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Effects of telmisartan on the level of Aβ1-42, interleukin-1β, tumor necrosis factor α and cognition in hypertensive patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Li, Wei,
Zhang, Jie-Wen,
Lu, Fen,
Ma, Ming-Ming,
Wang, Jiang-qiao,
Suo, Ai-Qin,
Bai, Ying-ying,
Liu, Hui-qin
Objective: To explore the effects of telmisartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ-stimulating activity, on the levels of Aβ1-42, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and cognition in elderly hypertensive patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).; Methods: A total of 48 patients with probable AD and essential hypertension were randomly […]
Dietary antioxidants and dementia in a population-based case-control study among older people in South Germany
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 […]
Effect of a human-type communication robot on cognitive function in elderly women living alone
Tanaka, Masaaki,
Ishii, Akira,
Yamano, Emi,
Ogikubo, Hiroki,
Okazaki, Masatsugu,
Kamimura, Kazuro,
Konishi, Yasuharu,
Emoto, Shigeru,
Watanabe, Yasuyoshi
Background: Considering the high prevalence of dementia, it would be of great value to develop effective tools to improve cognitive function. We examined the effects of a human-type communication robot on cognitive function in elderly women living alone.; Material/methods: In this study, 34 healthy elderly female volunteers living alone were randomized to living with either […]
Increased cerebral metabolism after 1 year of deep brain stimulation in Alzheimer disease
Smith, Gwenn S.,
Laxton, Adrian W.,
Tang-Wai, David F.,
McAndrews, Mary Pat,
Diaconescu, Andreea Oliviana,
Workman, Clifford I.,
Lozano, Andres M.
Background: The importance of developing unique, neural circuitry-based treatments for the cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer disease (AD) was the impetus for a phase I study of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with AD that targeted the fornix.; Objective: To test the hypotheses that DBS would increase cerebral glucose metabolism in cortical and […]
Effects of n-3 fatty acids, EPA v. DHA, on depressive symptoms, quality of life, memory and executive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a 6-month randomised controlled trial
Sinn, Natalie,
Milte, Catherine M.,
Street, Steven J.,
Buckley, Jonathan D.,
Coates, Alison M.,
Petkov, John,
Howe, Peter R.C.
Depressive symptoms may increase the risk of progressing from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia. Consumption of n-3 PUFA may alleviate both cognitive decline and depression. The aim of the present study was to investigate the benefits of supplementing a diet with n-3 PUFA, DHA and EPA, for depressive symptoms, quality of life (QOL) and […]
DNA methylation and cognitive functioning in healthy older adults
Schiepers, Olga J. G.,
van Boxtel, Martin P. J.,
de Groot, Renate H. M.,
Jolles, Jelle,
Kok, Frans J.,
Verhoef, Petra,
Durga, Jane
Long-term supplementation with folic acid may improve cognitive performance in older individuals. The relationship between folate status and cognitive performance might be mediated by changes in methylation capacity, as methylation reactions are important for normal functioning of the brain. Although aberrant DNA methylation has been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders, the relationship between DNA methylation status […]
Pilot study of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Sanchez-Ramos, Juan,
Cimino, Cynthia,
Avila, Ross,
Rowe, Amanda,
Chen, Ren,
Whelan, Glenn,
Lin, Xiaoyang,
Cao, Chuanhai,
Ashok, Raj
Human granulocyte colony-stimulating-factor (G-CSF) is widely used for treatment of neutropenia and to mobilize stem/progenitor cells for bone marrow transplantation. In studies of thousands of healthy donor subjects treated with G-CSF to mobilize stem/progenitor cells, the side-effect profile has been reported to be mild and reversible. In pre-clinical studies, G-CSF was reported to improve spatial […]
Hormone levels and cognitive function in postmenopausal midlife women
Ryan, Joanne,
Stanczyk, Frank Z.,
Dennerstein, Lorraine,
Mack, Wendy J.,
Clark, Margaret S.,
Szoeke, Cassandra,
Kildea, Daniel,
Henderson, Victor W.
Gonadal hormones may influence cognitive function. Postmenopausal midlife women in the population-based Melbourne Women’s Midlife Health Project cohort were administered a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests on two occasions 2 years apart. Participants (n = 148, mean age 60 years) had undergone natural menopause and were not using hormone therapy. Estrone, total and free estradiol, […]