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The effects of oxytocin on social cognition and behaviour in frontotemporal dementia
Jesso, S.,
Morlog, D.,
Ross, S.,
Pell, M. D.,
Pasternak, S. H.,
Mitchell, D. G. V.,
Kertesz, A.,
Finger, E. C.
Patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia demonstrate abnormalities in behaviour and social cognition, including deficits in emotion recognition. Recent studies suggest that the neuropeptide oxytocin is an important mediator of social behaviour, enhancing prosocial behaviours and some aspects of emotion recognition across species. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of a […]
Accelerated cell aging in female APOE-ε4 carriers: implications for hormone therapy use
Jacobs, Emily G.,
Kroenke, Candyce,
Lin, Jue,
Epel, Elissa S.,
Kenna, Heather A.,
Blackburn, Elizabeth H.,
Rasgon, Natalie L.
Apolipoprotein-ε4 (APOE-ε4) is a major genetic risk factor for cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and early mortality. An accelerated rate of biological aging could contribute to this increased risk. Here, we determined whether APOE-ε4 status impacts leukocyte telomere length (TL) and the rate of cellular senescence in healthy mid-life women and, further, whether hormone replacement […]
Cilostazol add-on therapy in patients with mild dementia receiving donepezil: A retrospective study
Ihara, Masafumi,
Nishino, Madoka,
Taguchi, Akihiko,
Yamamoto, Yumi,
Hattori, Yorito,
Saito, Satoshi,
Takahashi, Yukako,
Tsuji, Masahiro,
Kasahara, Yukiko,
Takata, Yu,
Okada, Masahiro
Goal: Combinatorial therapy directed at both vascular and neurodegenerative aspects of dementia may offer a promising strategy for treatment of dementia, which often has a multifactorial basis in the elderly. We investigated whether the phosphodiesterase III inhibitor cilostazol, which is often used in the prevention of stroke and peripheral artery disease, may delay cognitive decline […]
Time until incident dementia among Medicare beneficiaries using centrally acting or non-centrally acting ACE inhibitors
Hebert, Paul L.,
McBean, Alexander Marshall,
O'Connor, Heidi,
Frank, Barbara,
Good, Charles,
Maciejewski, Matthew L.
Background: Centrally active (CA) angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are able to cross the blood–brain barrier. Small observational studies and mouse models suggest that use of CA versus non-CA ACEIs is associated with a reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).; Objective: The aim of this research was to assess the effect of CA […]
Antihypertensive therapy and cerebral hemodynamics in executive mild cognitive impairment: results of a pilot randomized clinical trial
Hajjar, Ihab,
Hart, Meaghan,
Chen, Yu-Ling,
Mack, Wendy,
Novak, Vera,
C. Chui, Helena,
Lipsitz, Lewis
Objectives: To compare the effects of three antihypertensive medications on cerebral hemodynamic and cognitive function in hypertensive individuals with executive dysfunction.; Design: Double-blind randomized clinical trial.; Setting: Community.; Participants: Fifty-three individuals aged 60 and older with hypertension and executive dysfunction.; Intervention: Lisinopril, candesartan, or hydrochlorothiazide for 1 year.; Measurements: Cerebral blood flow velocity (BFV; transcranial […]
Doxycycline in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Haïk, Stéphane,
Marcon, Gabriella,
Mallet, Alain,
Tettamanti, Mauro,
Welaratne, Arlette,
Giaccone, Giorgio,
Azimi, Shohreh,
Pietrini, Vladimiro,
Fabreguettes, Jean-Roch,
Imperiale, Daniele,
Cesaro, Pierre,
Buffa, Carlo,
Aucan, Christophe,
Lucca, Ugo,
Peckeu, Laurène,
Suardi, Silvia,
Tranchant, Christine,
Zerr, Inga,
Houillier, Caroline,
Redaelli, Veronica,
Vespignani, Hervé,
Campanella, Angela,
Sellal, François,
Krasnianski, Anna,
Seilhean, Danielle,
Heinemann, Uta,
Sedel, Frédéric,
Canovi, Mara,
Gobbi, Marco,
Di Fede, Giuseppe,
Laplanche, Jean-Louis,
Pocchiari, Maurizio,
Salmona, Mario,
Forloni, Gianluigi,
Brandel, Jean-Philippe,
Tagliavini, Fabrizio
Background: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a fatal, untreatable prion encephalopathy. Previous studies showed that doxycycline is effective in in-vitro and in-vivo models of disease, and patients with CJD who received compassionate treatment with doxycycline showed increased survival time compared with historical series. We therefore did a randomised, double-blind study of doxycycline versus placebo in CJD.; […]
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 16-week study of the H3 receptor antagonist, GSK239512 as a monotherapy in subjects with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease
Grove, Richard A.,
Harrington, Conn M.,
Mahler, Andreas,
Beresford, Isabel,
Maruff, Paul,
Lowy, Martin T.,
Nicholls, Andrew P.,
Boardley, Rebecca L.,
Berges, Alienor C.,
Nathan, Pradeep J.,
Horrigan, Joseph P.
Introduction: Histaminergic H3 receptors may play a role in modulating cholinergic and monoaminergic neurotransmission. This Phase II study evaluated the efficacy and safety of GSK239512, a highly potent, brain penetrant H3 receptor antagonist as monotherapy treatment for subjects with mild-to-moderate probable Alzheimer’s disease (AD).; Methods: In this 16-week, double-blind, randomized, parallel group study, 196 currently […]
A pilot study on the use of interferon beta-1a in early Alzheimer’s disease subjects
Grimaldi, Luigi Maria,
Zappalà, Giuseppe,
Iemolo, Francesco,
Castellano, Anna,
Ruggieri, Stefano,
Bruno, Giuseppe,
Paolillo, Andrea
Despite the fact that multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) share common neuroimmunological features, interferon beta 1a (IFNβ1a), the well-established treatment for the prevention of disease progression and cognitive decline in MS patients, has never been used in AD. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of IFNβ1a in subjects affected by mild-to-moderate AD in […]