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 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
2006
Prevention of angiotensin II-induced cardiac remodeling by angiotensin-(1–7)
Grobe JL, Mecca AP, Lingis M, Shenoy V, Bolton TA, Machado JM, Speth RC, Raizada MK, Katovich MJ. Prevention of angiotensin II-induced cardiac remodeling by angiotensin-(1–7). AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2006, 292: h736-h742. PMID: 17098828, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00937.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAngiotensin IAngiotensin IIAnimalsBlood PressureCardiomegalyDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisHeartHypertensionMaleMyocardiumPeptide FragmentsProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene ProteinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Angiotensin, Type 1Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledTime FactorsTransforming Growth Factor betaVentricular RemodelingConceptsRenin-angiotensin systemCardiac remodelingChronic infusionBlood pressureAng IIHeart failureInterstitial fibrosisAngiotensin IIMyocyte hypertrophyHyperactive renin-angiotensin systemAng II type 1Adult Sprague-Dawley ratsEffects of AngSubsequent heart failureOverexpression of angiotensinAcute myocardial infarctionMajor risk factorFormation of AngSprague-Dawley ratsCardiac tissueSubgroup of animalsChronic hypertensionAng receptorsMyocardial infarctionRisk factors