General Information:

Id: 7,238
Diseases: Alzheimer disease - [OMIM]
Homo sapiens
plasma
article/cited
Reference: [PMID: 28035934]

Interaction Information:

Comment Among men, the highest tertile of most ceramides and sphingomyelins were associated with an increased risk of AD. Among women, there were no associations between any of the ceramides and risk of AD. In contrast, women in the highest tertile of most sphingomyelins had a reduced risk of AD, which was most pronounced among APOE (isoform E4) carriers. These results provide further evidence for the role of sphingolipid metabolism in AD and highlight the importance of considering sex and APOE genotype in assessing this relationship.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71212

drug/chemical compound

Ceramide

increases_activity of

in plasma; among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the highest tertile of most ceramides and sphingomyelins were associated with an increased risk of AD. Among women, there were no associations between any of the ceramides and risk of AD. In contrast, women in the highest tertile of most sphingomyelins had a reduced risk of AD, which was most pronounced among APOE (isoform E4) carriers. These results provide further evidence for the role of sphingolipid metabolism in AD and highlight the importance of considering sex and APOE genotype in assessing this relationship.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71213

drug/chemical compound

Sphingomyelin

increases_activity of

in plasma; among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the highest tertile of most ceramides and sphingomyelins were associated with an increased risk of AD. Among women, there were no associations between any of the ceramides and risk of AD. In contrast, women in the highest tertile of most sphingomyelins had a reduced risk of AD, which was most pronounced among APOE (isoform E4) carriers. These results provide further evidence for the role of sphingolipid metabolism in AD and highlight the importance of considering sex and APOE genotype in assessing this relationship.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71214

drug/chemical compound

Ceramide

NOT increases_activity of

in plasma; among women in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the highest tertile of most ceramides and sphingomyelins were associated with an increased risk of AD. Among women, there were no associations between any of the ceramides and risk of AD. In contrast, women in the highest tertile of most sphingomyelins (with the exception of C24 : 1) had a reduced risk of AD, which was most pronounced among APOE (isoform E4) carriers. These results provide further evidence for the role of sphingolipid metabolism in AD and highlight the importance of considering sex and APOE genotype in assessing this relationship.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71215

drug/chemical compound

Sphingomyelin

decreases_activity of

in plasma; among women, most pronounced among APOE (isoform E4) carriers, in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Women in the highest tertile of most sphingomyelins (except SM C20 : 1) had a reduced risk of AD, which was most pronounced among APOE (isoform E4) carriers. These results provide further evidence for the role of sphingolipid metabolism in AD and highlight the importance of considering sex and APOE genotype in assessing this relationship.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71247

gene/protein mutant

APOE (isoform E4)

decreases_activity of

in plasma; among women, in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the highest tertile of most ceramides and sphingomyelins were associated with an increased risk of AD. Among women, there were no associations between any of the ceramides and risk of AD. In contrast, women in the highest tertile of most sphingomyelins had a reduced risk of AD, which was most pronounced among APOE (isoform E4) carriers. These results provide further evidence for the role of sphingolipid metabolism in AD and highlight the importance of considering sex and APOE genotype in assessing this relationship.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71257

phenotype

sex, male

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

Ceramide

in plasma; concerning the risk of AD among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the highest tertile of most ceramides and sphingomyelins were associated with an increased risk of AD. Among women, there were no associations between any of the ceramides and risk of AD. In contrast, women in the highest tertile of most sphingomyelins had a reduced risk of AD, which was most pronounced among APOE (isoform E4) carriers. These results provide further evidence for the role of sphingolipid metabolism in AD and highlight the importance of considering sex and APOE genotype in assessing this relationship.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71258

phenotype

sex

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

Sphingomyelin

in plasma; concerning the risk of AD among men and women in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the highest tertile of most ceramides and sphingomyelins were associated with an increased risk of AD. Among women, there were no associations between any of the ceramides and risk of AD. In contrast, women in the highest tertile of most sphingomyelins had a reduced risk of AD, which was most pronounced among APOE (isoform E4) carriers. These results provide further evidence for the role of sphingolipid metabolism in AD and highlight the importance of considering sex and APOE genotype in assessing this relationship.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71259

phenotype

sex

affects_activity of

gene/protein mutant

APOE (isoform E4)

in plasma; concerning the risk of AD in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the highest tertile of most ceramides and sphingomyelins were associated with an increased risk of AD in both univariate and multivariate analyses. The strongest association was with ceramide C16:0, which was associated with a greater than 2-fold increased risk of developing AD for the top tertile compared to the lowest tertile.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71260

drug/chemical compound

Ceramide C16:0

increases_activity of

in plasma; among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the highest tertile of most ceramides and sphingomyelins were associated with an increased risk of AD in both univariate and multivariate analyses. The strongest association was with ceramide C16:0, which was associated with a greater than 2-fold increased risk of developing AD for the top tertile compared to the lowest tertile.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71261

phenotype

sex, male

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

Ceramide C16:0

in plasma; concerning the risk of AD among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment No significant interactions between ceramides and presence of an APOE (isoform E4) allele predicting risk of AD in either men or women were found.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71262

gene/protein mutant

APOE (isoform E4)

NOT affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

Ceramide

in plasma ; concerning the risk of AD among men and women in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the middle tertile of sphingomyelin C18:0 and the highest tertile of sphingomyelins C18:1, C20:1, and C22:1 were associated with an increased risk of AD compared to the lowest tertile.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71263

drug/chemical compound

SM C18:0

increases_activity of

in plasma; among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment There was no interaction found between sphingomyelin and the presence of an APOE (isoform E4) allele on AD risk among men.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71264

gene/protein mutant

APOE (isoform E4)

NOT affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

Sphingomyelin

in plasma; concerning the risk of AD among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the middle tertile of sphingomyelin C18:0 and the highest tertile of sphingomyelins C18:1, C20:1, and C22:1 were associated with an increased risk of AD compared to the lowest tertile.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71265

phenotype

sex, male

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

SM C18:0

in plasma; concerning the risk of AD among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the middle tertile of sphingomyelin C18:0 and the highest tertile of sphingomyelins C18:1, C20:1, and C22:1 were associated with an increased risk of AD compared to the lowest tertile.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71266

drug/chemical compound

SM C18:1

increases_activity of

in plasma; among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the middle tertile of sphingomyelin C18:0 and the highest tertile of sphingomyelins C18:1, C20:1, and C22:1 were associated with an increased risk of AD compared to the lowest tertile.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71267

phenotype

sex, male

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

SM C18:1

in plasma; concerning the risk of AD among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the middle tertile of sphingomyelin C18:0 and the highest tertile of sphingomyelins C18:1, C20:1, and C22:1 were associated with an increased risk of AD compared to the lowest tertile.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71268

drug/chemical compound

SM C20:1

increases_activity of

in plasma; among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the middle tertile of sphingomyelin C18:0 and the highest tertile of sphingomyelins C18:1, C20:1, and C22:1 were associated with an increased risk of AD compared to the lowest tertile.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71269

phenotype

sex, male

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

SM C20:1

in plasma; concerning the risk of AD among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the middle tertile of sphingomyelin C18:0 and the highest tertile of sphingomyelins C18:1, C20:1, and C22:1 were associated with an increased risk of AD compared to the lowest tertile.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71270

drug/chemical compound

SM C22:1

increases_activity of

in plasma; among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Among men, the middle tertile of sphingomyelin C18:0 and the highest tertile of sphingomyelins C18:1, C20:1, and C22:1 were associated with an increased risk of AD compared to the lowest tertile.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71271

phenotype

sex, male

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

SM C22:1

in plasma; concerning the risk of AD among men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment The highest, versus lowest, tertiles of sphingomyelins C16:0 and C22:1 were associated with a significantly reduced risk of AD among women. Most other sphingomyelins trended in the same direction. Across all sphingomyelins (except C20 : 1), women who were APOE E4 carriers and had sphingomyelin levels in either the middle or highest tertile, compared to the lowest, had reduced risks of AD.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71273

drug/chemical compound

SM C16:0

decreases_activity of

in plasma; among women in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment The highest, versus lowest, tertiles of sphingomyelins C16:0 and C22:1 were associated with a significantly reduced risk of AD among women. Most other sphingomyelins trended in the same direction. Across all sphingomyelins (except C20 : 1), women who were APOE E4 carriers and had sphingomyelin levels in either the middle or highest tertile, compared to the lowest, had reduced risks of AD.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71274

drug/chemical compound

SM C22:1

decreases_activity of

in plasma; among women in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment The highest, versus lowest, tertiles of sphingomyelins C16:0 and C22:1 were associated with a significantly reduced risk of AD among women. Most other sphingomyelins trended in the same direction. Across all sphingomyelins (except C20 : 1), women who were APOE E4 carriers and had sphingomyelin levels in either the middle or highest tertile, compared to the lowest, had reduced risks of AD.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71275

phenotype

sex, female

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

SM C16:0

in plasma; concerning the risk of AD among women in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Women who were APOE (isoform E4) carriers and had levels of sphingomyelin C24:0 in the middle or highest tertile, compared to the lowest tertile, had approximate 75% reduced risk of AD.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71276

drug/chemical compound

SM C24:0

decreases_activity of

in plasma ; among women who were APOE (isoform E4) carriers, in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment Women who were APOE (isoform E4) carriers and had levels of sphingomyelin C24:0 in the middle or highest tertile, compared to the lowest tertile, had approximate 75% reduced risk of AD.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71277

phenotype

sex, female

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

SM C24:0

in plasma ; among women who were APOE (isoform E4) carriers, in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;
Comment An autopsy study also reported disturbed sphingolipid metabolism among AD patients who were APOE E4 carriers.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 71278

decreases_activity of

among AD patients who were APOE E4 carriers
Comment The highest, versus lowest, tertiles of sphingomyelins C16:0 and C22:1 were associated with a significantly reduced risk of AD among women. Most other sphingomyelins trended in the same direction. Across all sphingomyelins (except C20 : 1), women who were APOE E4 carriers and had sphingomyelin levels in either the middle or highest tertile, compared to the lowest, had reduced risks of AD.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 72091

phenotype

sex, female

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

SM C22:1

in plasma; concerning the risk of AD among women in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging;