Evaluation of neurotrophic factors and education level as predictors of cognitive decline in alcohol use disorder

Abstract Cognitive reserve (CR) is the capability of an individual to cope with a brain pathology through compensatory mechanisms developed through cognitive stimulation by mental and physical activity. Recently, it has been suggested that CR has a protective role against the initiation of substance...

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Autores principales: Nerea Requena-Ocaña, Pedro Araos, María Flores, Nuria García-Marchena, Daniel Silva-Peña, Jesús Aranda, Patricia Rivera, Juan Jesús Ruiz, Antonia Serrano, Francisco Javier Pavón, Juan Suárez, Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3bbe73478fad4ab7824f0f90e1fd6e052021-12-02T14:53:42ZEvaluation of neurotrophic factors and education level as predictors of cognitive decline in alcohol use disorder10.1038/s41598-021-95131-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/3bbe73478fad4ab7824f0f90e1fd6e052021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95131-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Cognitive reserve (CR) is the capability of an individual to cope with a brain pathology through compensatory mechanisms developed through cognitive stimulation by mental and physical activity. Recently, it has been suggested that CR has a protective role against the initiation of substance use, substance consumption patterns and cognitive decline and can improve responses to treatment. However, CR has never been linked to cognitive function and neurotrophic factors in the context of alcohol consumption. The present cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the association between CR (evaluated by educational level), cognitive impairment (assessed using a frontal and memory loss assessment battery) and circulating levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Our results indicated that lower educational levels were accompanied by earlier onset of alcohol consumption and earlier development of alcohol dependence, as well as impaired frontal cognitive function. They also suggest that CR, NT-3 and BDNF may act as compensatory mechanisms for cognitive decline in the early stages of AUD, but not in later phases. These parameters allow the identification of patients with AUD who are at risk of cognitive deterioration and the implementation of personalized interventions to preserve cognitive function.Nerea Requena-OcañaPedro AraosMaría FloresNuria García-MarchenaDaniel Silva-PeñaJesús ArandaPatricia RiveraJuan Jesús RuizAntonia SerranoFrancisco Javier PavónJuan SuárezFernando Rodríguez de FonsecaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
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Nerea Requena-Ocaña
Pedro Araos
María Flores
Nuria García-Marchena
Daniel Silva-Peña
Jesús Aranda
Patricia Rivera
Juan Jesús Ruiz
Antonia Serrano
Francisco Javier Pavón
Juan Suárez
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca
Evaluation of neurotrophic factors and education level as predictors of cognitive decline in alcohol use disorder
description Abstract Cognitive reserve (CR) is the capability of an individual to cope with a brain pathology through compensatory mechanisms developed through cognitive stimulation by mental and physical activity. Recently, it has been suggested that CR has a protective role against the initiation of substance use, substance consumption patterns and cognitive decline and can improve responses to treatment. However, CR has never been linked to cognitive function and neurotrophic factors in the context of alcohol consumption. The present cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the association between CR (evaluated by educational level), cognitive impairment (assessed using a frontal and memory loss assessment battery) and circulating levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Our results indicated that lower educational levels were accompanied by earlier onset of alcohol consumption and earlier development of alcohol dependence, as well as impaired frontal cognitive function. They also suggest that CR, NT-3 and BDNF may act as compensatory mechanisms for cognitive decline in the early stages of AUD, but not in later phases. These parameters allow the identification of patients with AUD who are at risk of cognitive deterioration and the implementation of personalized interventions to preserve cognitive function.
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author Nerea Requena-Ocaña
Pedro Araos
María Flores
Nuria García-Marchena
Daniel Silva-Peña
Jesús Aranda
Patricia Rivera
Juan Jesús Ruiz
Antonia Serrano
Francisco Javier Pavón
Juan Suárez
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca
author_facet Nerea Requena-Ocaña
Pedro Araos
María Flores
Nuria García-Marchena
Daniel Silva-Peña
Jesús Aranda
Patricia Rivera
Juan Jesús Ruiz
Antonia Serrano
Francisco Javier Pavón
Juan Suárez
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca
author_sort Nerea Requena-Ocaña
title Evaluation of neurotrophic factors and education level as predictors of cognitive decline in alcohol use disorder
title_short Evaluation of neurotrophic factors and education level as predictors of cognitive decline in alcohol use disorder
title_full Evaluation of neurotrophic factors and education level as predictors of cognitive decline in alcohol use disorder
title_fullStr Evaluation of neurotrophic factors and education level as predictors of cognitive decline in alcohol use disorder
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of neurotrophic factors and education level as predictors of cognitive decline in alcohol use disorder
title_sort evaluation of neurotrophic factors and education level as predictors of cognitive decline in alcohol use disorder
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/3bbe73478fad4ab7824f0f90e1fd6e05
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