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Qiao Xiong1,2, Fang Li3, Haiyan Chi4
1Department of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China.
Context:
In type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), orthostatic hypotension (OH) is associated with cognition, but the mechanisms governing the link between OH and cognition are still unclear.
Objective:
We sought to analyze Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers and the part of complement proteins in modulating the association of OH with cognitive impairment and examine whether OH could accelerate the clinical progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia in T2DM.
Methods:
We recruited patients with T2DM with MCI and collected general healthy information and blood samples. Complement proteins of astrocyte-derived exosomes were isolated and AD biomarkers of neuronal cell-derived exosomes isolated were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Cognitive assessments were performed at patient enrollment and follow-up.
Results:
Mediation analysis showed that the influence of OH on cognition in T2DM was partly mediated by baseline AD biomarkers and complement proteins. Cox proportional-hazards regression proved the OH group had a higher risk of developing dementia compared to the T2DM without OH group.
Conclusion:
In T2DM with MCI patients, AD biomarkers and complement proteins mediate the effects of OH on cognitive impairment and OH may be a risk factor of progression from MCI to dementia in T2DM.
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