Investigating the causal association between branched-chain amino acids and Alzheimer's disease: A bidirectional Mendelian randomized study

Author:

Qian Xiao-hang,Liu Xiao-li,Zhang Bin,Lin Yuan,Xu Jian-hua,Ding Gang-yu,Tang Hui-dong

Abstract

BackgroundThere are many metabolic pathway abnormalities in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several studies have linked branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolism disorders with AD but have not obtained consistent results. The purpose of this study is to explore the causal association between BCAA concentration and the risk of AD.MethodsA bidirectional Mendelian randomized (MR) study was applied to explore the causal effect between BCAA level and the risk of AD. Genetic instrumental variables from the genome-wide association study (GWAS) of serum BCAA levels [total BCAAs (115,047 participants), valine (115,048 participants), leucine (115,074 participants), and isoleucine (115,075 participants)] from the UK Biobank and AD (21,982 AD cases and 41,944 controls) from the International Genomics of Alzheimer's Project were applied to explore the causal effect through the inverse variance-weighted (IVW) method, MR-Egger, and weighted median, accompanied by multiple pluripotency and heterogeneity tests.ResultsThe forward MR analysis showed that there was no causal effect of total BCAAs (OR: 1.067, 95% CI: 0.838–1.358; p = 0.838), valine (OR: 1.106, 95% CI: 0.917–1.333; p = 0.292), leucine (OR: 1.096, 95% CI: 0.861–1.396; p = 0.659), and isoleucine (OR: 1.457, 95% CI: 1.024–2.742; p = 0.037) levels on the risk of AD. The reverse analysis showed that AD was related to reduced levels of total BCAAs (OR: 0.979, 95% CI: 0.989–0.990; p < 0.001), valine (OR: 0.977, 95% CI: 0.963–0.991; p = 0.001), leucine (OR: 0.983, 95% CI: 0.973–0.994; p = 0.002), and isoleucine (OR: 0.982, 95% CI: 0.971–0.992; p = 0.001).ConclusionWe provide robust evidence that AD was associated with a decreased level of BCAAs, which can serve as a marker for early diagnosis of AD.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission

Publisher

Frontiers Media SA

Subject

Nutrition and Dietetics,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Food Science

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