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
2013
Anti-inflammatory effects of angiotensin-(1-7) in ischemic stroke
Regenhardt RW, Desland F, Mecca AP, Pioquinto DJ, Afzal A, Mocco J, Sumners C. Anti-inflammatory effects of angiotensin-(1-7) in ischemic stroke. Neuropharmacology 2013, 71: 154-163. PMID: 23583926, PMCID: PMC3664115, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin IAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalBrain IschemiaCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutMicrogliaNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuroprotective AgentsNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIPeptide FragmentsProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene ProteinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsStrokeConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseAnti-inflammatory effectsIschemic strokeEndothelin-1Cerebral cortexMiddle cerebral artery occlusionCerebral infarct sizeDifferentiation molecule 11bIntracerebral inflammatory responseCerebral artery occlusionAnti-inflammatory actionLipopolysaccharide-induced increasePro-inflammatory cytokinesCerebral blood flowINOS protein expressionNitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide productionNitric oxide generationExpression of mRNAAng-(1-7) treatmentSignificant cerebroprotectionCerebral vasoconstrictionArtery occlusionCerebroprotective actionReceptor Mas