Xu, Zhi-Qiang, Liang, Xiao-Min, Juan, Wu, Zhang, Yuan-Feng, Zhu, Chun-Xia, Jiang, Xiao-Jiang

Unlabelled: In the present study, we tested the efficacy and safety of Huperzine A in treatment of mild to moderate vascular dementia (VaD). This was a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study with 78 patients with mild to moderate VaD. The participants were randomized to receive either vitamin C (100-mg bid) as placebo (n = 39) or […]

von Arnim, Christine A. F., Herbolsheimer, Florian, Nikolaus, Thorsten, Peter, Richard, Biesalski, Hans K., Ludolph, Albert C., Riepe, Matthias, Nagel, Gabriele

Oxidative stress is believed to play a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease. Antioxidants may prevent the onset AD as high dietary intake of vitamin C and E were reported to be associated with lower risk of the disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the serum […]

Galasko, Douglas R, Peskind, Elaine, Clark, Christopher M., Quinn, Joseph F., Ringman, John M., Jicha, Gregory A., Cotman, Carl, Cottrell, Barbara, Montine, Thomas J., Thomas, Ronald G., Aisen, Paul

Objective: To evaluate whether antioxidant supplements presumed to target specific cellular compartments affected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers.; Design: Double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.; Setting: Academic medical centers.; Participants: Subjects with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease.; Intervention: Random assignment to treatment for 16 weeks with 800 IU/d of vitamin E (α-tocopherol) plus 500 mg/d of vitamin C […]

Lott, Ira T., Doran, Eric, Nguyen, Vinh Q., Tournay, Anne, Head, Elizabeth, Gillen, Daniel L.

Individuals with Down syndrome over age 40 years are at risk for developing dementia of the Alzheimer type and have evidence for chronic oxidative stress. There is a paucity of treatment trials for dementia in Down syndrome in comparison to Alzheimer disease in the general (non-Down syndrome) population. This 2-year randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessed […]