Sex-conditioned effects as derived from the pathway analyses

Sex-associationFunctionalityFDR
Male (Younger Group)Conservation of energy6.5 × 10–8
Activation of AMPK by NMDAR3.6 × 10–3
BDNF and NGF signaling1.6 × 10–3
Pluripotency1.6 × 10–3
p38 alpha-beta signaling1.4 × 10–5
Dyrk1a in cell proliferation1.4 × 10–5
Female (Younger Group)Post-synaptic events associated to NMDAR activation1.7 × 10–8
Trafficking of GluR2-containing AMPAR5.8 × 10–6
NOS1 activity1.6 × 10–3
RAS activation by NMDAR1.0 × 10–4
PKC-gamma and Ca2+ ion signaling1.0 × 10–4
CREB1P-NMDAR activation1.0 × 10–4
BDNF signaling1.0 × 10–3
LTP4.0 × 10–5
Female (MCI Group)p75NTR signaling1.6 × 10–5
Cell death (mediated by NRAGE, NRIF, NADE)1.4 × 10–2
NTRK2/TrkB through adapters FRS2 and FRS34.8 × 10–4

FDR: false discovery rate; NMDAR: N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors; NTRK: neurotrophic tropomyosin-receptor kinases; BDNF: brain-derived neurotrophic factor; NGF: nerve growth factor; AMPAR: α-methyl-D-aspartate-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4isoxazolepropionic acid receptors; LTP: long-term synaptic potentiation; MCI: mild cognitive impairment