N-acetylaspartate/creatine and choline/creatine ratios in the thalami, insular cortex and white matter as markers of hypertension and cognitive impairment in the elderly.

Date publication

octobre 2008

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BRUNOTTE François

Tous les auteurs :
Ben Salem D, Walker PM, Bejot Y, Aho SL, Tavernier B, Rouaud O, Ricolfi F, Brunotte F

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19015591

Résumé

Our objective was to investigate the influence of hypertension on N-acetylaspartate (NAA) and choline (Cho) ratios in brain tissues in a community-dwelling elderly population. Brain flexibility was also evaluated with regard to the same metabolite ratios. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and the Trail Making Test (TMT) were performed in 80 subjects (75.7+/-4 years old) from the Three-City Study. Fifty-eight participants had hypertension. The NAA/creatine (Cr) and Cho/Cr ratios were obtained in the insular cortex, the thalami and the deep periventricular white matter. In addition, the B-A score of the TMT was evaluated. Uni- and multi-variate analyses were performed in order to examine the relationships among these data. In the insula and the thalami of the hypertensive group, NAA/Cr ratios were significantly lower (1.39+/-0.23 and 1.52+/-0.23, respectively; p=0.01) than those in the normotensive control group (1.52+/-0.25 and 1.70+/-0.19, respectively; p

Référence

Hypertens Res. 2008 Oct;31(10):1851-7.