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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2025

Association between serum tricosanoic acid and cognitive function in older adults: findings from the NHANES and GEO databases.

Ti Yang, Yue Zhang, Zeen Cai, Ying Wang, Shengqiong Deng

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ti Yang *Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Gongli Hospital of Shanghai Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China.
Yue Zhang *Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Jimo People's Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Zeen Cai *School of Gongli Hospital Medical Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
Ying WangShanghai Health Commission Key Lab of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Based Management of Inflammation and Chronic Diseases, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Gongli Hospital of Shanghai Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China.
Shengqiong DengShanghai Health Commission Key Lab of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Based Management of Inflammation and Chronic Diseases, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Gongli Hospital of Shanghai Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China.

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Introduction: With global aging, dementia prevalence rises. While long-chain saturated fatty acids show anti-cognitive decline potential, serum tricosanoic acid (C23:0)'s role in brain regions and cognition remains unclear. Methods: To confirm the association between C23:0 and cognition in the population, we analyzed gene expression data from the Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain gene chip data set (GSE118553) available in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Additionally, we examined data from 1,127 adults aged 60 years and older who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2011 and 2014. To explore potential metabolic pathways and mechanisms linking C23:0 to cognitive aging, the computational platform METAFlux was employed. Results: Differential gene expression analysis identified 335 downregulated and 477 upregulated genes in AD frontal cortex. Metabolite analysis showed 20 upregulated and 37 downregulated nutrients (including C23:0) in AD vs. controls. Population-level analysis (NHANES, Discussion: This study provides strong evidence for frontal cortex-specific reduced C23:0 in AD and highlights its potential as a serum cognitive marker.

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