Title | No advantage of A beta 42-lowering NSAIDs for prevention of Alzheimer dementia in six pooled cohort studies. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2008 |
Authors | Szekely, CA, Green, RC, Breitner, JCS, stbye, TØ, Beiser, AS, Corrada, MM, Dodge, HH, Ganguli, M, Kawas, CH, Kuller, LH, Psaty, BM, Resnick, SM, Wolf, PA, Zonderman, AB, Welsh-Bohmer, KA, Zandi, PP |
Journal | Neurology |
Volume | 70 |
Issue | 24 |
Pagination | 2291-8 |
Date Published | 2008 Jun 10 |
ISSN | 1526-632X |
Keywords | Acetaminophen, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Analgesics, Non-Narcotic, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Aspirin, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuroprotective Agents, Peptide Fragments, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors |
Abstract | <p><b>INTRODUCTION: </b>Observational studies show reduced incidence of Alzheimer dementia (AD) in users of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). One hypothesis holds that the subset of NSAIDs known as selective A beta(42)-lowering agents (SALAs) is responsible for this apparent reduction in AD risk.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>We pooled individual-level data from six prospective studies to obtain a sufficient sample to examine AD risk in users of SALA vs non-SALA NSAIDs.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Of 13,499 initially dementia-free participants (70,863 person-years), 820 developed incident AD. Users of NSAIDs (29.6%) showed reduced risk of AD (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.77, 95% CI 0.65-0.91). The point estimates were similar for SALAs (aHR 0.87, CI 0.72-1.04) and non-SALAs (aHR 0.75, CI 0.56-1.01). Because 573 NSAID users (14.5%) reported taking both a SALA and non-SALA, we examined their use alone and in combination. Resulting aHRs were 0.82 (CI 0.67-0.99) for SALA only, 0.60 (CI 0.40-0.90) for non-SALA only, and 0.87 (CI 0.57-1.33) for both NSAIDs (Wald test for differences, p = 0.32). The 40.7% of participants who used aspirin also showed reduced risk of AD, even when they used no other NSAIDs (aHR 0.78, CI 0.66-0.92). By contrast, there was no association with use of acetaminophen (aHR 0.93, CI 0.76-1.13).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>In this pooled dataset, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use reduced the risk of Alzheimer dementia (AD). However, there was no apparent advantage in AD risk reduction for the subset of NSAIDs shown to selectively lower A beta(42), suggesting that all conventional NSAIDs including aspirin have a similar protective effect in humans.</p> |
DOI | 10.1212/01.wnl.0000313933.17796.f6 |
Alternate Journal | Neurology |
PubMed ID | 18509093 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2755238 |
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