Alexandra E. Butler
A Cross-Sectional Study of Alzheimer-Related Proteins in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Butler, Alexandra E.; Moin, Abu Saleh Md; Sathyapalan, Thozhukat; Atkin, Stephen L.
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Abu Saleh Md Moin
Professor Thozhukat Sathyapalan T.Sathyapalan@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Stephen L. Atkin
Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine condition in women of reproductive age, and several risk factors found in PCOS are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Proteins increased in AD have been reported to include fibronectin (FN) fragments 3 and 4 (FN1.3 and FN1.4, respectively) and ApoE. We hypothesized that Alzheimer-related proteins would be dysregulated in PCOS because of associated insulin resistance and obesity. In this comparative cross-sectional analysis, aptamer-based SomaScan proteomic analysis for the detection of plasma Alzheimer-related proteins was undertaken in a PCOS biobank of 143 women with PCOS and 97 control women. Amyloid precursor protein (APP) (p < 0.05) and amyloid P-component (APCS) (p < 0.001) were elevated in PCOS, while alpha-synuclein (SNCA) (p < 0.05) was reduced in PCOS. Associations with protective heat shock proteins (HSPs) showed that SNCA positively correlated with HSP90 (p < 0.0001) and HSP60 (p < 0.0001) in both the PCOS and control women. Correlations with markers of inflammation showed that APCS correlated with interleukin 6 (IL6) (p = 0.04), while Apolipoprotein (Apo) E3 correlated with TNF-alpha (p = 0.02). FN, FN1.3, FN1.4 and ApoE were all elevated significantly (p < 0.05). An AD-associated protein pattern with elevated FN, FN1.3, FN1.4 and ApoE was found in PCOS, in addition to elevated APP and reduced SNCA, which was the same as reported for type 2 diabetes (T2D) with, additionally, an elevation in APCS. With the AD biomarker pattern in PCOS being very similar to that in T2D, where there is an association between AD and T2D, this suggests that larger prospective cohort studies are needed in women with PCOS to determine if there is a causal association with AD.
Citation
Butler, A. E., Moin, A. S. M., Sathyapalan, T., & Atkin, S. L. (2024). A Cross-Sectional Study of Alzheimer-Related Proteins in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(2), Article 1158. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25021158
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 15, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 18, 2024 |
Publication Date | Jan 2, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Mar 1, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 5, 2024 |
Journal | International journal of molecular sciences |
Electronic ISSN | 1422-0067 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 2 |
Article Number | 1158 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25021158 |
Keywords | Polycystic ovary syndrome; Amyloid-associated proteins; Alzheimer’s disease |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4532172 |
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