Circulating Metabolome and White Matter Hyperintensities in Females and Males

Conclusions: Circulating metabolomic measures, including multiple lipid measures (e.g., lysophosphatidylcholines, hydroxysphingomyelins, low-density lipoprotein size and composition) and non-lipid metabolites (e.g., hydroxyphenylpyruvate, glucuronate) associate with WMH in a general population of middle-aged and older adults. Some metabolomic measures show marked sex specificities and explain sizable proportion of WMH variance.PMID:35050683 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056892
Source: Circulation - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research