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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Lecithin Alleviates Memory Deficits and Muscle Attenuation in Chinese Older Adults and SAMP8 Mice.

Xianyun Wang, Dajun Li, Xiao Ying Li, Weizhao Lu, Huini Ding, Chengyan Qi, Xuan Wang, Jing Shen, Yafei Chi, Tiantian Li and 7 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Xianyun WangBeijing Key Laboratory of environment and aging, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Dajun LiBeijing Key Laboratory of environment and aging, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Xiao Ying LiDepartment of Geriatrics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 102208, China.
Weizhao LuSchool of Radiology, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271016, China.
Huini DingBeijing Key Laboratory of environment and aging, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Chengyan QiBeijing Key Laboratory of environment and aging, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Xuan WangDepartment of Neurology and Department of Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100071, China.
Jing ShenBeijing Key Laboratory of environment and aging, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Yafei ChiDepartment of Experimental Animals, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Tiantian LiBeijing Key Laboratory of environment and aging, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Michelle M DunkAging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17165, Sweden.
Yu AnMedical Research Center, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine and Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China.
Hongmei HuangDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, China.
Kang YuDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Department of Health Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, 100730, China.
Weili XuAging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17165, Sweden.
Rong XiaoBeijing Key Laboratory of environment and aging, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Yuandi XiBeijing Key Laboratory of environment and aging, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7430-8230

Funding

Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation 7252179National Natural Science Foundation of China 82273620
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying the mechanistic targets of crosstalk between sarcopenia (SA) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is critical for screening high-risk populations and exploring effective prevention and treatment strategies. In a nationwide multicenter prospective cohort study combined with an RCT study, it is found that indexes of muscle health reveal a strong predictive relationship with cognitive performance assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Furthermore, Random Forest models suggest that lecithin can predict both diseases. Erythrocyte lipid analysis and RCT study indicate the protective function of lecithin and the potential involvement of irisin in that process. In rodent models, phosphocholine (PC) alleviates learning and memory impairments and muscle attenuation in SAMP8 mice, while FNDC5/irisin knockdown accelerates brain and muscle damage or eliminates the protective effects of PC. Transcriptome analysis shows that PGC1α (the regulator of FNDC5) is regulated by PC treatment, and the results of knocking out PGC1α and FNDC5/irisin are consistent. Here it is found that muscle-secreted FNDC5/irisin is a key target of "muscle-brain" crosstalk, and lecithin may postpone the progression of MCI and SA by stimulating PGC1α-FNDC5/irisin-mediated cross-protection of cognition and skeletal muscle.

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Cognitive DysfunctionLecithinsMemory DisordersSarcopeniaAgedAnimalsChinaDisease Models, AnimalEast Asian PeopleFemaleFibronectinsHumansMaleMiceMuscle, SkeletalPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaFibronectinsFNDC5 protein, mouseLecithinsPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaFNDC5irisinlecithinmild cognitive impairmentsarcopenia

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PMID40344642
PMCPMC12376584

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