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Tài liệu Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias doc

Ngày tải lên : 14/02/2014, 18:20

... one of four cognitive disturbances These four cognitive problems are called aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, and impaired executive functioning These cognitive problems reflect damage to the cortex of ... architecture that is far more complex than any of today’s supercomputers And, not only is the brain’s connective architecture more complex than any computer, its connections are capable of changing ... areas are specialized to control specific functions Each specialized area must communicate well with other areas for the brain to accomplish even more complex tasks, like controlling body physiology—our...

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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Animal models of amyloid-b-related pathologies in Alzheimer’s disease docx

Ngày tải lên : 16/02/2014, 09:20

... implicated in Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis Familial forms of AD, with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance, account for < 2% of all AD cases Onset is most often before 65 years of age, and ... history of the disease Low education or cognitive reserve capacity, female gender, head trauma, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and a high-cholesterol diet are proposed risk factors for AD [13] ... cholinergic hypothesis, scopolamineinduced amnesia, excitotoxic lesions of the basal forebrain and aged primates have been used to assess cognitive deﬁcits Current symptomatic drugs for AD were successfully...

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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: A facile method for expression and puriﬁcation of the Alzheimer’s disease-associated amyloid b-peptide pdf

Ngày tải lên : 18/02/2014, 13:20

... used to transformed Ca2+-competent E coli cells (ER2566) by heat shock The transformed cells were spread on LB agar plates containing ampicillin (50 mgÆL)1), single colonies were picked for mL overnight ... relatively dilute form, which is controlled by the amount of resin and buffer volume used In column mode, the peptide becomes more concentrated and the yield of eluted monomer is much reduced compared ... culminating in the cognitive deﬁcits that characterize Alzheimer’s disease [13–16] The self-association constants of Ab are relatively high, and a variety of assemblies are formed at micromolar concentrations,...

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Memory performance in healthy elderly without Alzheimer’s disease: effects of time and apolipoprotein-E pptx

Ngày tải lên : 05/03/2014, 21:20

... analyses of data collected in a longitudinal study to determine whether or not APOE inﬂuences memory and other cognitive functions in individuals who are free of dementia or cognitive impairment Methods ... designed the current study to incorporate performance in several cognitive domains assessed by formal neuropsychological testing as dependent variables, and to explicitly incorporate time as measured ... [32], the Controlled Oral Word Association test [3] and the WAIS-R Similarities [66] Component scores for each subject at each visit were calculated by adding the scores of the measures that contributed...

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LifeOut of Focus Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders ppt

Ngày tải lên : 05/03/2014, 23:20

... the disease for about a year and a half before his announcement The former president might be telling a story, for instance, and in the middle of it would become distracted and forget the conclusion ... experienced simple forgetfulness as part of the aging process Persons with “marked cognitive impairment tended to deny their problem more strongly, compared to persons with mild impairment If the ... Possible Causes of the Disease 65 Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease 73 Coping Strategies for Caregivers 83 Appendix: For More Information 89 Appendix: National Alzheimer’s Disease Centers 90 Bibliography...

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PET in the Evaluation of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders docx

Ngày tải lên : 05/03/2014, 23:20

... Dementia and When to Perform PET Two common preclinical syndromes include age-associated memory impairment (AAMI)20 and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) .21,22 AAMI is the mildest form of age-related ... aware of cognitive problems or how cognitive problems impact their judgment 42 or daily function With cognitively impaired patients, such information is best learned from the family Cognitive ... Neuropsychological testing is sensitive to preclinical cognitive changes.96,97 However, in persons with normal cognition or high cognitive reserve who can compensate for cognitive difficulties, PET imaging typically...

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Báo cáo khoa học: The modulation of metal bio-availability as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease pptx

Ngày tải lên : 07/03/2014, 10:20

... essential for glutamatergic neurotransmission may contribute to plaque formation The synaptic Zn has recently been demonstrated to be in communication with the plasma, and contributes to amyloid congophilic ... ª 2007 The Authors Journal compilation ª 2007 FEBS P J Crouch et al 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Alzheimer’s disease: a case–control study Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 9, 239–242 Loefﬂer ... it is believed to function as a counter ion for the high concentrations of glutamate present and quenches the response of the NMDA receptor [36] Like Cu and Fe, considerable data indicates a loss...

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Báo cáo khoa học: Selecting cells with different Alzheimer’s disease c-secretase activity using FACS Differential effect of presenilin exon 9 deletion on c- and e-cleavage doc

Ngày tải lên : 08/03/2014, 08:20

... starved for 45 in methionine- and cysteine-free medium (ICN), pulsed for 30 in medium containing mCi mL)1 35S translabel mix (ICN) and chased for 60 Cell lysis and immunoprecipitation were performed ... were equalized for their radioactive incorporation and precleared twice with 100 lL formalin-ﬁxed, heat-inactivated Staphylococcus aureus Cowan strain bacteria (Staph A, 10% v/v) before immunoprecipitation ... maturation of the high molecular weight complex components that constitute the c-secretase activity [60] These mutations could thus affect the components present in the complex PS1 DE9 overexpression...

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The Handbook of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias doc

Ngày tải lên : 14/03/2014, 21:20

... decision process for making diagnosis of subtypes of mild cognitive impairment Source: Petersen, R.C (2004) Mild cognitive impairment Continuum, 10, 9–28 Taylor & Francis If MCI is applied to ... without cognitive complaints, enjoy substantially uncompromised ADL and not meet DSM-IV clinical criteria for dementia, yet show impairments, if tested The overall prevalence of this condition ... cognitive impairments that are already present due to underlying neurodegenerative disease, it is not always easily recognizable and many clinicians prescribe antidepressants empirically to cognitively...

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Báo cáo khoa học: RCAN1-1L is overexpressed in neurons of Alzheimer’s disease patients pot

Ngày tải lên : 16/03/2014, 11:20

... was used as a loading control A10–A10, cerebral cortex area; A22–A22, cerebral cortex area RNA was ampliﬁed using LA RT-PCR for 30 cycles: 98 °C for 20 s, followed by 68 °C for (B) The amount of ... Alzheimer’s disease use Samples analyzed in this study originated from the Hc, cerebral cortex region A10, cerebral cortex region A22, and the Cb All samples were accompanied by Alzheimer’s Disease ... mRNA isoform 1, consisting of exons 4, 5, 6, and ) the forward primer was 5¢-GACTGGAGCTTCATTGACTGCGAGA-3¢, corresponding to bases 79–103 of exon (bases 1–25 of the short exon 1-containing isoform),...

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Báo cáo khoa học: Levels of mTOR and its downstream targets 4E-BP1, eEF2, and eEF2 kinase in relationships with tau in Alzheimer’s disease brain doc

Ngày tải lên : 16/03/2014, 22:20

... 4 4 4212 Clinical Diagnosis Braak’s Neuroﬁbrillary Staging Control Control Control Control Control Control Control Control Control Control AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD ... positive correlation with total tau (r ¼ 0.517 and P ¼ 0.003 for Tau2, r ¼ 0.619 and P ¼ 0.000 for R134d), PHF-tau (r ¼ 0.631 and P ¼ 0.000 for AT8; r ¼ 0.445 and P ¼ 0.014 for PHF-1) (Table 2) In contrast, ... increased (about threefold) in AD brains, as compared with controls No change was found for p-mTOR (Ser2448) levels in AD brains Consistently, a signiﬁcant correlation was only seen between p-mTOR...

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Alterations of matrix metalloproteinases in the healthy elderly with increased risk of prodromal Alzheimer’s disease pot

Ngày tải lên : 22/03/2014, 14:20

... criteria for dementia [21] or mild cognitive impairment [23] after extensive clinical and cognitive assessments In order to additionally decrease the presence of possible early-stage cognitive impairment ... were eligible for the study The healthy elderly individuals were collected from a clinical control group with four years of cognitive follow-up and were summoned for an additional cognitive Page ... minor impairments in cognitive functions, the MMSE cut-off score in the present study was set slightly higher than the previously reported community-based mean values In the present study the cognitive...

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Báo cáo khoa học: Amyloid-b protoﬁbril levels correlate with spatial learning in Arctic Alzheimer’s disease transgenic mice docx

Ngày tải lên : 23/03/2014, 06:20

... that soluble Ab aggregates, cleared by the treatment, contribute to cognitive dysfunctions in aged animals By contrast, the human brain remains cognitively functional until late in life, perhaps ... images of immunohistochemical staining of Ab burden and Congo red positive deposits converted to grayscale Scale bars = 200 lm (E) Increased Congo red burden was paralleled by elevated Ab burden ... enhanced formation of Ab protoﬁbrils and intraneuronal Ab accumulation beginning months before plaque onset [19,20] Accordingly, we found it of particular interest and relevance to examine cognitive...

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Báo cáo khoa học: Amyloid–cholinesterase interactions Implications for Alzheimer’s disease pot

Ngày tải lên : 23/03/2014, 07:20

... showed that hAChE increases the b-conformation content in Ab prior to fibril formation Also, studies with several acetylcholinesterase inhibitors effects were performed The peripherical anionic ... the formation of amyloid fibrils induced by the enzyme Biochem Biophys Res Commun 232, 652–655 Harper JD, Lieber CM & Lansbury PT Jr (1997) Atomic force microscopic imaging of seeded fibril formation ... acetylcholinesterase to Ab-coated wells was five- to sixfold higher than that observed with bovine serum albumin-coated wells In addition, when Ab peptide was loaded onto an acridine–Sepharose column containing...

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Báo cáo khoa học: Implication of calpain in neuronal apoptosis A possible regulation of Alzheimer’s disease doc

Ngày tải lên : 23/03/2014, 10:21

... essential for life, and severe inhibition of its activity could be harmful to cells Although this novel model for plaque formation is in agreement with both the property of calpain that consists ... The study of astrocytes is particularly important, considering the coexistence of the apoptotic death of neurons and astrocytes in damaged brains suffering from ischemia and neurodegenerative diseases ... includes p53 and p63, is also a substrate for calpains In this case, calpain regulation can control the steady-state protein concentration of different isoforms of p73, and calpain-mediated degradation...

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Guideline for Alzheimer’s Disease Management pdf

Ngày tải lên : 23/03/2014, 23:21

... (California Probate Code §6100.5[a]); Making a contract (California Civil Code §§39-40; California Family Code §§297, 301; California Probate Code §1872); Making a conveyance (California Civil Code ... (California Probate Code §811[a]), and may be used with the Petition for Exclusive Authority to Give Informed Consent to Medical Treatment (California Probate Code §1891) (Judicial Council Form ... the conservatorship hearing (California Probate Code §1825[b]); (b) lacks the capacity to give informed consent to medical treatment (California Probate Code §1890[c]); or (c) has dementia Form...

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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS ANNUAL doc

Ngày tải lên : 28/03/2014, 22:21

... biomarkers for routine diagnostic use MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered to be a transitional state between normal aging and dementia Around 10–15% of MCI patients ... REFERENCES Petersen R Mild Cognitive Impairment: Aging to Alzheimer’s Disease New York: Oxford University Press, 2003 Lopez OL, Jagust WJ, Dulberg C, et al Risk factors for mild cognitive impairment in ... 11:23 AM Page 35 Executive control function in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease Donald R Royall INTRODUCTION The term mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been applied to nondemented...

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Understanding Alzheimer''''s Disease Edited by Inga Zerr docx

Ngày tải lên : 30/03/2014, 18:20

... and to reduce the entropic costs for complex formation, a feature that applies as well for APP In addition, the conformation of the TPEE motif and the propensity of forming the N-terminally capped ... too simplistic to be potent for a complex disease Like for other complex diseases (i.e hypertension or AIDS), a combination of drugs that have different modes of action could be the key to success ... when comparing the solved PTB/AICD complexes (Figure 4B), revealing that Gly681 forms a hinge that allows for different AICD conformations in the N-terminal direction The hinge function correlates...

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Báo cáo sinh học: "The immunological potency and therapeutic potential of a prototype dual vaccine against influenza and Alzheimer’s disease" pdf

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 22:20

... centrifugation at 25K for 90 in NTE buffer The pellets were resuspended to mg/ml concentration and inactivated using formaldehyde for days at 4°C To confirm complete inactivation of virus, formaldehyde ... Association of low plasma Abeta42/Abeta40 ratios with increased imminent risk for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease Arch Neurol 2007, 64:354-362 Kauwe JS, Jacquart S, Chakraverty S, ... cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for the prediction of progression to Alzheimer dementia in patients with mild cognitive impairment Arch Neurol 2007, 64:366-370 Hofstetter HH, Shive CL, Forsthuber TG: Pertussis...

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báo cáo hóa học: "Effect of step-synchronized vibration stimulation of soles on gait in Parkinson''''s disease: a pilot study" doc

Ngày tải lên : 19/06/2014, 10:20

... Criteria for abnormal gait were mild to moderate difficulties while on medication that correspond to subscore 1–2 on the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Page of (page number not for ... References UPDRS Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale 6MWT 6-minute walking test LEDD levodopa equivalent scale Competing interests A patent for the device described in this study has been filed with ... Center Corporation Authors' contributions P.N designed the device, the study and conducted the experiments, data analysis, interpretation, and manuscript preparation V.N contributed to study design...

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