PMID- 30139626 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190122 LR - 20240331 IS - 2352-3964 (Electronic) IS - 2352-3964 (Linking) VI - 35 DP - 2018 Sep TI - The effects of human leukocyte antigen DRB1*13 and apolipoprotein E on age-related variability of synchronous neural interactions in healthy women. PG - 288-294 LID - S2352-3964(18)30313-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.08.026 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Age-related brain changes are well-documented and influenced by genetics. Extensive research links apolipoprotein E (apoE) to brain function, with the E4 allele serving as a risk factor for brain disease, including Alzheimer's disease, and the E2 allele conferring protection. Recent evidence also supports protective effects of another gene, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DRB1*13, on brain disease and age-related brain atrophy in cognitively healthy adults. Here we investigated the effects of apoE and HLA DRB1*13 on brain function by examining changes in neural network properties with age in healthy adults. METHODS: One hundred seventy-eight cognitively healthy women (28-99 y old) underwent a magnetoencephalography scan and provided a blood sample for genetic analysis. Age-related changes in neural network variability in genetic subgroups of DRB1*13 x apoE genotype combinations were assessed using linear regression of network variability against age. FINDINGS: For individuals lacking a DRB1*13 allele and/or carrying an apoE4 allele, network variability increased significantly with age. In contrast, no such increase was observed in the presence of DRB1*13 and/or apoE2. INTERPRETATION: These findings extend previous research documenting the protective effect of DRB1*13 on brain structure to include protection against age-related changes in brain function, and demonstrate similar protective effects on neural network variability for either DRB1*13 or apoE2. These protective effects could be due to reduction or elimination of factors known to disrupt brain function, including neuroinflammation and amyloid beta protein. FUNDING: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and University of Minnesota. CI - Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - James, Lisa M AU - James LM AD - Brain Sciences Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 5541, USA; Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Electronic address: lmjames@umn.edu. FAU - Dolan, Stacy AU - Dolan S AD - Brain Sciences Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 5541, USA. FAU - Leuthold, Arthur C AU - Leuthold AC AD - Brain Sciences Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 5541, USA; Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. FAU - Engdahl, Brian E AU - Engdahl BE AD - Brain Sciences Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 5541, USA; Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. FAU - Georgopoulos, Angeliki AU - Georgopoulos A AD - Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. FAU - Georgopoulos, Apostolos P AU - Georgopoulos AP AD - Brain Sciences Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 5541, USA; Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180820 PL - Netherlands TA - EBioMedicine JT - EBioMedicine JID - 101647039 RN - 0 (Apolipoproteins E) RN - 0 (HLA-DRB1 Chains) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Age Factors MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Apolipoproteins E/*genetics MH - Female MH - Gene Frequency/genetics MH - Genotype MH - HLA-DRB1 Chains/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Middle Aged MH - Nerve Net/*metabolism PMC - PMC6161538 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Apolipoprotein E OT - DRB1*13 OT - Healthy brain aging OT - Human leukocyte antigen OT - Magnetoencephalography OT - Neural network EDAT- 2018/08/25 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/23 06:00 PMCR- 2018/08/20 CRDT- 2018/08/25 06:00 PHST- 2018/06/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/08/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/08/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/08/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2352-3964(18)30313-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.08.026 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - EBioMedicine. 2018 Sep;35:288-294. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.08.026. Epub 2018 Aug 20.