PMID- 34054500 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220423 IS - 1663-4365 (Print) IS - 1663-4365 (Electronic) IS - 1663-4365 (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2021 TI - Increased Plasma Level of 24S-Hydroxycholesterol and Polymorphism of CYP46A1 SNP (rs754203) Are Associated With Mild Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. PG - 619916 LID - 10.3389/fnagi.2021.619916 [doi] LID - 619916 AB - BACKGROUND: Abnormal cholesterol metabolism is common in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and causes dementia. Cholesterol 24S-hydroxylase (CYP46A1) converts cholesterol into 24S-hydroxycholesterol (24-OHC) and maintains cholesterol homeostasis in the brain. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the roles of 24-OHC and the CYP46A1 (rs754203) polymorphism in patients with T2DM and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). METHODS: A total of 193 Chinese patients with T2DM were recruited into two groups according to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Demographic and clinical data were collected, and neuropsychological tests were conducted. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Seqnome method were used to detect the concentration of plasma 24-OHC and the CYP46A1 rs754203 genotype, respectively. RESULTS: Compared with 118 healthy cognition participants, patients with MCI (n = 75) displayed a higher plasma level of 24-OHC and total cholesterol concentration (all p = 0.031), while no correlation was found between them. In the overall diabetes population, the plasma level of 24-OHC was negatively correlated with MoCA (r = -0.150, p = 0.039), and it was further proved to be an independent risk factor of diabetic MCI (OR = 1.848, p = 0.001). Additionally, patients with MCI and the CC genotype of CYP46A1 rs754203 showed the highest plasma level of 24-OHC even though the difference was not statistically significant, and they obtained low scores in both the verbal fluency test and Stroop color and word test A (p = 0.008 and p = 0.029, respectively). CONCLUSION: In patients with T2DM, high plasma level of 24-OHC and the CC genotype carrier of CYP46A1 rs754203 may portend a high risk of developing early cognitive impairment, including attention and executive deficits. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Shi, Jia, Tian, Zhang, An, Zhu, Cao, Yuan and Wang. FAU - Shi, Jijing AU - Shi J AD - Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, China. AD - School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Jia, Jianhong AU - Jia J AD - Department of Endocrinology, Siyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suqian, China. FAU - Tian, Sai AU - Tian S AD - Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, China. AD - School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Zhang, Haoqiang AU - Zhang H AD - Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, China. AD - School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. FAU - An, Ke AU - An K AD - Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, China. AD - School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Zhu, Wenwen AU - Zhu W AD - Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, China. AD - School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Cao, Wuyou AU - Cao W AD - Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, China. AD - School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Yuan, Yang AU - Yuan Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Wang, Shaohua AU - Wang S AD - Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210513 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Aging Neurosci JT - Frontiers in aging neuroscience JID - 101525824 PMC - PMC8155290 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 24S-hydroxycholesterol OT - attention function OT - executive function OT - mild cognitive impairment OT - type 2 diabetes mellitus COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/06/01 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/01 06:01 PMCR- 2021/01/01 CRDT- 2021/05/31 06:07 PHST- 2020/10/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/03/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/05/31 06:07 [entrez] PHST- 2021/06/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/01 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnagi.2021.619916 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Aging Neurosci. 2021 May 13;13:619916. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.619916. eCollection 2021.