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  1. Article ; Online: Anti-Correlated Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarker Trajectories in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease.

    Gomar, Jesus J / Conejero-Goldberg, Concepcion / Davies, Peter / Goldberg, Terry E

    Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

    2016  Volume 51, Issue 4, Page(s) 1085–1097

    Abstract: Background: The earliest stage of preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD) is defined by low levels of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid-β (Aβ42). However, covariance in longitudinal dynamic change of Aβ42 and tau in incipient preclinical AD is poorly ... ...

    Abstract Background: The earliest stage of preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD) is defined by low levels of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid-β (Aβ42). However, covariance in longitudinal dynamic change of Aβ42 and tau in incipient preclinical AD is poorly understood.
    Objective: To examine dynamic interrelationships between Aβ42 and tau in preclinical AD.
    Methods: We followed 47 cognitively intact participants (CI) with available CSF data over four years in ADNI. Based on longitudinal Aβ42 levels in CSF, CI were classified into three groups: 1) Aβ42 stable with normal levels of Aβ42 over time (n = 15); 2) Aβ42 declining with normal Aβ42 levels at baseline but showing decline over time (n = 14); and 3) Aβ42 levels consistently abnormal (n = 18).
    Results: In the Aβ42 declining group, suggestive of incipient preclinical AD, CSF phosphorylated tau (p-tau) showed a similar longitudinal pattern of increasing abnormality over time (p = 0.0001). Correlation between longitudinal slopes of Aβ42 and p-tau confirmed that both trajectories were anti-correlated (rho = -0.60; p = 0.02). Regression analysis showed that Aβ42 slope (decreasing Aβ42) predicted p-tau slope (increasing p-tau) (R2 = 0.47, p = 0.03). Atrophy in the hippocampus was predicted by the interaction of Aβ42 and p-tau slopes (p <  0.0001) only in this incipient preclinical AD group. In all groups combined, memory decline was predicted by p-tau.
    Conclusions: The evolution of Aβ42 and p-tau CSF biomarkers in CI subjects follows an anti-correlated trajectory, i.e., as Aβ42 declined, p-tau increased, and thus was suggestive of strong temporal coincidence. Rapid pathogenic cross-talk between Aβ42 and p-tau thus may be evident in very early stages of preclinical AD.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Alzheimer Disease/cerebrospinal fluid ; Alzheimer Disease/diagnosis ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/cerebrospinal fluid ; Atrophy ; Brain/diagnostic imaging ; Brain/pathology ; Disease Progression ; Female ; Humans ; Longitudinal Studies ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Peptide Fragments/cerebrospinal fluid ; Prodromal Symptoms ; Regression Analysis ; Statistics, Nonparametric ; tau Proteins/cerebrospinal fluid
    Chemical Substances Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Peptide Fragments ; amyloid beta-protein (1-42) ; tau Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-02-29
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 1440127-7
    ISSN 1875-8908 ; 1387-2877
    ISSN (online) 1875-8908
    ISSN 1387-2877
    DOI 10.3233/JAD-150937
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  2. Article ; Online: Very new developments in mild Cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: why should a psychiatrist care?

    Conejero-Goldberg, Concepcion / Goldberg, Terry E

    Revista de psiquiatria y salud mental

    2012  Volume 4, Issue 2, Page(s) 72–74

    Language Spanish
    Publishing date 2012-07-01
    Publishing country Spain
    Document type Editorial
    ISSN 1989-4600
    ISSN (online) 1989-4600
    DOI 10.1016/s2173-5050(11)70011-5
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  3. Article ; Online: Extension and refinement of the predictive value of different classes of markers in ADNI: four-year follow-up data.

    Gomar, Jesus J / Conejero-Goldberg, Concepcion / Davies, Peter / Goldberg, Terry E

    Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

    2014  Volume 10, Issue 6, Page(s) 704–712

    Abstract: Background: This study examined the predictive value of different classes of markers in the progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer's disease (AD) over an extended 4-year follow-up in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative ...

    Abstract Background: This study examined the predictive value of different classes of markers in the progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer's disease (AD) over an extended 4-year follow-up in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database.
    Methods: MCI patients were assessed for clinical, cognitive, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography-fluorodeoxyglucose (PET-FDG), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers at baseline and were followed on a yearly basis for 4 years to ascertain progression to AD. Logistic regression models were fitted in clusters, including demographics, APOE genotype, cognitive markers, and biomarkers (morphometric, PET-FDG, CSF, amyloid-β, and tau).
    Results: The predictive model at 4 years revealed that two cognitive measures, an episodic memory measure and a Clock Drawing screening test, were the best predictors of conversion (area under the curve = 0.78).
    Conclusions: This model of prediction is consistent with the previous model at 2 years, thus highlighting the importance of cognitive measures in progression from MCI to AD. Cognitive markers were more robust predictors than biomarkers.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Alzheimer Disease/cerebrospinal fluid ; Alzheimer Disease/complications ; Alzheimer Disease/diagnostic imaging ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/cerebrospinal fluid ; Apolipoproteins E/genetics ; Cognitive Dysfunction/cerebrospinal fluid ; Cognitive Dysfunction/diagnostic imaging ; Cognitive Dysfunction/etiology ; Disease Progression ; Female ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Longitudinal Studies ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Memory, Episodic ; Middle Aged ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Positron-Emission Tomography ; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales ; tau Proteins/cerebrospinal fluid
    Chemical Substances Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Apolipoproteins E ; tau Proteins ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 (0Z5B2CJX4D)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-03-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2211627-8
    ISSN 1552-5279 ; 1552-5260
    ISSN (online) 1552-5279
    ISSN 1552-5260
    DOI 10.1016/j.jalz.2013.11.009
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  4. Article ; Online: Lack of neural compensatory mechanisms of BDNF val66met met carriers and APOE E4 carriers in healthy aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease.

    Gomar, Jesus J / Conejero-Goldberg, Concepcion / Huey, Edward D / Davies, Peter / Goldberg, Terry E

    Neurobiology of aging

    2015  Volume 39, Page(s) 165–173

    Abstract: Compromises in compensatory neurobiologic mechanisms due to aging and/or genetic factors (i.e., APOE gene) may influence brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) val66met polymorphism effects on temporal lobe morphometry and memory performance. We ... ...

    Abstract Compromises in compensatory neurobiologic mechanisms due to aging and/or genetic factors (i.e., APOE gene) may influence brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) val66met polymorphism effects on temporal lobe morphometry and memory performance. We studied 2 cohorts from Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative: 175 healthy subjects and 222 with prodromal and established Alzheimer's disease. Yearly structural magnetic resonance imaging and cognitive performance assessments were carried out over 3 years of follow-up. Both cohorts had similar BDNF Val/Val and Met allele carriers' (including both Val/Met and Met/Met individuals) distribution. In healthy subjects, a significant trend for thinner posterior cingulate and precuneus cortices was detected in Met carriers compared to Val homozygotes in APOE E4 carriers, with large and medium effect sizes, respectively. The mild cognitive impairment/Alzheimer's disease cohort showed a longitudinal decline in entorhinal thickness in BDNF Met carriers compared to Val/Val in APOE E4 carriers, with effect sizes ranging from medium to large. In addition, an effect of BDNF genotype was found in APOE E4 carriers for episodic memory (logical memory and ADAS-Cog) and semantic fluency measures, with Met carriers performing worse in all cases. These findings suggest a lack of compensatory mechanisms in BDNF Met carriers and APOE E4 carriers in healthy and pathological aging.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Aging ; Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/pathology ; Alzheimer Disease/psychology ; Apolipoproteins E/genetics ; Brain/pathology ; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics ; Cognition ; Cognitive Dysfunction/genetics ; Cognitive Dysfunction/pathology ; Cognitive Dysfunction/psychology ; Cohort Studies ; Female ; Genotype ; Heterozygote ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Memory, Episodic ; Middle Aged ; Neuroimaging ; Polymorphism, Genetic
    Chemical Substances Apolipoproteins E ; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ; BDNF protein, human (7171WSG8A2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-12-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 604505-4
    ISSN 1558-1497 ; 0197-4580
    ISSN (online) 1558-1497
    ISSN 0197-4580
    DOI 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.12.004
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  5. Article: Differential medial temporal lobe morphometric predictors of item- and relational-encoded memories in healthy individuals and in individuals with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

    Gomar, Jesus J / Ragland, J Daniel / Uluğ, Aziz M / Sousa, Amber / Huey, Edward D / Conejero-Goldberg, Concepcion / Davies, Peter / Goldberg, Terry E

    Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)

    2017  Volume 3, Issue 2, Page(s) 238–246

    Abstract: Introduction: Episodic memory processes are supported by different subregions of the medial temporal lobe (MTL). In contrast to a unitary model of memory recognition supported solely by the hippocampus, a current model suggests that item encoding ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Episodic memory processes are supported by different subregions of the medial temporal lobe (MTL). In contrast to a unitary model of memory recognition supported solely by the hippocampus, a current model suggests that item encoding engages perirhinal cortex, whereas relational encoding engages parahippocampal cortex and the hippocampus. However, this model has not been examined in the context of aging, neurodegeneration, and MTL morphometrics.
    Methods: Forty-four healthy subjects (HSs) and 18 cognitively impaired subjects (nine mild cognitive impairment [MCI] and nine Alzheimer's disease [AD] patients) were assessed with the relational and item-specific encoding task (RISE) and underwent 3T magnetic resonance imaging. The RISE assessed the differential contribution of relational and item-specific memory. FreeSurfer was used to obtain measures of cortical thickness of MTL regions and hippocampus volume.
    Results: Memory accuracies for both item and relational memory were significantly better in the HS group than in the MCI/AD group. In MCI/AD group, relational memory was disproportionately impaired. In HSs, hierarchical regressions demonstrated that memory was predicted by perirhinal thickness after item encoding, and by hippocampus volume after relational encoding (both at trend level) and significantly by parahippocampal thickness at associative recognition. The same brain morphometry profiles predicted memory accuracy in MCI/AD, although more robustly perirhinal thickness for item encoding (R
    Discussion: Our results supported a model of episodic memory in which item-specific encoding was associated with greater perirhinal cortical thickness, while relational encoding was associated with parahippocampal thickness and hippocampus volume. We identified these relationships not only in HSs but also in individuals with MCI and AD. In the subjects with cognitive impairment, reductions in hippocampal volume and impairments in relational memory were especially prominent.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-03-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2832891-7
    ISSN 2352-8737
    ISSN 2352-8737
    DOI 10.1016/j.trci.2017.03.002
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  6. Article ; Online: Reply to: the impact of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in elucidating the role of apolipoprotein E ε4 in preclinical Alzheimer's disease.

    Gomar, Jesus J / Kingsley, Peter B / Uluğ, Aziz M / Conejero-Goldberg, Concepcion / Barker, Peter / Goldberg, Terry E

    Biological psychiatry

    2015  Volume 77, Issue 8, Page(s) e41–2

    MeSH term(s) Aging/genetics ; Aging/metabolism ; Apolipoproteins E/genetics ; Brain/metabolism ; Female ; Humans ; Male
    Chemical Substances Apolipoproteins E
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-04-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comment ; Letter
    ZDB-ID 209434-4
    ISSN 1873-2402 ; 0006-3223
    ISSN (online) 1873-2402
    ISSN 0006-3223
    DOI 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.06.028
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  7. Article ; Online: Cortical Transcriptional Profiles in APOE4 Carriers with Alzheimer's Disease: Patterns of Protection and Degeneration.

    Conejero-Goldberg, Concepcion / Hyde, Thomas M / Chen, Shufen / Herman, Mary M / Kleinman, Joel E / Davies, Peter / Goldberg, Terry E

    Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

    2015  Volume 48, Issue 4, Page(s) 969–978

    Abstract: Transcriptional profiling of postmortem Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain tissue has yielded important insights into disease. We recently described a novel approach to understand transcriptional changes in AD designed to identify both neuro-susceptibility ... ...

    Abstract Transcriptional profiling of postmortem Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain tissue has yielded important insights into disease. We recently described a novel approach to understand transcriptional changes in AD designed to identify both neuro-susceptibility and intrinsic neuroprotective factors in young non-AD E4 carriers. Here we extend our work to APOE4 related AD itself. In temporal cortex (BA 21), a region known to be vulnerable to AD pathology, we identified over 1400 transcripts that differed between APOE4 controls and APOE4 carriers diagnosed with AD. Results from somatosensory cortex (BA 1/2/3), a region relatively preserved in AD differed strikingly from temporal cortex in that differences were far fewer (37 vs. 1492). We also conducted another set of contrasts involving APOE3 AD cases and APOE4 AD cases to better understand what transcriptional differences were dependent on genotype, but independent of disease status and found 6 transcripts to differ. We also conducted detailed pathway analyses in BA 1/2/3 and found significant transcriptional upregulations in pro-survival gene networks (e.g., TNF and NFkB). In summary, our results indicate that many of the molecular changes identified in the brains of patients with AD reflect the non-specific consequences of neurodegeneration, rather than causative processes. Additionally, the molecular signatures specific to somatosensory cortex may make it uniquely resistant to AD pathology and thereby could provide important leads for treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Apolipoprotein E4/genetics ; Disease Progression ; Female ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Genotyping Techniques ; Gray Matter/metabolism ; Heterozygote ; Humans ; Male ; Microarray Analysis ; Middle Aged ; Somatosensory Cortex/metabolism ; Temporal Lobe/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Apolipoprotein E4
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1440127-7
    ISSN 1875-8908 ; 1387-2877
    ISSN (online) 1875-8908
    ISSN 1387-2877
    DOI 10.3233/JAD-150345
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  8. Article: Effects of cell cycle inhibitors on tau phosphorylation in N2aTau3R cells.

    Conejero-Goldberg, Concepcion / Townsend, Kirk / Davies, Peter

    Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN

    2008  Volume 35, Issue 2, Page(s) 143–150

    Abstract: Neurofibrillary tangles are one of the pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). They are composed of paired helical filaments (PHF) containing hyperphosphorylated forms of tau. Hyperphosphorylation of certain tau sites favors its dissociation ... ...

    Abstract Neurofibrillary tangles are one of the pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). They are composed of paired helical filaments (PHF) containing hyperphosphorylated forms of tau. Hyperphosphorylation of certain tau sites favors its dissociation from the microtubules (MT), interfering with axonal transport and compromising the function and viability of neurons. Reappearance of cell cycle proteins have been reported in neurons exhibiting tau aggregation, suggesting that an aberrant cell cycle occurs before neurons die. Cell cycle suppression in neurons is crucial to survival, thus prevention of progression through the cell cycle may offer a therapeutic approach. Using a neuroblastoma cell line overexpressing 3-repeat (3R) tau, we investigated the effects of cell cycle inhibitors on tau phosphorylation. G2/M phase inhibitors did not alter phosphorylation of tau at Ser-202 and Ser-396/404 at the lower doses, but did at higher doses. Ser-202 and Ser-396/404 are phosphorylation sites of early and late neurofibrillary tangles, respectively, in AD. Cisplatin, a G1 phase inhibitor, did not phosphorylate tau. Cyclophosphamide and phosphoramide mustard, DNA cross-linking agents, decreased tau phosphorylation at Ser-396/404 site, but increased phosphorylation at Ser-202. These studies demonstrate that the G2/M blockers have a dose-dependent effect on tau phosphorylation. This seems to be a consequence of both the disruption of MT-organization and MT-dynamics when doses are higher, but only a disruption of MT-dynamics with lower doses. These results are also in agreement with the lack of phosphorylation seen for cisplatin, another inhibitor that produces disruption of the MT-dynamics.
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Alzheimer Disease/pathology ; Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating/pharmacology ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology ; Cell Division/drug effects ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cisplatin/pharmacology ; Cyclophosphamide/pharmacology ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; G2 Phase/drug effects ; Mice ; Neuroblastoma ; Neurofibrillary Tangles/drug effects ; Neurofibrillary Tangles/metabolism ; Neurons/cytology ; Neurons/drug effects ; Neurons/metabolism ; Paclitaxel/pharmacology ; Phosphoramide Mustards/pharmacology ; Phosphorylation/drug effects ; Vinblastine/pharmacology ; Vincristine/pharmacology ; tau Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; Phosphoramide Mustards ; tau Proteins ; phosphoramide mustard (10159-53-2) ; Vincristine (5J49Q6B70F) ; Vinblastine (5V9KLZ54CY) ; Cyclophosphamide (8N3DW7272P) ; Paclitaxel (P88XT4IS4D) ; Cisplatin (Q20Q21Q62J)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-02-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1043392-2
    ISSN 0895-8696
    ISSN 0895-8696
    DOI 10.1007/s12031-008-9044-z
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  9. Article: Alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: a link between inflammation and neurodegeneration.

    Conejero-Goldberg, Concepcion / Davies, Peter / Ulloa, Luis

    Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews

    2007  Volume 32, Issue 4, Page(s) 693–706

    Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia affecting over 25 million people worldwide. Classical studies focused on the description and characterization of the pathological hallmarks found in AD patients including the neurofibrillary ... ...

    Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia affecting over 25 million people worldwide. Classical studies focused on the description and characterization of the pathological hallmarks found in AD patients including the neurofibrillary tangles and the amyloid plaques. Current strategies focus on the etiology of these hallmarks and the different mechanisms contributing to neurodegeneration. Among them, recent studies reveal the close interplay between the immunological and the neurodegenerative processes. This article examines the implications of the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (alpha7nAChR) as a critical link between inflammation and neurodegeneration in AD. Alpha7nAChRs are not only expressed in neurons but also in Glia cells where they can modulate the immunological responses contributing to AD. Successful therapeutic strategies against AD should consider the connections between inflammation and neurodegeneration. Among them, alpha7nAChR may represent a pharmacological target to control these two mechanisms during the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative and behavioral disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Inflammation/epidemiology ; Inflammation/genetics ; Inflammation/physiopathology ; Models, Biological ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/epidemiology ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/genetics ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/physiopathology ; Receptors, Nicotinic/physiology ; alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
    Chemical Substances Chrna7 protein, human ; Receptors, Nicotinic ; alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
    Language English
    Publishing date 2007-11-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 282464-4
    ISSN 1873-7528 ; 0149-7634
    ISSN (online) 1873-7528
    ISSN 0149-7634
    DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2007.10.007
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  10. Article ; Online: Utility of combinations of biomarkers, cognitive markers, and risk factors to predict conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer disease in patients in the Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative.

    Gomar, Jesus J / Bobes-Bascaran, Maria T / Conejero-Goldberg, Concepcion / Davies, Peter / Goldberg, Terry E

    Archives of general psychiatry

    2011  Volume 68, Issue 9, Page(s) 961–969

    Abstract: Context: Biomarkers have become increasingly important in understanding neurodegenerative processes associated with Alzheimer disease. Markers include regional brain volumes, cerebrospinal fluid measures of pathological Aβ1-42 and total tau, cognitive ... ...

    Abstract Context: Biomarkers have become increasingly important in understanding neurodegenerative processes associated with Alzheimer disease. Markers include regional brain volumes, cerebrospinal fluid measures of pathological Aβ1-42 and total tau, cognitive measures, and individual risk factors.
    Objective: To determine the discriminative utility of different classes of biomarkers and cognitive markers by examining their ability to predict a change in diagnostic status from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer disease.
    Design: Longitudinal study.
    Participants: We analyzed the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative database to study patients with mild cognitive impairment who converted to Alzheimer disease (n = 116) and those who did not convert (n = 204) within a 2-year period. We determined the predictive utility of 25 variables from all classes of markers, biomarkers, and risk factors in a series of logistic regression models and effect size analyses.
    Setting: The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative public database.
    Outcome measures: Primary outcome measures were odds ratios, pseudo- R(2)s, and effect sizes.
    Results: In comprehensive stepwise logistic regression models that thus included variables from all classes of markers, the following baseline variables predicted conversion within a 2-year period: 2 measures of delayed verbal memory and middle temporal lobe cortical thickness. In an effect size analysis that examined rates of decline, change scores for biomarkers were modest for 2 years, but a change in an everyday functional activities measure (Functional Assessment Questionnaire) was considerably larger. Decline in scores on the Functional Assessment Questionnaire and Trail Making Test, part B, accounted for approximately 50% of the predictive variance in conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer disease.
    Conclusions: Cognitive markers at baseline were more robust predictors of conversion than most biomarkers. Longitudinal analyses suggested that conversion appeared to be driven less by changes in the neurobiologic trajectory of the disease than by a sharp decline in functional ability and, to a lesser extent, by declines in executive function.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Alzheimer Disease/cerebrospinal fluid ; Alzheimer Disease/complications ; Alzheimer Disease/diagnosis ; Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/pathology ; Alzheimer Disease/psychology ; Apolipoproteins E/genetics ; Biomarkers/cerebrospinal fluid ; Brain/pathology ; Cognition Disorders/cerebrospinal fluid ; Cognition Disorders/complications ; Cognition Disorders/diagnosis ; Cognition Disorders/pathology ; Cognition Disorders/psychology ; Disease Progression ; Executive Function ; Female ; Genotype ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Longitudinal Studies ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Male ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Organ Size ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Risk Factors
    Chemical Substances Apolipoproteins E ; Biomarkers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 211589-x
    ISSN 1538-3636 ; 0003-990X
    ISSN (online) 1538-3636
    ISSN 0003-990X
    DOI 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.96
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