Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and dementia in a community-dwelling Japanese older population (JPSC-AD)
Ayumi Tachibana,
Jun-ichi Iga,
Tomoki Ozaki
et al.
Abstract:In recent years, the association between neuroinflammatory markers and dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease (AD), has attracted much attention. However, the evidence for the relationship between serum-hs-CRP and dementia including AD are inconsistent. Therefore, the relationships of serum high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) with dementia including AD and with regions of interest of brain MRI were investigated. A total of 11,957 community residents aged 65 years or older were recruited in eight sites in Japan (JP… Show more
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