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Elisabetta Cottini

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Amyloid precursor protein in platelets: A peripheral marker for the diagnosis of sporadic AD

2001

BACKGROUND: An altered pattern of amyloid precursor protein (APP) forms consisting in a reduced ratio between the upper (130 kDa) and the lower (106 to 110 kDa) immunoreactivity bands has been described in platelets of patients with AD. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the sensitivity and the specificity of platelet APP forms' ratio (APPr) as a marker for AD. METHODS: Eighty-five patients with probable AD and 95 control subjects (CON), including healthy individuals and neurologic patients, entered the study. Platelet APPr was evaluated by means of Western Blot analysis and immunostaining in the whole platelet homogenate, and calculated by the ratio between the optical density (OD) of the upper (130 k…

Blood PlateletsMalePathologymedicine.medical_specialtyBlood cellCentral nervous system diseaseAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorDegenerative diseaseWestern blotAlzheimer DiseasemedicineAmyloid precursor proteinHumansPlateletAgedPsychiatric Status Rating Scalesmedicine.diagnostic_testbiologybusiness.industryMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseAbnormalities in the pattern of platelet amyloid precursor protein forms in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer diseasemedicine.anatomical_structureAmyloid precursor proteinbiology.proteinFemaleSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaNeurology (clinical)Alzheimer's diseasebusinessImmunostainingBiomarkers
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Prevalence and pattern of cognitive impairment in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with and without overt neuropsychiatric manifestations

2001

The prevalence and pattern of cognitive impairment in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with (NPSLE) and without (nSLE) overt neuropsychiatric manifestations were investigated. Fifty-two nSLE patients, 23 NPSLE patients and 27 healthy controls were evaluated with a battery of standardized neuropsychological and psychological tests. Disease duration, disease activity index, and current corticosteroid therapy were collected. Cognitive impairment was identified in 14 (26.9%) and in 12 (52.2%) of subjects with nSLE and NPSLE, respectively. Both SLE groups showed a significant impairment compared with controls on tasks assessing verbal and non-verbal long-term memory, and visuoconstruc…

Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyAnxietyNeuropsychological TestsMental ProcessesAdrenal Cortex HormonesMemoryInternal medicinemedicineHumansLupus Erythematosus SystemicSpeechSystemic lupus erythematosus Neuropsychiatric SLE Cognitive impairment Neuropsychology DepressionAttentionPsychological testingEffects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performanceDepression (differential diagnoses)Psychiatric Status Rating ScalesLupus erythematosusDepressionCognitive disorderNeuropsychologymedicine.diseaseConnective tissue diseaseMemory Short-TermNeurologyMental RecallPhysical therapyFemaleSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaNeurology (clinical)Cognition DisordersPsychologyPsychomotor PerformancePsychopathologyJournal of the Neurological Sciences
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