Serum Vitamin D and Cingulate Cortex Thickness in Older Adults : Quantitative MRI of the Brain

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BACKGROUND: Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with brain changes, and cognitive and mobility declines in older adults.

OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to investigate in older adults whether vitamin D insufficiency<50nmol/L was associated with thinner cingulate cortex, a brain area related to cognitive functions influenced by vitamin D.

METHODS: Two hundred and fifteen Caucasian older community-dwellers (mean±SD, 72.1±5.5years; 40% female) received a blood test and brain MRI. The thickness of perigenual anterior cingulate cortex, midcingulate cortex and posterior cingulate cortex was measured using FreeSurfer from T1-weighted MR images. Age, gender, education, BMI, mean arterial pressure, comorbidities, use of vitamin D supplements or anti-vascular drugs, MMSE, GDS, IADL, serum calcium and vitamin B9 concentrations, creatinine clearance were used as covariables.

RESULTS: Participants with vitamin D insufficiency (n=80) had thinner total cingulate thickness than the others (24.6±1.9mm versus 25.3±1.4mm, P=0.001); a significant difference found for all 3 regions. Vitamin D insufficiency was cross-sectionally associated with a decreased total cingulate thickness (β=- 0.49, P=0.028). Serum 25OHD concentration correlated positively with the thickness of perigenual anterior (P=0.011), midcingulate (P=0.013) and posterior cingulate cortex (P=0.021).

CONCLUSION: Vitamin D insufficiency was associated with thinner cingulate cortex in the studied sample of older adults. These findings provide insight into the pathophysiology of cognitive and mobility declines in older adults with vitamin D insufficiency.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Current Alzheimer research - 16(2019), 11 vom: 14., Seite 1063-1071

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Foucault, Gonzague [VerfasserIn]
Duval, Guillaume T [VerfasserIn]
Simon, Romain [VerfasserIn]
Beauchet, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Dinomais, Mickael [VerfasserIn]
Annweiler, Cédric [VerfasserIn]
SOCOS group [VerfasserIn]

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1406-16-2
Brain
Cingulate cortex
Journal Article
Magnetic resonance imaging
Memory disorders
Observational Study
Older adults
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vitamin D
Vitamin D.

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Date Completed 19.10.2020

Date Revised 19.10.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1567205016666191113124356

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM303279109