Abstract
Introduction: Presence of apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 has shown greater predisposition to medial temporal involvement in posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) and logopenic progressive aphasia (LPA). Little is known about its influence on memory network connectivity, a network comprised of medial temporal structures. Methods: Fifty-eight PCA and 82 LPA patients underwent structural and resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Bayesian hierarchical linear models assessed the influence of APOE ε4 on within and between-network connectivity for five networks. Results: APOE ε4 carriers showed reduced memory and language within-network connectivity in LPA and increased salience within-network connectivity in PCA compared to non-carriers. Between-network analysis showed evidence of reduced DMN connectivity in APOE ε4 carriers, with reduced DMN-to-salience and DMN-to-language network connectivity in PCA, and reduced DMN-to-visual network connectivity in LPA. Discussion: The APOE genotype influences brain connectivity, both within and between-networks, in atypical Alzheimer's disease. However, there was evidence that the modulatory effects of APOE differ across phenotype. HIGHLIGHTS: APOE genotype is associated with reductions in within-network connectivity for the memory and language networks in LPA APOE genotype is associated with reductions in language-to-visual connectivity in LPA and PCA APOE genotype has no effect on the memory network in PCA.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3858-3866 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Alzheimer's and Dementia |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2023 |
Keywords
- apolipoprotein ε4
- atypical Alzheimer's disease
- logopenic progressive aphasia
- posterior cortical atrophy
- resting state functional connectivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Clinical Neurology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- Psychiatry and Mental health