2024
Relationship between neuroimaging and cognition in frontotemporal dementia: An FDG‐PET and structural MRI study
Cayir S, Volpi T, Toyonaga T, Gallezot J, Yang Y, Sadabad F, Mulnix T, Mecca A, Fesharaki‐Zadeh A, Matuskey D. Relationship between neuroimaging and cognition in frontotemporal dementia: An FDG‐PET and structural MRI study. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2024, 34: 627-634. PMID: 38676301, PMCID: PMC11511789, DOI: 10.1111/jon.13206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMoCA scoresFDG-PETAssociation of cognitionStandardized uptake value ratioMontreal Cognitive AssessmentSignificant positive associationFrontotemporal dementiaPrimary outcome measurePosterior cingulate cortexDecline of cognitive functionYears of ageGM volumeFrontal cortexOutcome measuresCognitive dysfunctionGray matterCognitive AssessmentMoCAAssociated with cognitive dysfunctionFluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PETPositive associationMagnetic resonance imagingPartial volume correctionCognitive functionDementia
2017
Cortical β-amyloid burden, gray matter, and memory in adults at varying APOE ε4 risk for Alzheimer's disease
Mecca AP, Barcelos NM, Wang S, Brück A, Nabulsi N, Planeta-Wilson B, Nadelmann J, Benincasa AL, Ropchan J, Huang Y, Gelernter J, Van Ness PH, Carson RE, van Dyck CH. Cortical β-amyloid burden, gray matter, and memory in adults at varying APOE ε4 risk for Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology Of Aging 2017, 61: 207-214. PMID: 29111487, PMCID: PMC5722236, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-amyloid burdenMiddle-aged individualsAβ burdenEpisodic memory performanceCognitive declineGM fractionCortical β-amyloid burdenBrain magnetic resonance imagingFirst-degree family historyCortical Aβ burdenGray matter fractionNormal middle-aged individualsSubsequent cognitive declineMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyAPOE ε3ε3Cortical AβCerebral amyloidosisAPOE genotypeFamily historyPreclinical ADMemory performanceNeuropsychological testingAlzheimer's diseaseGray matter
2011
Central and Peripheral Administration of Compound 21 Elicits Cerebroprotective Effects in Ischemic Stroke
Joseph J, Regenhardt R, Mecca A, Patel N, Steckelings U, Unger T, Katovich M, Sumners C. Central and Peripheral Administration of Compound 21 Elicits Cerebroprotective Effects in Ischemic Stroke. The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: lb576-lb576. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.lb576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle cerebral artery occlusionIpsilateral gray matterArtificial cerebrospinal fluidInfarct sizeMCAO inductionIschemic strokeNeurological deficitsControl ratsAdult male Sprague-Dawley ratsAngiotensin type 2 receptorGray matterMale Sprague-Dawley ratsSpecific AT2R agonistCerebral artery occlusionExert beneficial actionsSprague-Dawley ratsType 2 receptorACSF controlsCerebroprotective effectArtery occlusionPeripheral administrationAT2R agonistIP administrationEndothelin-1Intracerebroventricular infusion