PMID- 30026692 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1663-4365 (Print) IS - 1663-4365 (Electronic) IS - 1663-4365 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2018 TI - The Moderating Role of COMT and BDNF Polymorphisms on Transfer Effects Following Multi- and Single-Domain Cognitive Training Among Community-Dwelling Shanghainese Older Adults. PG - 198 LID - 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00198 [doi] LID - 198 AB - Given the increase in research suggesting benefit following cognitive training in older adults, researchers have started to investigate the potential moderating role of genetic polymorphisms on transfer effects. The objective of this study was to evaluate the moderating effect of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) polymorphisms on transfer effects following a single-domain or multi-domain training intervention in healthy community-dwelling older adults. A total of 104 men and women living in Shanghai were randomized to a multi-domain or a single-domain cognitive training (SDCT) group. COMT rs4818 SNP and the BDNF rs6265 SNP were analyzed from blood. At pre-intervention, post-intervention and at 6-month follow-up, participants completed the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), the Color-Word Stroop Test (CWST), the Trails Making Test (TMT) and the Visual Reasoning Test (VRT). COMT was found to moderate immediate memory transfer effects following single-domain training only, with G/- carriers displaying greater benefits than C/C carriers. BDNF was found to moderate attention and inhibition independent of the training, with Met/- carriers displaying better performance than Val/Val carriers. Overall, individualizing training methods with full consideration of genetic polymorphisms may promote the maximization of cognitive training benefits. FAU - Jiang, Jiangling AU - Jiang J AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center (SMHC), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Fiocco, Alexandra J AU - Fiocco AJ AD - Department of Psychology, Institute for Stress and Wellbeing Research, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada. FAU - Cao, Xinyi AU - Cao X AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center (SMHC), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Jiang, Lijuan AU - Jiang L AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center (SMHC), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Feng, Wei AU - Feng W AD - Department of Psychiatry, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Shen, Yuan AU - Shen Y AD - Department of Psychiatry, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Li, Ting AU - Li T AD - Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China. FAU - Li, Chunbo AU - Li C AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center (SMHC), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. AD - Brain Science and Technology Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. AD - Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CEBSIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180705 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Aging Neurosci JT - Frontiers in aging neuroscience JID - 101525824 PMC - PMC6041383 OTO - NOTNLM OT - brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - catechol-O-methyltransferase OT - cognitive training OT - single nucleotide polymorphism OT - successful aging EDAT- 2018/07/22 06:00 MHDA- 2018/07/22 06:01 PMCR- 2018/01/01 CRDT- 2018/07/21 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/06/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/07/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/07/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/07/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00198 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Aging Neurosci. 2018 Jul 5;10:198. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00198. eCollection 2018.