Of these, COX17, ATP7A, MTF1, ULK2, PDK1, SOD1, MT1A, and MT2A were upregulated in AD groups, while FDX1, GLS, MAP2K1, SCO2, SCO1, PDHB, UBE2D4, PDHA1, UBE2D2, DLD, and DLAT were downregulated (Fig 2B). This evidence concerns the gene PDHB and Alzheimer disease.