简介：Thereceptorforadvancedglycationendproducts(RAGE)isareceptoroftheimmunoglobulinsuperfamilyofcellsurfacemoleculeswhichplaysimportantcontributionsunderbothphysiologicalandpathologicalconditions.OvertheyearsextensiveresearchworksupportedthedetrimentalroleofRAGEinAlzheimer’sdisease(AD)pathophysiology,rangingfromitsinvolvementinbetaamyloid(Aβ)braininfluxandclearance,

简介：Thequestforneuroprotectivedrugstoslowtheprogressionofneurodegenerativediseases(NDDs),includingAlzheimer'sdisease(AD),Parkinson'sdisease(PD),andHuntington'sdisease(HD),hasbeenlargelyunrewarding.Preclinicalevidencesuggeststhatrepurposingquetiapine,lithium,valproate,fluoxetine,donepezil,andmemantineforearlyandpre-symptomaticdisease-modificationinNDDsmaybepromisingandcanspareregulatorybarriers.Theliteratureofthesepsychotropicsinearlystageandpre-symptomaticAD,PD,andHDisreviewedandpropitiousfindingsfollow.Mildcognitiveimpairment(MCI)phaseofAD:salutaryhumanrandomizedcontrolledtrialfindingsforlow-doselithiumand,inselectedpatients,donepezilawaitreplication.Pre-symptomaticAD:humanepidemiologicaldataindicatethatlithiumreducesADrisk.Animalmodelstudies(AMS)revealencouragingresultsforquetiapine,lithium,donepezil,andmemantine.EarlyPD:valproateAMSfindingsshowpromise.Pre-symptomaticPD:lithiumandvalproateAMSfindingsareencouraging.EarlyHD:uncontrolledclinicaldataindicatenon-progressionwithlithium,fluoxetine,donepezil,andmemantine.Pre-symptomaticHD:lithiumandvalproateareauspiciousinAMS.Manyotherpromisingfindingsawaitingreplication(valproateinMCI;lithium,valproate,fluoxetineinpre-symptomaticAD;lithiuminearlyPD;lithium,valproate,fluoxetineinpre-symptomaticPD;donepezilinearlyHD;lithium,fluoxetine,memantineinpre-symptomaticHD)arereviewed.Dose-andstage-dependenteffectsareconsidered.Suggestionsforsignal-enhancementinhumantrialsareprovidedforeachNDDstage.

简介：BACKGROUND:TheprogressivedegenerationofdopaminergicneuronsinParkinson’sdiseaseisassociatedwithanactivatedglialreaction,combinedwithaninflammatoryprocess.Theseresponsesleadtotheproductionofcytokines,suchasinterferon-γ,tumornecrosisfactor-α(TNF-α),andinterleukin-1β.Inaddition,14-3-3proteinisacomponentofLewybodiesinParkinson’sdisease.OBJECTIVE:Toobservetheexpressionof14-3-3γandζprotein,aswellasTNF-α,inmousemicroglia,aswellaschangesafterlipopolysaccharide(LPS)activation.Toinvestigatepossiblemechanismsofdopaminergicneuronalinjuryduetoactivatedmicroglia.ToandclarifytheimmuneresponsemechanismsofParkinson’sdisease.DESIGN:Randomizedcontrolledobservation,cellstudy.SETTING:LaboratoryofDepartmentofNeurology,theAffiliatedUnionHospitalofTongjiMedicalCollege,HuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology.MATERIALS:TheBV-2immortalizedmurinemicrogliacelllinewaspurchasedfromChinaUnitcellcenter.LPSwasprovidedbySigmaCompany.CellcultureswerepurchasedfromGibco.Phospho-(Ser)14-3-3bindingmotifantibodywaspurchasedfromSantaCruzBiotechnologies.FITCwasprovidedbyLinfeiBiotechnology,Wuhan,China.TNF-αELISAwasprovidedbyJingmeiBiotechCo,Wuhan,China.TheflowcytometerwasprovidedbyBectonDickinson,Canada.METHODS:ThepresentexperimentwasperformedattheLaboratoryofDepartmentofNeurology,theAffiliatedUnionHospitalofTongjiMedicalCollege,HuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnologyfromApriltoDecember2006.Themicroglialcellline,BV-2,wasculturedinvitroandstimulatedwithLPSfor2,6,12,and24hours.BV-2cultureswithoutLPSwereusedascontrols.MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Expressionof14-3-3γproteinwasdetectedbyflowcytometry.14-3-3ζpercentageexpressionandthemeanfluorescenceintensitywasdetectedbyimmunofluorescence.TNF-αexpressionwasdetectedbyELISA.RESULTS:14-3-3γproteinexpressionanalysis:followi

简介：Parkinson’sdisease(PD)ischaracterizedbytheprogressivelossofmidbraindopaminergic(mDA)neuronsandasubsequentdecreaseinstriataldopaminelevels,whichcausethetypicalclinicalmotorsymptomssuchasmusclerigidity,bradykinesiaandtremor.Althoughasubsetof

简介：CurrentevidenceshowsthatapolipoproteinE(APOE),apolipoproteinCI(APOC1)andlowdensitylipoproteinreceptor-relatedprotein(LRP)variationsarerelatedtolate-onsetAlzheimer’sdisease.However,itremainsunclearifgeneticpolymorphismsinthesegenesareassociatedwithcognitivedeclineinlate-onsetAlzheimer’sdiseasepatients.Weperformeda30-monthlongitudinalcohortstudytoinvestigatetherelationshipbetweenAlzheimer’sdiseaseandAPOE,APOC1,andLRP.Inthisstudy,78ChineseHanpatientswithlate-onsetAlzheimer’sdiseasewererecruitedformGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegioninChina.APOE,APOC1,andLRPgenotypingwasperformedusingpolymerasechainreaction-restrictionfragmentlengthpolymorphisms.TheMini-MentalStateExaminationandClinicalDementiaRatingScalewereusedtoassesspatients’cognitivefunction.Aftera30-monthfollow-upperiod,wefoundasignificantreductioninMini-MentalStateExaminationtotalscore,ahigherproportionofpatientsfulfillingcognitiveimpairmentprogressioncriteria,andahigherproportionofAPOC1H2carriersinAPOEε4carrierscomparedwithnon-carriers.Inaddition,theAPOEε4allelefrequencywassignificantlyhigherinthecognitiveimpairmentprogressiongroupcomparedwiththenon-cognitiveimpairmentprogressiongroup.Inconclusion,APOEε4playsanimportantroleinaugmentingcognitivedecline,andAPOC1H2mayactsynergisticallywithAPOEε4inincreasingtheriskofcognitivedeclineinChinesepatientswithlate-onsetAlzheimer’sdisease.

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