Lead (Pb) in Alzheimer's Dementia: A Systematic Review of Human Case- Control Studies.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Alzheimer's Dementia (AD) has a complex pathophysiology that is incompletely understood. Chronic, low-level environmental lead (Pb) exposure is associated with cognitive impairment, hypertension and mortality, and has been proposed as a potential cause of AD. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to review the literature to clarify the potential role of Pb in AD and to guide future research. METHODS:Through a series of systematic reviews, we identified case-control studies comparing AD to controls on 6 measures of Pb exposure or accumulation: blood, bone, cerebrospinal fluid, hair/nail, postmortem pathology, and urine. We completed meta-analyses where possible. RESULTS:The number of identified case-control studies of AD, by measurement method, was: 15 by blood, 0 by bone, 5 by Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF), 3 by hair/nail, 3 by postmortem, and 1 by urine. Two meta-analyses were possible for 7 studies reporting whole blood Pb and for 8 studies of serum Pb. Both were negative. The largest study of CSF Pb showed lower levels in AD. Similarly, lower hair Pb levels were found in AD. CONCLUSION:The available case-control studies are insufficient to draw conclusions on the role of Pb in AD. Most methods do not address long-term or early-life exposure. The preferred measure of chronic Pb is in bone, which has not been utilized in case-control AD studies. Future research should measure bone Pb in AD, together with other biomarkers, such as amyloid and tau imaging, and markers of cerebrovascular pathology.

journal_name

Curr Alzheimer Res

authors

Brown EE,Shah P,Pollock BG,Gerretsen P,Graff-Guerrero A

doi

10.2174/1567205016666190311101445

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-01-01 00:00:00

pages

353-361

issue

4

eissn

1567-2050

issn

1875-5828

pii

CAR-EPUB-97205

journal_volume

16

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