Asthma amplifies dementia risk: Evidence from CSF biomarkers and cognitive decline.
Ajay Kumar NairCarol A Van HulleBarbara B BendlinHenrik ZetterbergKaj BlennowNorbert WildGwendlyn KollmorgenIvonne SuridjanWilliam W BusseMelissa A RosenkranzPublished in: Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) (2022)
Those with severe asthma showed evidence of higher dementia risk than controls evidenced by: higher levels of the synaptic degeneration biomarker neurogranin regardless of cognitive status, cardiovascular or genetic risk, and controlling for demographics.steeper increase in levels of synaptic degeneration biomarkers neurogranin and α-synuclein with increasing cardiovascular risk.accelerated cognitive decline with higher cardiovascular risk, genetic predisposition, or pathological tau.