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Pupier E, Santos A, Etchamendy N, Lavielle A, Ferriere A, Marighetto A, Resmini E, Cota D, Webb SM, Tabarin A. Impaired quality of life, but not cognition, is linked to a history of chronic hypercortisolism in patients with Cushing's disease in remission. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:934347. [PMID: 36004342 PMCID: PMC9393704 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.934347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
CONTEXT Impaired cognition and altered quality of life (QoL) may persist despite long-term remission of Cushing's disease (CD). Persistent comorbidities and treatment modalities may account for cognitive impairments. Therefore, the role of hypercortisolism per se on cognitive sequelae remains debatable. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether memory and QoL are impaired after long-term remission of CD in patients with no confounding comorbidity. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional case-control study in two tertiary referral centers. PATIENTS 25 patients (44.5 ± 2.4 years) in remission from CD for 102.7 ± 19.3 Mo and 25 well-matched controls, without comorbidity or treatment liable to impair cognition. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Hippocampus- and prefrontal cortex-dependent memory, including memory flexibility and working memory, were investigated using multiple tests including sensitive locally-developed computerized tasks. Depression and anxiety were evaluated with the MADRS and HADS questionnaires. QoL was evaluated with the SF-36 and CushingQoL questionnaires. The intensity of CD was assessed using mean urinary free cortisol and a score for clinical symptoms. RESULTS CD patients displayed similar performance to controls in all cognitive tests. In contrast, despite the absence of depression and a minimal residual clinical Cushing score, patients had worse QoL. Most of the SF36 subscales and the CushingQoL score were negatively associated only with the duration of exposure to hypercortisolism (p≤ 0.01 to 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Persistent comorbidities can be a primary cause of long-lasting cognitive impairment and should be actively treated. Persistently altered QoL may reflect irreversible effects of hypercortisolism, highlighting the need to reduce its duration. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER https://clinicaltrials.gov, identifier NCT02603653.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emilie Pupier
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, CHU of Bordeaux and University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Endocrinology Department, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER, Unidad 747) Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain
- Department Medicine, Research Center for Pituitary Diseases, Hospital Sant Pau, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica (IIB)-Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, CHU of Bordeaux and University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, CHU of Bordeaux and University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Bordeaux, France
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- Endocrinology Department, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER, Unidad 747) Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain
- Department Medicine, Research Center for Pituitary Diseases, Hospital Sant Pau, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica (IIB)-Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Bordeaux, France
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- Endocrinology Department, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER, Unidad 747) Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain
- Department Medicine, Research Center for Pituitary Diseases, Hospital Sant Pau, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica (IIB)-Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, CHU of Bordeaux and University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
- Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Bordeaux, France
- *Correspondence: Antoine Tabarin,
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Al Abed AS, Sellami A, Potier M, Ducourneau E, Gerbeaud‐Lassau P, Brayda‐Bruno L, Lamothe V, Sans N, Desmedt A, Vanhoutte P, Bennetau‐Pelissero C, Trifilieff P, Marighetto A. Age-related impairment of declarative memory: linking memorization of temporal associations to GluN2B redistribution in dorsal CA1. Aging Cell 2020; 19:e13243. [PMID: 33009891 PMCID: PMC7576225 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
GluN2B subunits of NMDA receptors have been proposed as a target for treating age-related memory decline. They are indeed considered as crucial for hippocampal synaptic plasticity and hippocampus-dependent memory formation, which are both altered in aging. Because a synaptic enrichment in GluN2B is associated with hippocampal LTP in vitro, a similar mechanism is expected to occur during memory formation. We show instead that a reduction of GluN2B synaptic localization induced by a single-session learning in dorsal CA1 apical dendrites is predictive of efficient memorization of a temporal association. Furthermore, synaptic accumulation of GluN2B, rather than insufficient synaptic localization of these subunits, is causally involved in the age-related impairment of memory. These challenging data identify extra-synaptic redistribution of GluN2B-containing NMDAR induced by learning as a molecular signature of memory formation and indicate that modulating GluN2B synaptic localization might represent a useful therapeutic strategy in cognitive aging.
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- Alice Shaam Al Abed
- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
- Bordeaux Sciences AgroBordeauxFrance
- Present address:
Eccles Institute of NeuroscienceJohn Curtin School of Medical ResearchThe Australian National UniversityCanberraACTAustralia
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Bordeaux Sciences AgroBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Bordeaux Sciences AgroBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- Institute of Biology Paris SeineINSERMUMR‐S1130Neuroscience Paris SeineParisFrance
- CNRSUMR 8246Neuroscience Paris SeineParisFrance
- UPMC Université Paris 06UM CR18Neuroscience Paris SeineSorbonne UniversitéParisFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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