glimpses of the living brain with alzheimer s disease

Báo cáo y học: " Research In silico modeling of the specific inhibitory potential of thiophene-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepine against BChE in the formation of β-amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer''''s disease" doc

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 16:20

... considering the 3D-pharmacophoric features of the complex responsible for discriminating these two closely-related cholinesterases Background Alzheimer' s disease (AD) or Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer ... functions has been the use of cholinomimetic agents The function of cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) is to increase the endogenous levels of acetylcholine (ACh) in the brains of AD patients, eventually ... University of Karachi, consisting of 10 nodes Results and discussion Selection of docking protocol The selection of a valid docking protocol mainly focuses on the similarity of all redocked poses...

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báo cáo hóa học: " Replication of the association of HLA-B7 with Alzheimer''''s disease: a role for homozygosity?" pptx

Ngày tải lên : 19/06/2014, 22:20

... 0.36) Similar patterns were seen both in controls and in cases Possible associations of AD with HLA-B & C alleles Tables and show the overall results for the 26 studied alleles Apart from the associations ... view of the consistency between the results of the two studies, we pooled the two datasets for further analysis of HLA-B7 and HLACw*0702 Possible interactions of HLA-B7 and HLA-Cw*0702 with other ... EM: Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer' s disease: report of the NINCDS-ADRDA work group under the auspices of Department of Health and Human Services task force on Alzheimer' s disease Neurology 1984,...

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Children security as part of the " living together with floods" strategy in the Mekong river delta, VietNam

Ngày tải lên : 18/10/2013, 12:15

... floods in higher positions such as trees and houses Table gives some statistical data showing high percentage of child deaths in the total the losses of life in the flood seasons in the MD Save the ... for the coming flood seasons, mass organizations such as the Red Cross Association, the Scouting Association, and the Youth Union should work with teachers in schools to teach children how to swim ... houses and schools, buoyant items such as banana or bamboo rafts, 20L plastic bottles can be used as floats Bamboo or trees fences in the high flow speed positions are also useful to saving the...

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báo cáo hóa học: " The effects of high frequency subthalamic stimulation on balance performance and fear of falling in patients with Parkinson''''s disease" docx

Ngày tải lên : 19/06/2014, 08:20

... assessed the patient with clinical performance tests, and the same PT assessed all patients in all test situations The tests were out of practical reasons performed in the following order: the ... In some cases, assessment of quiet stance on a firm surface lacks the sensitivity to distinguish healthy subjects from patients with balance disorders [18] A method commonly used to increase the ... performance tests, subjective ratings of fear of falling and laboratory assessments that investigate reflexive movements The aim of the present study was to explore the effects of STN stimulation...

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báo cáo hóa học: " Maximal COX-2 and ppRb expression in neurons occurs during early Braak stages prior to the maximal activation of astrocytes and microglia in Alzheimer''''s disease" pdf

Ngày tải lên : 19/06/2014, 22:20

... characteristics of the cases used in this study Shown are differences between groups of the cases used in this study [PMI post-mortem interval, SD standard deviation] Braak score for neurofibrillary ... box plots The box represents the interquartile range that contains 50% of the values The whiskers extend from the box to the highest and lowest values The line across the box indicates the median ... previously described [17], discrepancies are most likely due to differences in pathological disease state and investigated brain area, methods of analysis, as well as technical issues The data presented...

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báo cáo hóa học: " Toll-like receptor 2 -196 to -174 del polymorphism influences the susceptibility of Han Chinese people to Alzheimer’s disease" potx

Ngày tải lên : 19/06/2014, 22:20

... Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer s disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA) [14] All AD cases were defined as sporadic because family histories showed no mention of first-degree ... reviewed all results Statistical analysis Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was assessed using the Chi-square test Genotype and allele distributions were compared using the Chi-square test Differences in allele ... analyzed using a commercially available statistical package (SPSS Version 13.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) The criterion used for significant differences is P < 0.05 Results The alleles and genotypes frequencies...

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báo cáo khoa học: " Primary adenocarcinoma of the stomach in von Recklinghausen’s disease with high serum levels of multiple tumor markers: a case report" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 23:20

... with gastric serosa invasion by the neoplasia and invasion of veins or lymphatic vessels into the gastric wall as well as lymph-nodal metastases [14] A more advanced stage of gastric cancer (stage ... of 2% to 6% The prognosis of these cases tends to be poor with a high frequency of hepatic metastasis at presentation Liver metastasis has been reported to occur in 70% to 80% of cases Our patient ... (c-Met) has been described recently [13] HGF is strongly associated with the progression of cancer cells to invasive phenotypes and the development of distant metastases A higher incidence of c-Met...

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báo cáo khoa học: " The membrane-spanning 4-domains, subfamily A (MS4A) gene cluster contains a common variant associated with Alzheimer’s disease" potx

Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 12:21

... those markers common to at least four of these studies (1,098,485 SNPs) The most promising and consistent results from these single-locus analyses were compared to the aggregated estimates available ... Consortium for Late Onset Alzheimer s Disease was provided through the Division of Neuroscience, NIA The Genetic Consortium for Late Onset Alzheimer s Disease includes a GWAS funded as part of ... GWAS whereas 1,098,485 SNPs were common to at least four Figure shows a Manhattan plot with the results of this GWAS meta-analysis We identified several signals, most of them found in previously...

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báo cáo hóa học: " Vascular consequences of passive Aβ immunization for Alzheimer''''s disease. Is avoidance of "malactivation" of microglia enough?" docx

Ngày tải lên : 19/06/2014, 22:20

... late 198 0s that investigators were willing to express the hypothesis that inflammatory events were causal or otherwise contributing to the progression of the disease Recognition of the powerful ... AD brain, but there is no apparent vasodilation or extravasation of neutrophils In general, there seems to be less of the molecular and cellular behavior that is responsible for bystander tissue ... cell-mediated immune responses and damage to the precious components of the CNS Microglia elevate their expression of neurotrophic factors under many of the same conditions in which they show inflammationrelated...

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Báo cáo y học: "Current pharmacologic options for patients with Alzheimer''''s disease" pps

Ngày tải lên : 08/08/2014, 20:23

... measures The standard psychometric tool used to assess cognition in the majority of these studies is the Alzheimer' s Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS) [15] The section of the scale from which scores ... Diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer disease and related disorders Consensus statement of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, the Alzheimer' s Association, and the American Geriatrics ... Galasko D, Bennett D, Sano M, Ernesto C, Thomas R, Grundman M and Ferris S An inventory to assess activities of daily living for clinical trials in Alzheimer' s disease The Alzheimer' s Disease...

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Báo cáo y học: " Sigma-1 receptor agonist fluvoxamine for delirium in patients with Alzheimer’s disease pot

Ngày tải lên : 08/08/2014, 23:21

... mechanisms of different effects of these SSRIs [4-6] although a further detailed study is necessary Delirium is regarded as syndrome that consists of several domains of symptoms, such as disturbance ... delirium of patients with Alzheimer s disease because of the risk of extrapyramidal side effects by antipsychotic drugs More detailed double-blind studies should be performed to clarify the role of sigma-1 ... is currently stable Discussion To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating that fluvoxamine monotherapy is effective for treating the delirium of patients with Alzheimer s disease...

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Báo cáo y học: ": Traumatic funicular phlebitis of the thoracic wall resembling Mondor’s disease: a case report" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 00:23

... Histologically, in the healing stage, connective tissue proliferation took place in the vessel, resulting in the formation of a hard cord Thus the lesion was indistinguishable from the surrounding tissue, ... was palpable Conclusion In conclusion, traumatic funicular phlebitis, resembling Mondor s disease, is a clinical entity, which may give suggestive insight to the etiology of Mondor s disease ... (MRA) findings of penile Mondor s disease have been reported [7,8] In this case, an MRA was not available MRI imaging detected no lesion, suggesting the lesion was at the healing stage Histologically,...

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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

... Huntington disease, Huntington related diseases, and various forms of a-synuclein associated with Parkinson disease and synucleinopathies [27] Taken together with the ﬁndings that mTOR phosphorylated ... Foundation, SADF (Insamlingsstiftelsen for ¨ Alzheimer- och Demensforskning), Socialstyrelsens Stiftelser, Stiftelsen for Alderssjukdomar, and Svenska ¨ ˚ Lakaresallskapet ¨ ¨ FEBS Journal 272 ... decreased rates of protein synthesis Dephosphorylation of eEF2 relieves its translational restriction and accelerates the translation rate of rapamycin-sensitive proteins In the current study,...

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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

... present study was set slightly higher than the previously reported community-based mean values In the present study the cognitive assessment also included the Alzheimer s Disease Assessment Scale ... the PASW software (former SPSS software, version 17.0.1 for Windows, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) Non-parametric tests were used because normal distribution could not be assumed in the groups ... investigated the levels of different MMPs in plasma of AD patients [30] The increased levels of several MMPs in the CSF of individuals with increased risk for AD, as observed in the current study,...

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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

... since the sequence of Ab was first determined, high-resolution structural analysis of Ab monomer and its assemblies has been hampered because of the lack of an affordable source of Ab peptides ... on standard SDS-PAGE [27]; however, this system is useful to confirm the correct migration of Ab peptides and their relative purity as assessed by silver staining In the examples shown, 100 ng of ... at least as pure as the synthetic peptides purified by reverse-phase HPLC, a finding corroborated by LC-MS analysis (Figs and S2 ) The fibril-forming properties of Ab peptides were assessed using...

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

Ngày tải lên : 05/03/2014, 23:20

... abnormality The first element of a mental status test should be the assessment of the patient s level of awareness, because awareness affects the rest of the evaluation Note if the patient is alert, ... assess visuoconstruction or the ability to copy and produce figures on demand, such as a cross, square, and cube The physician can also assess general fund of knowledge with questions such as, ... more severe and global as AD progresses Behavioral and personality changes, including agitation, aggression, and psychosis, often emerge as the disease progresses Depressed mood often occurs with...

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Báo cáo khoa học: Endogenous tetrahydroisoquinolines associated with Parkinson’s disease mimic the feedback inhibition of tyrosine hydroxylase by catecholamines doc

Ngày tải lên : 07/03/2014, 05:20

... DA in the absence of neuronal degeneration [6] The CSF levels of TIQs increase in early PD and decrease as the disease progresses [12] TH inhibition by endogenous TIQs may therefore be most prominent ... non-enzymatic condensation of dopamine (DA) with aldehydes or pyruvic acid Increased concentrations of these TIQs are found in the cerebrospinal ﬂuid (CSF) of patients with Parkinson s disease (PD) [1–3] ... loss of TH activity [46,47] Second, thermal stability of the enzyme increases and its resistance to proteolysis improves [33] TH preparations from animal tissues are inevitably contaminated with...

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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

... metal deﬁciency by sequestering metals outside the cell Figure summarizes these interdependent dysfunctional events With the loss of biometal homeostasis placed central to all of these AD-related ... Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu ⁄ Zn-SOD), tyrosinase, and cytochrome c oxidase (COX) In these enzymes, the redox potential of the metals is harnessed to provide the enzymes with their electron transfer capabilities ... causes decreased activity of critical enzymes because activity of the enzymes is dependent on optimal metal loading Cu deﬁciency is central to the recessive Menkes and Wilson diseases, and has...

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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

... ﬂuorescence We show the application of this assay to the testing of c-secretase inhibitors and PS1 mutants This assay allows for the ﬁrst time the selection of cell populations and single cells ... experiments) (Fig 4E) Discussion We have developed a novel GFP-based assay to characterize c-secretase The advantage of this assay over existing systems is that it allows the isolation of cells with stable ... inhibitors on both substrates The effect of the L-685,458 and MW167 was less pronounced on cells expressing the Notch substrate than on the cells expressing the APP substrate but the relative order of...

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The Handbook of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias doc

Ngày tải lên : 14/03/2014, 21:20

... treating Alzheimer s disease In 1984, the first clinical criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer s disease was published, and the first five Alzheimer s Disease Research Centers were established with ... improved the diagnosis of dementia syndromes; in turn, the study of neurodegenerative diseases has helped boost neuropsychological research Neuroimaging also helps distinguish Alzheimer s disease, ... ceroid lipofuscinosis Multiple infarct dementia “Binswanger s disease “Small vessel ischemic disease CADASIL Schizophrenia Dementia syndrome of depression Bipolar disorder Malingering Obsessive...

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