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18-Month study of intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of mild Alzheimer disease
Relkin, Norman R.,
Szabo, Paul,
Adamiak, Basia,
Burgut, Tuna,
Monthe, Carmen,
Lent, Richard W.,
Younkin, Steven,
Younkin, Linda,
Schiff, Richard,
Weksler, Marc E.
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) has been proposed as a potential agent for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) immunotherapy because it contains antibodies against beta-amyloid (Abeta). We carried out an open label dose-ranging study in 8 mild AD patients in which IVIg was added to approved AD therapies for 6 months, discontinued, and then resumed for another 9 months. […]
Safety of lumbar puncture procedures in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers are representative of biochemical changes in the brain. Collection of CSF by lumbar puncture (LP) is essential for biomarker analysis, which is important for research in neurodegenerative disorders. However, LP for research purposes has been controversial due to a reported high incidence of severe LP headache when using standard […]
A randomized controlled study on effects of ibuprofen on cognitive progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Pasqualetti, Patrizio,
Bonomini, Cristina,
Dal Forno, Gloria,
Paulon, Luca,
Sinforiani, Elena,
Marra, Camillo,
Zanetti, Orazio,
Rossini, Paolo Maria
Background and Aims: Epidemiological studies have examined the association between the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Recently, a variety of experimental studies indicates that a subset of NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen or flurbiprofen, also have Abeta-lowering properties in both AD transgenic mice and cell cultures of peripheral, […]
CSF biomarker profile and diagnostic value in vascular dementia
Paraskevas, G. P.,
Kapaki, E.,
Papageorgiou, S. G.,
Kalfakis, N.,
Andreadou, E.,
Zalonis, I.,
Vassilopoulos, D.
Background and Purpose: The differential diagnosis between vascular dementia (VD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or mixed dementia (MD) is not always easy in clinical practice. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers tau protein in its total (tau(T)) or hyperphosphorylated at threonin-181(tau(P-181)) form and beta amyloid peptide 1-42 […]
Clinical effects of high oral dose of donepezil for patients with Alzheimer’s disease in Japan
Nozawa, Motohiro,
Ichimiya, Yosuke,
Nozawa, Eiko,
Utumi, Yushi,
Sugiyama, Hideki,
Murayama, Norio,
Iseki, Eizo,
Arai, Heii
Background: Donepezil 10 mg/day gained approval in Japan in August 2007 for the treatment of cognitive dysfunction in advanced Alzheimer’s disease.; Methods: We evaluated the efficacy and adverse effects of donepezil when the dose was increased to 10 mg/day in 61 Japanese patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Cognitive function was evaluated using the Revised Hasegawa Dementia […]
Different cholinesterase inhibitor effects on CSF cholinesterases in Alzheimer patients
Nordberg, Agneta,
Darreh-Shori, Taher,
Peskind, Elaine,
Soininen, Hilkka,
Mousavi, Malahat,
Eagle, Gina,
Lane, Roger
Background: The current study aimed to compare the effects of different cholinesterase inhibitors on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) activities and protein levels, in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of Alzheimer disease (AD) patients.; Methods and Findings: AD patients aged 50-85 years were randomized to open-label treatment with oral rivastigmine, donepezil or galantamine for 13 weeks. […]