title: Enzymatic antioxidant balance and cognitive decline in aging--the EVA study.
abstract: We studied whether primary enzymatic antioxidant protection should influence cognitive decline (CD) in subjects aged 62-72 years volunteers in the Etude du Vieillissement Antériel (EVA) cohort. At baseline, we measured red blood cells activities of two enzymes: cytoplasmic form of superoxide dismutase (CuZn-SOD) and seleno dependent glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px). During the 4 year-follow up (follow-up rate of 81%), a drop of at least 3 points in MMSE score was observed in 71 subjects (7.2%) defining individuals with CD+ among the 980 individuals. Initial GSH-Px activity appeared to be significantly lower in individual CD+ (41.2 +/- 10.3 U/g Hb vs. 44.4 +/- 9.4 in CD-, p = 0.008). Conversely, there was an increase of CuZn-SOD activity in CD+ subjects (1.13 +/- 0.10 U/mg Hb vs. 1.10 +/- 0.10, p = 0.05). Taking into account the ratio between these two levels suggest that the equilibrium between these two enzymes, an important determinant of oxidative stress level, is associated with CD. These results are independent of other potential risk factors for CD (education, Apolipoprotein E, hypertension) and suggest that this primary enzymatic system could be related to CD during aging.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U360, Recherches epidémiologique en neurologie et psychopathologie, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France. berr@montp.inserm.fr
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berr
authors.forename: Marie-Jeanne
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gourlet
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garrel
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Favier
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase