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Sleepiness, sleep time, and depression of caregivers are linked with sleep and behaviors of their paired partners with dementia. 看护人的困倦、睡眠时间和抑郁与痴呆伴侣的睡眠和行为有关。
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports Pub Date : 2025-01-13 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/25424823241300981
Carol A Manning, Anna Youngkin, Mark Quigg
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Neuropsychological and clinical indicators of Lewy body and Alzheimer's pathology. 路易体与阿尔茨海默病病理的神经心理、临床指标。
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports Pub Date : 2025-01-13 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/25424823241304386
Austin J Simpson, Kathryn A Wyman-Chick, Michael S Daniel
{"title":"Neuropsychological and clinical indicators of Lewy body and Alzheimer's pathology.","authors":"Austin J Simpson, Kathryn A Wyman-Chick, Michael S Daniel","doi":"10.1177/25424823241304386","DOIUrl":"10.1177/25424823241304386","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Clinical distinction between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) poses significant challenges due to pathological comorbidity. Similar ages of onset and overlapping cognitive and psychiatric symptoms can lead to diagnostic inaccuracy and inappropriate treatment recommendations.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Identify the best combination of clinical and neuropsychological predictors of AD, DLB, and mixed DLB/AD neuropathology in dementia patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center dataset, we selected either pure AD (<i>n = </i>189), DLB (<i>n </i>= 21), or mixed DLB/AD (<i>n </i>= 42) patients on autopsy. Neuropsychological and clinical predictors, including core clinical features of DLB, were entered into multivariable logistic regressions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Gait disturbances (odds ratio (OR) = 19.32; p = 0.01), visual-spatial complaints (OR = 6.06; p = 0.03), and visual hallucinations (OR = 31.06; p = 0.002) predicted DLB compared to AD, along with better memory (OR = 3.42; p = 0.003), naming (OR = 3.35; p = 0.002), and worse processing speed (OR = 0.51; p = 0.01). When comparing DLB to DLB/AD, gait disturbances (OR = 6.33; p = 0.01), increased depressive symptoms (OR = 1.44; p = 0.03), and better memory (OR = 3.01; p = 0.004) predicted DLB. Finally, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) (OR = 6.44; p = 0.004), parkinsonism severity (OR = 1.07; p = 0.02), and lower depressive symptoms (OR = 0.70; p = 0.006) and memory impairment (OR = 0.57; p = 0.02) distinguished DLB/AD from AD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study converges with prior research suggesting specific neuropsychological and clinical features can help distinguish DLB from AD. Neuropsychological differentiation becomes more challenging among mixed pathologies and in advanced cognitive impairment, although the presence of RBD and parkinsonism distinguished DLB. Earlier clinical assessment and incorporation of in vivo and postmortem biomarkers should enhance diagnostic accuracy and understanding of disease characteristics, offering significant relevance for disease-modifying treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":73594,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports","volume":"9 ","pages":"25424823241304386"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11864265/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Alzheimer's disease classification by supervised and intelligent techniques. 阿尔茨海默病的监督和智能分类技术。
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports Pub Date : 2025-01-13 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/25424823241311838
Jabli Mohamed Amine, Moussa Mourad
{"title":"Alzheimer's disease classification by supervised and intelligent techniques.","authors":"Jabli Mohamed Amine, Moussa Mourad","doi":"10.1177/25424823241311838","DOIUrl":"10.1177/25424823241311838","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Significant advancements in neuroimaging have emerged over the past decade, notably through positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its precursor, mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Combining imaging modalities with machine learning (ML) techniques enhances diagnostic accuracy.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To develop predictive models using pre-treatment brain imaging data to distinguish between normal controls (NC), MCI, and AD stages, improving diagnostic precision.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We utilized the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative database, processing 3D MRI, PET Florbetaben, and PET Flortaucipir images. Techniques included convolutional neural networks (CNN), fuzzy logic, and multi-layer perceptron (MLP). Feature extraction involved amyloid-β volume, tau protein levels, and empty space volumes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The fuzzy logic approach achieved a classification accuracy of 99.1%, outperforming CNN (90.67%) and MLP (94%). Integration of multimodal data significantly enhanced performance compared to single-modality approaches.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study demonstrates that integrating advanced ML techniques with multimodal neuroimaging can effectively classify AD stages. These findings address critical gaps in early detection and provide a foundation for future clinical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":73594,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports","volume":"9 ","pages":"25424823241311838"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11864258/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Heat shock protein 70 in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: A possible alternative therapeutic. 热休克蛋白70在阿尔茨海默病和其他痴呆症中的作用:一种可能的替代治疗方法。
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports Pub Date : 2025-01-13 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/25424823241307021
Antonio Valle-Medina, Claudia Camelia Calzada-Mendoza, María Esther Ocharan-Hernández, Carlos Alberto Jiménez-Zamarripa, Teresa Juárez-Cedillo
{"title":"Heat shock protein 70 in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: A possible alternative therapeutic.","authors":"Antonio Valle-Medina, Claudia Camelia Calzada-Mendoza, María Esther Ocharan-Hernández, Carlos Alberto Jiménez-Zamarripa, Teresa Juárez-Cedillo","doi":"10.1177/25424823241307021","DOIUrl":"10.1177/25424823241307021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is considered a global health issue with a high social burden due to the level of disability it causes in those who suffer from it. In the absence of a therapeutic alternative for this disease, we will follow one of the biochemical pathways involved in the development of AD, which is related to molecular chaperones. The molecules are responsible for eliminating toxins and misfolded proteins at the cerebral level. These chaperones are a set of proteins from the heat shock proteins (HSPs) family, which, among their functions, help maintain homeostasis and protect cells against stress. Various authors have described the activity of HSPs in different neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting the activity of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in the presence of aberrant proteins characteristic of neurodegeneration, such as amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau. The role of HSP70 in AD and other dementias lies in its mechanism, which, along with other proteins from the HSP family, has the capacity to eliminate Aβ aggregates by promoting catalytic pathways. In this review, we explore the biological role of the HSP70 protein in AD and other dementias and its potential therapeutic use.</p>","PeriodicalId":73594,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports","volume":"9 ","pages":"25424823241307021"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11864251/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Nomogram for predicting nutritional risk of cognitive impairment. 预测认知障碍营养风险的Nomogram。
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports Pub Date : 2025-01-13 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/25424823241309262
Yuhang Chen, Junlin Diao, Xuezhuang Ren, Chunxiang Wei, Xue Zhou
{"title":"Nomogram for predicting nutritional risk of cognitive impairment.","authors":"Yuhang Chen, Junlin Diao, Xuezhuang Ren, Chunxiang Wei, Xue Zhou","doi":"10.1177/25424823241309262","DOIUrl":"10.1177/25424823241309262","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cognitive impairment patients are prone to malnutrition, which further promotes cognitive decline. Cognitive impairment patients are unable to accurately answer subjective questions in the nutrition screening scale. Therefore, it is crucial to establish a nutritional risk prediction model using objective evaluation indicators to evaluate the nutritional status of cognitive impairment patients during hospitalization.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To develop a nomogram for prediction of the nutritional risk in cognitive impairment patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) was used for regression analysis, and predictive factors were selected based on 10-fold cross validation. Then, using the selected predictive factors, multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to obtain the final clinical prediction model. Moreover, the performance of the model was evaluated from receiver operating characteristic curve, calibration curve, and decision curve analysis. Further assessment was conducted through internal validation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Six predictive factors were selected from 20 variables through LASSO, including body mass index, age, triglyceride, taking cognitive-improving drugs, controlling nutritional status, and geriatric nutritional risk index. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the training cohort was 0.91, while the validation cohort was 0.88, indicating that the model constructed with 6 predictors had moderate predictive ability. The decision curve analysis showed that the threshold range for both groups was 0.00-0.80, with the highest net benefit 0.76 for training cohort, while 0.77 for validation cohort.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Introducing six predictive factors, the risk nomogram is useful for predicting nutritional risk of cognitive impairment.</p>","PeriodicalId":73594,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports","volume":"9 ","pages":"25424823241309262"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11864246/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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An experimental framework for conjoint measures of olfaction, navigation, and motion as pre-clinical biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease. 嗅觉、导航和运动联合测量作为阿尔茨海默病临床前生物标志物的实验框架。
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports Pub Date : 2024-12-23 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/25424823241307617
Katarina Biljman, Illana Gozes, Jacqueline Ck Lam, Victor Ok Li
{"title":"An experimental framework for conjoint measures of olfaction, navigation, and motion as pre-clinical biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease.","authors":"Katarina Biljman, Illana Gozes, Jacqueline Ck Lam, Victor Ok Li","doi":"10.1177/25424823241307617","DOIUrl":"10.1177/25424823241307617","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Elucidating Alzheimer's disease (AD) prodromal symptoms can resolve the outstanding challenge of early diagnosis. Based on intrinsically related substrates of olfaction and spatial navigation, we propose a novel experimental framework for their conjoint study. Artificial intelligence-driven multimodal study combining self-collected olfactory and motion data with available big clinical datasets can potentially promote high-precision early clinical screenings to facilitate timely interventions targeting neurodegenerative progression.</p>","PeriodicalId":73594,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports","volume":"8 1","pages":"1722-1744"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11863766/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Deep brain stimulation versus nonsurgical treatment for severe Alzheimer's disease: A long-term retrospective cohort study. 深部脑刺激与非手术治疗重度阿尔茨海默病:一项长期回顾性队列研究
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports Pub Date : 2024-12-23 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/25424823241297852
Junpeng Xu, Bin Liu, Zhebin Feng, Xinguang Yu, Guosong Shang, Yang Liu, Yuxiang Sun, Haonan Yang, Yuhan Chen, Yanyang Zhang, Zhiqi Mao
{"title":"Deep brain stimulation versus nonsurgical treatment for severe Alzheimer's disease: A long-term retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Junpeng Xu, Bin Liu, Zhebin Feng, Xinguang Yu, Guosong Shang, Yang Liu, Yuxiang Sun, Haonan Yang, Yuhan Chen, Yanyang Zhang, Zhiqi Mao","doi":"10.1177/25424823241297852","DOIUrl":"10.1177/25424823241297852","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Severe Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by significant neuropsychiatric symptoms and sleep disorders, with limited effectiveness of conservative drug treatments. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) offers a potential alternative.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and long-term outcomes of DBS versus conservative treatment in patients with severe AD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed 40 patients with severe AD diagnosed at the People's Liberation Army General Hospital from 2015 to 2022. Twenty patients received DBS, and twenty received conservative treatment. Treatment effects were assessed using standardized scales at three- and twelve-months post-treatment. Primary outcomes included changes in cognitive function [Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale-Cognitive subscale, Clinical Dementia Rating). Secondary outcomes included quality of life, sleep quality, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and caregiver burden (Barthel Index, Functional Activity Questionnaire, Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PDQI), Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI)].</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>DBS patients showed significantly greater improvements in MMSE, MoCA, FIM, and ZBI scores than controls, suggesting improved cognitive function and quality of life, and reduced caregiver burden (p < 0.05). Notably, DBS significantly reduced HAM-A, HAM-D, and PSQI scores, and improved NPI scores more than controls, indicating significant amelioration of neuropsychiatric symptoms and sleep disorders (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>DBS is a safe and reversible treatment that potentially enhances cognitive function and quality of life in severe AD patients and alleviates caregiver burden. For the first time, we report that DBS also improves neuropsychiatric symptoms and sleep disorders, highlighting its clinical potential in AD.</p>","PeriodicalId":73594,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports","volume":"8 1","pages":"1677-1689"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11863731/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Blood RNA transcripts show changes in inflammation and lipid metabolism in Alzheimer's disease and mitochondrial function in mild cognitive impairment. 血液RNA转录物显示阿尔茨海默病的炎症和脂质代谢以及轻度认知障碍的线粒体功能的变化。
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports Pub Date : 2024-12-23 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/25424823241307878
Jun-Ichi Iga, Yuta Yoshino, Tomoki Ozaki, Ayumi Tachibana, Hiroshi Kumon, Yu Funahashi, Hiroaki Mori, Mariko Ueno, Yuki Ozaki, Kiyohiro Yamazaki, Shinichiro Ochi, Masakatsu Yamashita, Shu-Ichi Ueno
{"title":"Blood RNA transcripts show changes in inflammation and lipid metabolism in Alzheimer's disease and mitochondrial function in mild cognitive impairment.","authors":"Jun-Ichi Iga, Yuta Yoshino, Tomoki Ozaki, Ayumi Tachibana, Hiroshi Kumon, Yu Funahashi, Hiroaki Mori, Mariko Ueno, Yuki Ozaki, Kiyohiro Yamazaki, Shinichiro Ochi, Masakatsu Yamashita, Shu-Ichi Ueno","doi":"10.1177/25424823241307878","DOIUrl":"10.1177/25424823241307878","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Abnormal immunity in the periphery has been reported in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this study, blood transcriptome analyses of patients with AD, those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to AD, and heathy controls were performed to elucidate immune-related pathophysiology.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The sample included 63 participants from a complete enumeration study of elderly people in Nakayama town (the Nakayama Study), who were over 65 years of age, diagnosed as (1) healthy controls (N = 21, mean age: 83.8 years), (2) having MCI due to AD (N = 20, mean age: 82.6 years), or (3) having AD (N = 21, mean age: 84.2 years). Every participant underwent blood tests, magnetic resonance imaging, and questionnaires about lifestyle and cognitive function. With transcriptome analysis, differential gene expressions in the blood of the three groups were evaluated by gene ontology, pathway enrichment, and ingenuity pathway analyses, and quantitative real-time PCR was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Neutrophil extracellular trap signaling was increased, and lipid metabolism (FXR/RXR activation, triacylglycerol degradation) was decreased in AD, whereas MCI showed protective responses via decreased neutrophil extracellular trap signaling and mitochondrial functions such as upregulation of the sirtuin pathway and downregulation of oxidative stress.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Based on these findings and consistent with other published studies, immune cells appear to have important roles in the pathogenesis of AD, and the transcriptome in blood may be useful as a biomarker for diagnosis via monitoring immunity in MCI and AD.</p>","PeriodicalId":73594,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports","volume":"8 1","pages":"1690-1703"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11863738/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Alzheimer's disease: A case study involving EEG-based fE/I ratio and pTau-181 protein analysis through nasal administration of Saraswata Ghrita. 阿尔茨海默病:通过鼻给药Saraswata Ghrita进行基于脑电图的fE/I比率和pTau-181蛋白分析的案例研究。
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports Pub Date : 2024-12-23 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/25424823241306771
Robin Badal, Shivani Ranjan, Lalan Kumar, Lokesh Shekhawat, Ashok Kumar Patel, Pramod Yadav, Pradeep Kumar Prajapati
{"title":"Alzheimer's disease: A case study involving EEG-based fE/I ratio and pTau-181 protein analysis through nasal administration of <i>Saraswata Ghrita</i>.","authors":"Robin Badal, Shivani Ranjan, Lalan Kumar, Lokesh Shekhawat, Ashok Kumar Patel, Pramod Yadav, Pradeep Kumar Prajapati","doi":"10.1177/25424823241306771","DOIUrl":"10.1177/25424823241306771","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that impairs memory, language, and cognitive functions and currently has no definitive cure. <i>Saraswata Ghrita</i> (SG), a traditional Ayurvedic remedy administered nasally, offers a holistic approach and is believed to directly affect brain functions through its unique delivery route.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of SG in improving cognitive function and neurochemical biomarkers in a patient with AD. Key outcomes included electroencephalography-based excitation/inhibition (fE/I) ratio, and levels of phosphorylated Tau-181 (pTau-181), serotonin, dopamine, acetylcholine, and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A 90-day proof-of-concept clinical trial was conducted with one AD patient. Nasal administration of SG was performed twice daily. Measurements included EEG spectral power analysis across 1-48 Hz, cognitive function assessed by Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD) scales, and biochemical analyses of pTau-181, serotonin, dopamine, acetylcholine, and DHEA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Notable improvements were observed: ADAS-Cog score decreased from 40 to 36, QoL-AD score increased from 23 to 31, MMSE score improved from 13 to 18, and MoCA score increased from 8 to 13. Biochemical markers showed a decrease in pTau-181 (12.50 pg/ml to 6.28 pg/ml), an increase in acetylcholine (13.73 pg/ml to 31.83 pg/ml), while serotonin and DHEA levels rose, and dopamine levels decreased (39.14 pg/ml to 36.21 pg/ml).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>SG demonstrated potential in enhancing cognitive functions and neurochemical markers in AD, with the nasal route proving safe and effective. These findings suggest the value of traditional Ayurvedic treatments in contemporary AD management.</p>","PeriodicalId":73594,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports","volume":"8 1","pages":"1763-1774"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11863747/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Erratum to "Identifying shared diagnostic genes and mechanisms in vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease via bioinformatics and machine learning". “通过生物信息学和机器学习识别血管性痴呆和阿尔茨海默病的共享诊断基因和机制”的勘误。
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports Pub Date : 2024-12-23 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/25424823241308068
{"title":"Erratum to \"Identifying shared diagnostic genes and mechanisms in vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease via bioinformatics and machine learning\".","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/25424823241308068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25424823241308068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1177/25424823241289804.].</p>","PeriodicalId":73594,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports","volume":"8 1","pages":"1704"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11863722/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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