Midlife systemic inflammatory markers are associated with late-life brain volume: the ARIC study

KA Walker, RC Hoogeveen, AR Folsom… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To clarify the temporal relationship between systemic inflammation and
neurodegeneration, we examined whether a higher level of circulating inflammatory markers …

Systemic inflammation during midlife and cognitive change over 20 years: The ARIC Study

KA Walker, RF Gottesman, A Wu, DS Knopman… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To examine the association between systemic inflammation measured during
midlife and 20-year cognitive decline. Methods Within the Atherosclerosis Risk in …

Inflammatory biomarkers are associated with total brain volume: the Framingham Heart Study

AL Jefferson, JM Massaro, PA Wolf, S Seshadri, R Au… - Neurology, 2007 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Systemic inflammation is associated with ischemia and Alzheimer disease
(AD). We hypothesized that inflammatory biomarkers would be associated with …

Brain morphology links systemic inflammation to cognitive function in midlife adults

AL Marsland, PJ Gianaros, DCH Kuan, LK Sheu… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background: Inflammation is linked to cognitive decline in midlife, but the neural basis for
this link is unclear. One possibility is that inflammation associates with adverse changes in …

Circulating IL-6 and CRP are associated with MRI findings in the elderly: the 3C-Dijon Study

CL Satizabal, YC Zhu, B Mazoyer, C Dufouil… - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: The relation between inflammation and brain MRI findings in the elderly remains
poorly known. We investigated the association of circulating interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C …

Body mass and cognitive decline are indirectly associated via inflammation among aging adults

K Bourassa, DA Sbarra - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2017 - Elsevier
Inflammatory models of neurodegeneration suggest that higher circulating levels of
inflammation can lead to cognitive decline. Despite established independent associations …

Elevated markers of inflammation are associated with longitudinal changes in brain function in older adults

KN Warren, LL Beason-Held, O Carlson… - The Journals of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Chronic inflammation has been linked to memory and other cognitive
impairments, as well as Alzheimer's disease. Here, we investigate the association between …

Systemic inflammation as a predictor of brain aging: Contributions of physical activity, metabolic risk, and genetic risk

F Corlier, G Hafzalla, J Faskowitz, LH Kuller, JT Becker… - Neuroimage, 2018 - Elsevier
Inflammatory processes may contribute to risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and age-related
brain degeneration. Metabolic and genetic risk factors, and physical activity may, in turn …

Circulating inflammatory biomarkers in relation to brain structural measurements in a non-demented elderly population

Y Gu, R Vorburger, N Scarmeas, JA Luchsinger… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this investigation was to determine whether circulating inflammatory biomarkers c-
reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL6), and alpha 1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) were related …

Midlife systemic inflammation, late-life white matter integrity, and cerebral small vessel disease: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study

KA Walker, MC Power, RC Hoogeveen, AR Folsom… - Stroke, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—It is currently unclear whether midlife systemic inflammation
promotes the development of white matter (WM) abnormalities and small vessel disease in …