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Habitual exercise levels are associated with cerebral amyloid load in presymptomatic autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease

Brown, BM; Sohrabi, HR; Taddei, K; Gardener, SL; Rainey-Smith, SR; Peiffer, JJ; Xiong, C; ... Martins, RN; + view all (2017) Habitual exercise levels are associated with cerebral amyloid load in presymptomatic autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia , 13 (11) pp. 1197-1206. 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.03.008. Green open access

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between self-reported exercise levels and Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers, in a cohort of autosomal dominant AD mutation carriers. METHODS: In 139 presymptomatic mutation carriers from the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network, the relationship between self-reported exercise levels and brain amyloid load, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Aβ42, and CSF tau levels was evaluated using linear regression. RESULTS: No differences in brain amyloid load, CSF Aβ42, or CSF tau were observed between low and high exercise groups. Nevertheless, when examining only those already accumulating AD pathology (i.e., amyloid positive), low exercisers had higher mean levels of brain amyloid than high exercisers. Furthermore, the interaction between exercise and estimated years from expected symptom onset was a significant predictor of brain amyloid levels. DISCUSSION: Our findings indicate a relationship exists between self-reported exercise levels and brain amyloid in autosomal dominant AD mutation carriers.

Type: Article
Title: Habitual exercise levels are associated with cerebral amyloid load in presymptomatic autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.03.008
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.03.008
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Clinical Neurology, Neurosciences & Neurology, Physical activity, Amyloid beta, Genetics, Tau, Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, APP/PS1 TRANSGENIC MICE, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, A-BETA, COGNITIVE DECLINE, OLDER-ADULTS, MOUSE MODEL, BIOMARKERS, DEPOSITION, RISK, VOLUNTARY
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10044174
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