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Study on Novel Peripheral Blood Diagnostic Biomarkers for MCI Due to Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer Disease

The prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is about 15%-17%. 10%-15% of MCI progresses to Alzheimer's disease (AD) every year. The annual incidence of MCI in the normal elderly is about 1%. Peripheral Blood biomarkers is the key and difficult points in AD research. Except expensive brain β amyloid plaque imaging, few breakthroughs of early diagnosis technology of MCI due to AD can be made to facilitate clinical application. Even Tau-181 and Tau-217 were reported in this year on Lancet neurology and JAMA. We also need to study on the biomarkers upstream of pathological changes about senile plaque. The purpose of this program is to study the reliability and validity of plasma miRNAs for early diagnosis of MCI due to AD and other dementia such as DLB and FTLD. The clinical diagnosis of AD and MCI due to AD are according to the National Institute of Aging and the Alzheimer's Disease Association (NIA-AA) diagnostic criteria in 2011. Plaque imaging is used to be golden criteria for the diagnosis of AD and MCI due to AD.

Unknown status3 enrollment criteria

Nalysis of the Periodontal Microbiota in Elderly Subjects With and Without Alzheimer's Disease:...

PeriodontitisAlzheimer Disease

The neurological disorders that accompany aging represent a major public health problem. The management of these diseases is a major medical and social priority. This project is based on the assumption that the oral cavity represents a privileged observation space to address these issues. The mouth is a site of easy access for painless sampling; there is therefore a major interest in identifying early oral infectious markers of the development or evolution of senile dementia. In addition to the interest of an early oral diagnosis, the mapping of the oral microbial flora in the demented elderly would allow a better understanding, prevention or even control of the evolution of neurodegenerative diseases. The final objective of our approach is to characterize the oral pathogens, or more probably the group of oral pathogens, which are significantly associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Unknown status16 enrollment criteria

ECOCAPTURE for the Assessment of Apathy Under Real-life Conditions

Frontotemporal DementiaBehavioral Variant1 more

ECOCAPTURE@HOME is a study which is currently being developed with the objective to capture the behavioral signature of apathy in everyday life context through remote monitoring of participants' behavior for about one month. Participants will not only be patients with apathy but also their spouse caregiver. Behavioral markers of apathy will be extracted from a combination of: 1/ objective physiological data from sensors on a bracelet worn by participants; 2/ subjective data filled by the caregiver through an application. Thus investigators will collect a pool of metrics and show they can measure three assumed behavioral markers of apathy (daytime activity, quality of sleep and emotional arousal), which in turn allow to predict caregiver's perception of the dyad's psychological state. The final goal is to lay the foundations for the development of a clinical tool for the remote follow-up of patient-caregiver couples.

Unknown status17 enrollment criteria

Orientation in AD Patients: PET-MR Study

Alzheimer DiseaseMild Cognitive Impairment

Despite the high prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD), its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. An emerging body of evidence supports disorientation as an early marker for AD-related neurodegeneration. In this study we intend to collect, coregister and analyze Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and , functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, fMRI) data from AD-spectrum patients to establish orientation as core disturbance in AD.

Unknown status6 enrollment criteria

The Study of microRNA 107 (miRNA 107) and Beta-amyloid Precursor Protein-cleaving Enzyme 1 (BACE1)...

Alzheimer's Disease

The miRNA 107 gene is increasingly appreciated to serve key functions in humans. The miRNA regulate gene expression involved in cell division, metabolism, stress response, and angiogenesis in vertebrate species. But the relationship and diagnosis capability of miRNA 107 and BACE1 mRNA gene expression in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and normal control is still a mystery.

Unknown status4 enrollment criteria

Blood-brain Barrier Leakage in Dementia. A Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MRI Study

Alzheimer's DiseaseVascular Dementia

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) are the most common forms of dementia. Yet, the cause of these diseases is still unknown. A potentially important initiating factor is a disrupted blood-brain barrier. This can initiate cerebral microangiopathy, which has frequently been associated with VaD. Nevertheless, also in most AD patients a substantial increase of vascular damage has been observed. The present study investigates the correlation between blood-brain-barrier breakdown and cognitive decline in AD and VaD. An innovative dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI scan that has recently been developed and tested at our institute, will be used to measure blood-brain barrier permeability. Objective: We will investigate the relationship between this permeability measure and (i) cognitive performance and (ii) the status of MRI visible cerebrovascular pathology (i.e. white matter hyperintensities, lacunar infarctions, microbleeds) in the most common forms of dementia.

Unknown status19 enrollment criteria

Clinical Research Center for Dementia of South Korea (CREDOS)(or CRCD)

Alzheimer's Disease

The objective of this study is to present evidence-based medicine for development of clinical practice guideline through prospective study of Alzheimer's disease(AD) and mild cognitive impairment(MCI) in korea

Unknown status3 enrollment criteria

Clinical and Genetic Study of Neurodegenerative Disorders With Cognitive Impairment

Alzheimer's DiseaseDementia1 more

Patients with different types of dementia will be recruited and evaluated in national hospital departments for their usual neurological follow-ups. A blood sample will be proposed in the field of this research project, and the biological material will be stored at the DNA and Cell Bank of Institut de Fédératif Recherche (IFR) of Neurosciences (Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris). The clinical research network is already set up for Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementias, which permits an evaluation according to a clinical standardized protocol. Among these disorders, a monogenic sub-group has been identified. In Alzheimer's disease, it is associated with the APP, PSEN1 and PSEN2 genes, which account only for 75% of the familial forms with early onset. In frontotemporal dementias, the tau gene mutations account only for 10% of the cases with an autosomal dominant inheritance. The identification of familial forms with a genetic inquiry in the relatives is essential for a greater knowledge of the molecular bases of forms not caused by the known genes, using linkage approaches and candidate gene analysis. The familial forms are also useful for identifying the modifier genes. In the multifactorial forms, the aim is to assemble a wide cohort of patients and controls matched for localizing and identifying susceptibility genetic factors. The strategies will use a candidate gene approach, and in the near future, studies of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) spread out in the whole genome. Meanwhile, similar approaches, particularly with candidate genes, could be used for identifying predictive factors of tolerance and response to the treatment. Finally, correlations will be performed with seric markers according to each kind of dementia. Specialized clinical teams in diagnosis and follow-up in dementias are assembled for this project, and in the study of neurological disorders of genetic origin.

Unknown status5 enrollment criteria

Studies of Brain and Body Interaction

Autistic Disorders SpectrumAdhd9 more

The goal of this study is to characterize biophysiolgoical signals as a comprehensive profile of the nervous systems in order to understand interactions between the brain and body, while an individual performs naturalistic behaviors (ex. walking, pointing) and while breathing at a slow controlled pace. The investigators aim to study these interactions among a variety of populations, from healthy individuals to those with disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder(s), including those who may also have an ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) diagnosis, Asperger's Syndrome, Alzheimer's Disease, and/or Fragile X syndrome

Unknown status8 enrollment criteria

A Non-Interventional Pilot Study to Explore the Role of Gut Flora in Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer DiseaseAlzheimer Disease 124 more

This study seeks to correlate microbiome sequencing data with information provided by patients and their medical records regarding Alzheimer's disease.

Unknown status13 enrollment criteria
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