. Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele affects the relationship between stress and depression in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2002; 14:115-9. [PMID: 11563433 DOI: 10.1177/089198870101400303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We examined the effect of the apolipoprotein E (apo E) epsilon4 allele on the relationship between self-reported stress and mood in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Eighty-six female subjects between the ages of 28 and 82 years who were community-dwelling AD patient caregivers participated in the study. A cross-sectional analysis of stress and mood was performed using the Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist and the Geriatric Depression Scale. All subjects were evaluated for normal cognitive function (Mini-Mental Status Examination) and apo E genotype. The results indicated that increased levels of stress were associated with increased levels of depressive symptoms in nondemented caregivers with the epsilon4 allele. This relationship was not observed in caregivers without the epsilon4 allele. These results suggest that carriers of the epsilon4 allele may respond differently to psychological stress than do individuals without the epsilon4 allele.
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- D Gallagher-Thompson
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5485, USA
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Zubenko GS, Zubenko WN, Spiker DG, Giles DE, Kaplan BB. Malignancy of recurrent, early-onset major depression: a family study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 2001; 105:690-9. [PMID: 11803516 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Coordinated efforts to identify susceptibility genes for unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) and related disorders are now underway. These studies have focused on recurrent, early-onset MDD (RE-MDD), the most heritable form of this disorder. The goal of this study was to characterize the burden of MDD and other mood disorders, comorbid mental disorders, and excess mortality in RE-MDD families. A total of 81 families were identified through probands over the age of 18, who met criteria for recurrent (> or = 2 episodes), early-onset (< or = 25 years), nonpsychotic, unipolar MDD (RE-MDD), and included 407 first-degree relatives and 835 extended relatives. Psychiatric diagnoses for probands and their family members who provided blood samples were formulated from structured personal interviews, structured family history assessments, and available medical records. The remaining family members who participated and those who were deceased were evaluated through the family history method augmented by available medical records. Best estimate diagnoses were made during a consensus conference according to established diagnostic criteria. Approximately half of the first-degree relatives and a quarter of extended relatives of RE-MDD probands suffered from at least one mood disorder, typically MDD. As commonly observed for other oligogenic, multifactorial disorders, the severity of MDD reflected by age at onset and number of episodes attenuated with increasing familial/genetic distance from the proband. A substantial fraction of RE-MDD probands and their first-degree relatives met diagnostic criteria for additional psychiatric disorders that include prominent disturbances of mood. The deceased relatives of RE-MDD probands died at a median age that was 8 years earlier than for the local population; over 40% died before reaching age 65. These differences in mortality statistics resulted from a shift toward younger ages at death across the lifespan, including a fivefold increase in the proportion of individuals who died in the first year of life. Several-fold increases in the proportion of deaths by suicide, homicide, and liver disease were observed among the relatives of RE-MDD probands. However, the rank order of the three most common causes of death-heart disease, cancer, and stroke-remained unchanged and differences in the proportions of deaths from the remaining causes were small. RE-MDD is a strongly familial condition with a high rate of psychiatric comorbidity, whose malignant effects have a significant negative impact on the health and longevity of patients and their family members.
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- G S Zubenko
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Small GW, Chen ST, Komo S, Ercoli L, Miller K, Siddarth P, Kaplan A, Dorsey D, Lavretsky H, Saxena S, Bookheimer SY. Memory self-appraisal and depressive symptoms in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2001; 16:1071-7. [PMID: 11746653 DOI: 10.1002/gps.481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES A previous study found that subjective memory loss in middle-aged and older persons is associated with the major genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease, the apolipoprotein E-4 (APOE-4) allele. No previous study has focused on subjective memory complaints and depressive symptoms in the same subject population at genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease. METHOD Sixty-six persons (mean age = 64 years, range = 43 to 82 years) without major depression or dementia but with mild age-related memory complaints were rated for severity of depressive symptoms, using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, and assessed for the presence of the APOE-4 allele. Severity of subjective memory loss was assessed using the Memory Functioning Questionnaire, which measures four memory domains: frequency of forgetting, seriousness of forgetting, retrospective functioning, and mnemonics usage. RESULTS Depressive symptoms were significantly associated with subjective memory loss in subjects without the APOE-4 allele, for retrospective functioning (perceived change in memory) and mnemonics usage, but not in APOE-4 carriers. The same significant associations were found when the analysis was limited to the 44 subjects in the mid-age range (55-74 years), wherein APOE-4 confers its greatest effects on risk for Alzheimer's disease. CONCLUSION These results confirm that mild depressive symptoms are related to subjective memory loss, but for some forms of memory complaint, the relationship holds true only for people without the major known genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease.
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- G W Small
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, the Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, 90024, USA.
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Fisman M, Rabheru K, Hegele RA, Sharma V, Fisman D, Doering M, Appell J. Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and response to electroconvulsive therapy. J ECT 2001; 17:11-4. [PMID: 11281508 DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200103000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine whether the apolipoprotein E genotype differs in patients who respond or do not respond to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Inpatients, out-patients, and day-treatment patients who had received ECT comprised the study group. The 34 patients included met DSM-III-R criteria for affective or schizoaffective disorder. Responder or nonresponder status was assessed using the Clinical Global Inventory and Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale. Blood samples were taken and coded when the patients entered the study. DNA extraction and apolipoprotein E genotyping were performed with no knowledge of the clinical classification of the patients. A significant difference in E4 genotype distribution was found between ECT responders and nonresponders (p < 0.02); psychosis was significantly less frequent in this group (p = 0.046), and there was a trend toward older onset of depression among these persons (p = 0.10). Only the E3/3 genotype was found in the patients with early-onset depression. The E4 genotype appears to define a subgroup of patients with late-onset depression who respond to ECT. If confirmed in prospective studies, this may provide a useful marker in the treatment decision-making process for late-onset depression.
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- M Fisman
- Geriatric Psychiatry Program, London Psychiatric Hospital, Ontario, Canada
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Zubenko GS. Do susceptibility loci contribute to the expression of more than one mental disorder? A view from the genetics of Alzheimer's disease. Mol Psychiatry 2000; 5:131-6. [PMID: 10822339 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The susceptibility of developing most major psychiatric disorders is determined in part by contributions from risk alleles at multiple genetic loci. The central aim of this article is to highlight evidence from studies of neurodegenerative disorders suggesting that some of these alleles are shared by more than one psychiatric disorder, and to explore mechanisms that may underly these pleiotropic effects. The identification of constellations of susceptibility alleles associated with particular mental disorders will provide opportunities for new insights into the molecular and cellular pathophysiology of these disorders, and will have a major impact on psychiatric research and clinical care. This approach to reducing the variance in etiopathogenesis is also likely to be important for achieving the optimal use of available treatments (maximizing effectiveness and minimizing side effects), and for the discovery of novel medications or other interventions.
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- G S Zubenko
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Zubenko GS, Hughes HB, Stiffler JS. Clinical and neurobiological correlates of D10S1423 genotype in Alzheimer's disease. Biol Psychiatry 1999; 46:740-9. [PMID: 10494441 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00021-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND In a previous genome survey, we detected associations of alleles at six microsatellite loci with typical-onset AD, including the 234bp allele of the D10S1423 locus. The goal of the current study was to explore the clinical, neuropathological, and neurochemical correlates of the D10S1423 234bp allele in a group of 50 autopsy-confirmed cases of Alzheimer's disease (AD) who lacked other brain diseases. METHODS Clinical assessments were performed as part of a longitudinal study of AD and related disorders. Autopsies were performed using standardized methods and diagnoses were made according to established criteria. Genotyping, morphometry, and neurochemical analyses were performed using postmortem brain tissue. RESULTS Patients with AD who carried the D10S1423 234bp allele manifested substantial reductions in dopamine levels in all six cortical regions examined. In contrast, carriers tended to have higher concentrations of cortical norepinephrine and revealed a dosage effect of the D10S1423 234bp allele. CONCLUSIONS These findings support the results of our genome survey and suggest that a novel susceptibility gene for AD resides near the D10S1423 locus. The characterization of biologically meaningful subtypes, including genotypic subtypes with particular neurobiological derangements, may be important for the advancement of experimental therapeutics in AD.
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- G S Zubenko
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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BACKGROUND The epsilon 4 allele of apolipoprotein E (APOE) as well as affective disorder have been found to be associated with Alzheimer's disease, but it is unclear whether cognitive impairment in affective disorder or subtypes of affective disorder is mediated by the epsilon 4 allele of APOE. METHODS The genotype of APOE was analyzed in 106 unipolar patients, 21 bipolar patients, and 46 controls and correlated with cognitive function in the euthymic phase as measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Cambridge Cognitive Examination, the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale, the Gottfries-Bråne-Steen Dementia Rating Scale, and the Global Deterioration Scale. RESULTS The frequency of APOE-epsilon 4 allele was approximately the same in unipolar patients (.189) and in bipolar patients (.167). Although patients showed more cognitive impairment than controls, no significant overall difference was found between the frequency of APOE-epsilon 4 allele in patients (.185) and controls (.131). In fact, the frequency of APOE-epsilon 4 allele did not correlate with cognitive impairment. It was not possible to identify subgroups of patients with an increased frequency of APOE-epsilon 4 allele, as no association was found with gender, age at onset, the number of affective episodes, the presence of psychotic features, or the prevalence of familial affective disorder. CONCLUSIONS It seems that cognitive impairment in affective disorder can be attributed to pathways other than the APOE genotype.
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- L V Kessing
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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Ohara K, Nagai M, Suzuki Y, Yoshida K, Tsukamoto T, Ohara K. Apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele and Japanese late-onset depressive disorders. Biol Psychiatry 1999; 45:308-12. [PMID: 10023507 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(97)00548-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several studies have suggested that late-onset depressive disorder (LOD) and the apolipoprotein E (Apo E) epsilon 4 allele are associated with dementia, respectively. The Apo E polymorphism is significantly heterogeneous among races. We hypothesized that the Apo E epsilon 4 allele frequency is elevated in Japanese LOD. METHODS The Apo E genotype was studied in 134 patients (male, 53; female, 81) with early-/late-onset depressive disorder and 105 healthy normal controls (male, 41; female, 64). The patients were subdivided into those with early onset and late onset using 45 and 50 years as the cutoff ages. All the subjects were Japanese. RESULTS There was statistically no difference between normal control subjects and patients with depressive disorders in Apo E genotype or allele frequency. There was statistically no difference in the age of onset of depressive disorders according to the Apo E genotype. There was no relation between the age of onset of depressive disorder and the number of epsilon 4 alleles the patient had. There was also no association between early-/late-onset depressive disorder and the Apo E genotype or allele frequency. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that there is no association between the Apo E epsilon 4 allele and Japanese LOD.
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- K Ohara
- Department of Psychiatry, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Holmes C, Russ C, Kirov G, Aitchison KJ, Powell JF, Collier DA, Lovestone S. Apolipoprotein E: depressive illness, depressive symptoms, and Alzheimer's disease. Biol Psychiatry 1998; 43:159-64. [PMID: 9494696 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(97)00326-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon 4 and epsilon 2 alleles may influence the age of onset of depressive illness. Depressive illness of late onset is also a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), and there is some evidence that the ApoE epsilon 2 allele is associated with depressive symptomatology in AD. Depressive symptomatology in AD may thus share common genetic risk factors with late-onset depressive illness. METHODS The frequency of the epsilon 2 and epsilon 4 alleles of ApoE and their effects on age of onset of disease in three independent groups of subjects, with depressive illness, with AD, and controls, were compared in a defined population from Southeast London. RESULTS The frequency of the ApoE epsilon 2 allele was significantly lower in the depressive illness group compared with the control group and was associated with a later mean age at onset. Subjects with depressive symptomatology in AD had a higher frequency of the ApoE epsilon 2 allele and had a significantly later age of onset of depressive illness compared with the nondepressed AD group. CONCLUSIONS The presence of the ApoE epsilon 2 allele in AD is found to be highly associated with depressive symptomatology, and it is proposed that this subgroup represents the presence of delayed depressive illness and that there are common genetic risk factors between AD and depressive illness.
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- C Holmes
- Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
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Fioravanti M. The quest for distinction between old-age depression and dementia. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4943(98)80029-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Class CA, Unverzagt FW, Gao S, Sahota A, Hall KS, Hendrie HC. The association between Apo E genotype and depressive symptoms in elderly African-American subjects. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 1997; 5:339-43. [PMID: 9363291 DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199700540-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In this study of 138 elderly subjects (112 without and 26 with dementia) obtained from a community sample of elderly African-American subjects, there were no significant differences in mean Geriatric Depression Scale scores by Apo E epsilon 4 status for dementia or nondementia subjects. Three subjects received a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. None of these subjects were Apo E epsilon 4-positive. These results do not support an association between depressive symptoms and Apo E allele status in this elderly African-American population.
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- C A Class
- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA
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Bellivier F, Laplanche JL, Schürhoff F, Feingold J, Féline A, Jouvent R, Launay JM, Leboyer M. Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism in early and late onset bipolar patients. Neurosci Lett 1997; 233:45-8. [PMID: 9324236 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(97)00624-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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To explore the involvement of apolipoprotein E gene (APO E) in major depression, we studied the APO E gene polymorphism in a sample of 156 unrelated bipolar patients and 91 healthy volunteers. This population was stratified for age at onset of the affective disorder (onset before 18 years, after 45 years and between 18 and 45 years). Early onset bipolar patients with psychotic symptoms exhibited a significant increase of epsilon4 allele frequency (28.9%) compared to either other bipolar patients (13.1%, chi2 = 6.52, df = 1, P < 0.02) or controls (12.1%, chi2 = 7.01, df = 1, P < 0.01). The association between epsilon4 and early onset bipolar disorder (BPD) with psychotic symptoms suggests that APO E gene is a risk factor for a subgroup of BPD, or influences the phenotypic expression (i.e. psychotic symptoms or age at onset) of manic depressive illness.
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- F Bellivier
- Laboratoire de recherche sur les personnalités et conduites adaptatives, CNRS URA 1957 Pavillon Clérambault, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
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