2024
Self‐reported hearing loss is associated with faster cognitive and functional decline but not diagnostic conversion in the ADNI cohort
Miller A, Sharp E, Wang S, Zhao Y, Mecca A, van Dyck C, O'Dell R, Initiative F. Self‐reported hearing loss is associated with faster cognitive and functional decline but not diagnostic conversion in the ADNI cohort. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2024, 20: 7847-7858. PMID: 39324520, DOI: 10.1002/alz.14252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported hearing lossFunctional Activities QuestionnaireHearing lossMild cognitive impairmentModifiable risk factorsMild cognitive impairment participantsFunctional declineImpairment diagnosisModified Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive CompositeRate of functional declineRate of cognitive declinePreclinical Alzheimer Cognitive CompositeRisk factorsCognitive impairmentSignificant longitudinal associationsActivity QuestionnaireLongitudinal associationsAlzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging InitiativeLongitudinal relationshipCognitive compositeCN participantsIncreased riskCognitive declineParticipantsDiagnostic conversion
2023
Aging gene signature of memory CD8+ T cells is associated with neurocognitive functioning in Alzheimer’s disease
Young J, Park H, Kim M, Par-Young J, Bartlett H, Kim H, Unlu S, Osmani L, Shin M, Bucala R, van Dyck C, Allore H, Mecca A, You S, Kang I. Aging gene signature of memory CD8+ T cells is associated with neurocognitive functioning in Alzheimer’s disease. Immunity & Ageing 2023, 20: 71. PMID: 38042785, PMCID: PMC10693128, DOI: 10.1186/s12979-023-00396-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral bloodT cellsAlzheimer's diseaseEM CD8Memory CD8Gene signatureAge-related immune changesIL-7 receptor alphaEffector memory CD8Strong risk factorT cell expansionAD genesAge-associated expansionImmune changesRisk factorsCD8Dementia patientsIL-7RNeuropsychological testingReceptor alphaNeurocognitive functionRT-qPCR resultsDisease severityPatientsNormal persons
2020
The calcium‐containing smooth endoplasmic reticulum is a focus of risk factors for early‐ and late‐onset Alzheimer’s disease
Datta D, Mentone S, Morozov Y, van Dyck C, Arnsten A. The calcium‐containing smooth endoplasmic reticulum is a focus of risk factors for early‐ and late‐onset Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 16 DOI: 10.1002/alz.047651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate-onset Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseSmooth endoplasmic reticulumAD pathologyCalcium dysregulationRisk factorsCalcium leakMonkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortexAutosomal dominant Alzheimer's diseaseNeurofibrillary tangle formationGenetic risk factorsMedial temporal lobeDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMonkey DLPFCAD neurodegenerationTangle formationAge-related pathologiesTemporal lobeAnimal modelsAssociation cortexPS2 mutationTherapeutic interventionsBrain regionsEtiological eventInternal calcium
2006
Apolipoprotein E ɛ4 Allele Increases Risk for Psychotic Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease
Zdanys KF, Kleiman TG, MacAvoy MG, Black BT, Rightmer TE, Grey M, Garman KS, Tampi RR, Gelernter J, van Dyck CH. Apolipoprotein E ɛ4 Allele Increases Risk for Psychotic Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease. Neuropsychopharmacology 2006, 32: 171-179. PMID: 16841077, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAD patientsPsychotic symptomsAlzheimer's diseaseBehavioral symptomsNeuropsychiatric InventoryApolipoprotein EMultiple logistic regression modelSporadic Alzheimer's diseaseGenetic risk factorsSevere-stage Alzheimer's diseaseLogistic regression modelsDifferent risk profilesDementia progressesRisk factorsIncrease riskBehavioral disturbancesPatientsDisease severitySymptomsSignificant psychosisRisk profileGreater riskApoEExploratory analysisDisease
2005
Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 is associated with atrophy of the amygdala in Alzheimer's disease
Basso M, Gelernter J, Yang J, MacAvoy MG, Varma P, Bronen RA, van Dyck CH. Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 is associated with atrophy of the amygdala in Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology Of Aging 2005, 27: 1416-1424. PMID: 16182410, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2005.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseAD patientsAPOE epsilon4AD groupImportant genetic risk factorApolipoprotein E epsilon4Regional brain atrophyAPOE epsilon4 alleleElderly control subjectsNormal elderly control subjectsGenetic risk factorsAmygdaloid volumesBrain atrophyControl subjectsEpsilon4 carriersRisk factorsEpsilon4 alleleHippocampal volumeEpsilon4 doseAnalysis of covarianceDisease severityPatientsEpsilon4AmygdalaAtrophy