2015
Targeting Prodromal Alzheimer Disease With Avagacestat: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Coric V, Salloway S, van Dyck CH, Dubois B, Andreasen N, Brody M, Curtis C, Soininen H, Thein S, Shiovitz T, Pilcher G, Ferris S, Colby S, Kerselaers W, Dockens R, Soares H, Kaplita S, Luo F, Pachai C, Bracoud L, Mintun M, Grill JD, Marek K, Seibyl J, Cedarbaum JM, Albright C, Feldman HH, Berman RM. Targeting Prodromal Alzheimer Disease With Avagacestat: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurology 2015, 72: 1324-1333. PMID: 26414022, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.0607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonmelanoma skin cancerObservational cohortProdromal Alzheimer's diseaseProdromal ADClinical trialsPositron emission tomographyAlzheimer's diseaseDiscontinuation ratesCSF biomarkersBiomarker criteriaTreatment phasePlacebo-controlled phase 2 clinical trialSkin cancerGastrointestinal tract adverse eventsKey clinical outcome measuresSerious adverse event ratesΓ-Secretase Inhibitor AvagacestatEmission tomographyPhase 2 clinical trialPotential disease-modifying agentsBrain atrophy ratesLow discontinuation rateAdverse event ratesDisease-modifying agentsGreater brain atrophy
2000
Recombinant human neurotrophic factors accelerate colonic transit and relieve constipation in humans
Coulie B, Szarka L, Camilleri M, Burton D, McKinzie S, Stambler N, Cedarbaum J. Recombinant human neurotrophic factors accelerate colonic transit and relieve constipation in humans. Gastroenterology 2000, 119: 41-50. PMID: 10889153, DOI: 10.1053/gast.2000.8553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurotrophic factorStool frequencyColonic transitR-metHuBDNFHealthy subjectsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorHuman brain-derived neurotrophic factorHuman gut motilityOverall colonic transitPassage of stoolRecombinant human brain-derived neurotrophic factorGastrointestinal motor functionSmall bowel transitInjection site reactionsWeeks of treatmentNeurotrophic factor 3Neurotrophin administrationBowel transitRandomized studyGut motilityColonic emptyingSite reactionsMotor functionConstipationHealthy people