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Sheikh M, Ammar M. Efficacy of 5 and 10 mg donepezil in improving cognitive function in patients with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Neurosci 2024; 18:1398952. [PMID: 39104606 PMCID: PMC11298496 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1398952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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Objective The purpose of this study was to compare donepezil at 5 mg and 10 mg/day against a placebo to systematically evaluate its effectiveness in improving cognitive function among patients suffering from dementia at any stage. Method For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we looked up Medline, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and The Cochrane Library for articles on the efficacy of donepezil in dementia published in the past 20 years and summarized the placebo and intervention data. Initially, a total of 2,272 articles were extracted using our search query and after the inclusion and exclusion criteria set for extraction of data, 18 studies were included in this review using PRISMA flowchart. The ADAS-cog and MMSE assessment scales were used for measuring the outcomes using IBM SPSS 29.0 for the meta-analysis. Result The meta-analysis comprised a total of 18 RCTs (randomized controlled trials) that were randomized to receive either donepezil 5 mg/day (n = 1,556), 10 mg/day (n = 2050) or placebo (n = 2,342). Meta-analysis concerning efficacy showed that donepezil at 10 mg/day significantly improved the MMSE score (g: 2.27, 95%CI: 1.25-3.29) but could not substantially reduce the ADAS-cog. At 5 mg/day donepezil, an overall slight improvement in MMSE score (Hedges' g: 2.09, 95%CI: 0.88-3.30) was observed. Conclusion Both donepezil 5 mg/day and 10 mg/day doses demonstrated improved cognitive functions for patients with dementia, however results indicated that the 10 mg/day dose was more efficacious.
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- Mehak Sheikh
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FOP), University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Qatar University Young Scientists Center (QUYSC), Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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Mohamed AA, Marques O. Diagnostic Efficacy and Clinical Relevance of Artificial Intelligence in Detecting Cognitive Decline. Cureus 2023; 15:e47004. [PMID: 37965412 PMCID: PMC10641267 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.47004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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Cognitive impairment is an age-associated disorder of increasing prevalence as the aging population continues to grow. Classified based on the level of cognitive decline, memory, function, and capacity to conduct activities of daily living, cognitive impairment ranges from mild cognitive impairment to dementia. When considering the insidious nature of the etiologies responsible for varying degrees of cognitive impairment, early diagnosis may provide a clinical benefit through the facilitation of early treatment. Typical diagnosis relies heavily on evaluation in a primary care setting. However, there is evidence that other diagnostic tools may aid in an earlier diagnosis of the different underlying pathologies responsible for cognitive impairment. Artificial intelligence represents a new intersecting field with healthcare that may aid in the early detection of neurodegenerative disorders. When assessing the role of AI in detecting cognitive decline, it is important to consider both the diagnostic efficacy of AI algorithms and the clinical relevance and impact of early interventions as a result of early detection. Thus, this review highlights promising investigations and developments in the space of artificial intelligence and healthcare and their potential to impact patient outcomes.
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- Ali A Mohamed
- Neurological Surgery, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA
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Ono H, Nishijima Y, Ohta S. Therapeutic Inhalation of Hydrogen Gas for Alzheimer’s Disease Patients and Subsequent Long-Term Follow-Up as a Disease-Modifying Treatment: An Open Label Pilot Study. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16030434. [PMID: 36986533 PMCID: PMC10057981 DOI: 10.3390/ph16030434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder. Hydrogen gas (H2) is a therapeutic medical gas with multiple functions such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammation, anti-cell death, and the stimulation of energy metabolism. To develop a disease-modifying treatment for AD through multifactorial mechanisms, an open label pilot study on H2 treatment was conducted. (2) Methods: Eight patients with AD inhaled 3% H2 gas for one hour twice daily for 6 months and then followed for 1 year without inhaling H2 gas. The patients were clinically assessed using the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog). To objectively assess the neuron integrity, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) with advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was applied to neuron bundles passing through the hippocampus. (3) Results: The mean individual ADAS-cog change showed significant improvement after 6 months of H2 treatment (−4.1) vs. untreated patients (+2.6). As assessed by DTI, H2 treatment significantly improved the integrity of neurons passing through the hippocampus vs. the initial stage. The improvement by ADAS-cog and DTI assessments were maintained during the follow-up after 6 months (significantly) or 1 year (non-significantly). (4) Conclusions: This study suggests that H2 treatment not only relieves temporary symptoms, but also has disease-modifying effects, despite its limitations.
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- Hirohisa Ono
- Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Nishijima Hospital, Ohoka, 2835-7, Numazu City 410-0022, Japan
- Correspondence: (H.O.); (S.O.); Tel.: +81-80-5658-5858 (H.O.); +81-90-9824-2970 (S.O.); Fax: +81-44-434-2336 (S.O.)
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- Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Nishijima Hospital, Ohoka, 2835-7, Numazu City 410-0022, Japan
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- Department of Neurology Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
- Correspondence: (H.O.); (S.O.); Tel.: +81-80-5658-5858 (H.O.); +81-90-9824-2970 (S.O.); Fax: +81-44-434-2336 (S.O.)
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Nakamura Y, Narita K, Kim R, Nishiyama K, Kikuchi T, Ishikawa I, Aoki H. Long-Term Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of a Transdermal Donepezil Patch in Patients with Severe Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2023; 95:1535-1543. [PMID: 37718804 DOI: 10.3233/jad-230386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Oral formulations are not suitable for demented patients with dysphagia, those refuse to take tablets, or those with drug compliance problem. However, only oral formulations of donepezil hydrochloride are approved for the treatment of severe Alzheimer's disease in Japan. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of long-term application of a 55.0 mg transdermal donepezil patch switched from a 10 mg oral donepezil hydrochloride tablet, for the treatment of patients with severe Alzheimer's disease. METHODS A 52-week, multicenter, open-label, uncontrolled (phase III) study (jRCT2080224612) was conducted in Japan between April 2019 and August 2021. A 10 mg donepezil hydrochloride tablet was administered once a day for four weeks; a 55.0 mg donepezil patch was then applied once a day for 52 weeks in patients with severe Alzheimer's disease. RESULTS Of 64 patients received the patch, 45 completed the 52-week period. The overall discontinuation rate was 29.7% (19/64). Among the 19 patients discontinued, six patients 9.4% (6/64) discontinued due to adverse events. The incidence of adverse events at application sites was 67.2% (43/64), including application site erythema 29.7% (19/64), application site pruritus 25.0% (16/64), and contact dermatitis 20.3% (13/64). Adverse events were mild and did not increase with time, demonstrating a favorable safety profile. Cognitive function, measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination, was maintained for up to 24 weeks. CONCLUSIONS Adverse events were considered manageable in a clinical setting. The long-term application of a 55.0 mg donepezil patch once a day was feasible treatment in patients with severe Alzheimer's disease.
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- Yu Nakamura
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
- Translational Research Center for Medical Innovation, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd., Kagawa, Japan
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- Translational Research Center for Medical Innovation, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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Fukuda H, Maeda M, Murata F, Murata Y. Anti-Dementia Drug Persistence Following Donepezil Initiation Among Alzheimer's Disease Patients in Japan: LIFE Study. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 90:1177-1186. [PMID: 36213993 PMCID: PMC9741733 DOI: 10.3233/jad-220200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Donepezil is frequently used to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD) symptoms but is associated with early discontinuation. Determining the persistence rates of anti-dementia drug use after donepezil initiation may inform the development and improvement of treatment strategies, but there is little evidence from Japan. OBJECTIVE To determine anti-dementia drug persistence following donepezil initiation among AD patients in Japan using insurance claims data. METHODS Insurance claims data for AD patients with newly prescribed donepezil were obtained from 17 municipalities between April 2014 and October 2021. Anti-dementia drug persistence was defined as a gap of ≤60 days between the last donepezil prescription and a subsequent prescription of donepezil, another cholinesterase inhibitor, or memantine. Cox proportional hazards models were used to analyze the association between care needs levels and discontinuation. RESULTS We analyzed 20,474 AD patients (mean age±standard deviation: 82.2±6.3 years, women: 65.7%). The persistence rates were 89.1% at 30 days, 79.4% at 90 days, 72.6% at 180 days, 64.5% at 360 days, and 58.3% at 540 days after initiation. Among the care needs levels, the hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for discontinuation was 1.01 (0.94-1.07) for patients with support needs, 1.12 (1.06-1.18) for patients with low long-term care needs, and 1.31 (1.21-1.40) for patients with moderate-to-high long-term care needs relative to independent patients. CONCLUSION Japanese AD patients demonstrated low anti-dementia drug persistence rates that were similar to those of other countries. Higher long-term care needs were associated with discontinuation. Further measures are needed to improve drug persistence in AD patients.
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- Haruhisa Fukuda
- Department of Health Care Administration and Management, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan,Correspondence to: Haruhisa Fukuda, MPH, PhD, Department of Health Care Administration and Management, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. Tel.: +81 92 642 6956; Fax: +81 92 642 6961; E-mail:
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- Department of Health Care Administration and Management, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Health Care Administration and Management, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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Yoshida K, Seo M, Luo Y, Sahker E, Cipriani A, Leucht S, Iwatsubo T, Efthimiou O, Furukawa TA. Personalized Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Treatment Effects by Donepezil: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Eight Randomized Controlled Trials. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 89:1143-1157. [DOI: 10.3233/jad-220263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background: Patient characteristics may predict the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and may moderate the effects of donepezil. Objective: To build a personalized prediction model for patients with AD and to estimate patient-specific treatment effects of donepezil, using individual patient characteristics. Methods: We systematically searched for all double-masked randomized controlled trials comparing oral donepezil and pill placebo in the treatment of AD and requested individual participant data through its developer, Eisai. The primary outcome was cognitive function at 24 weeks, measured with the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive component (ADAS-cog). We built a Bayesian meta-analytical prediction model for patients receiving placebo and we performed an individual patient data meta-analysis to estimate patient-level treatment effects. Results: Eight studies with 3,156 participants were included. The Bayesian prediction model suggested that more severe cognitive and global function at baseline and younger age were associated with worse cognitive function at 24 weeks. The individual participant data meta-analysis showed that, on average, donepezil was superior to placebo in cognitive function (ADAS-cog scores, –3.2; 95% Credible Interval (CrI) –4.2 to –2.1). In addition, our results suggested that antipsychotic drug use at baseline might be associated with a lower effect of donepezil in ADAS-cog (2.0; 95% CrI, –0.02 to 4.3). Conclusion: Although our results suggested that donepezil is somewhat efficacious for cognitive function for most patients with AD, use of antipsychotic drugs may be associated with lower efficacy of the drug. Future research with larger sample sizes, more patient covariates, and longer treatment duration is needed.
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- Kazufumi Yoshida
- Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
- Population Health and Policy Research Unit, Medical Education Center, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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Liu Q, Vaci N, Koychev I, Kormilitzin A, Li Z, Cipriani A, Nevado-Holgado A. Personalised treatment for cognitive impairment in dementia: development and validation of an artificial intelligence model. BMC Med 2022; 20:45. [PMID: 35101059 PMCID: PMC8805393 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02250-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine are potentially effective interventions for cognitive impairment in dementia, but the use of these drugs has not been personalised to individual patients yet. We examined whether artificial intelligence-based recommendations can identify the best treatment using routinely collected patient-level information. METHODS Six thousand eight hundred four patients aged 59-102 years with a diagnosis of dementia from two National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trusts in the UK were used for model training/internal validation and external validation, respectively. A personalised prescription model based on the Recurrent Neural Network machine learning architecture was developed to predict the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores post-drug initiation. The drug that resulted in the smallest decline in cognitive scores between prescription and the next visit was selected as the treatment of choice. Change of cognitive scores up to 2 years after treatment initiation was compared for model evaluation. RESULTS Overall, 1343 patients with MMSE scores were identified for internal validation and 285 [21.22%] took the drug recommended. After 2 years, the reduction of mean [standard deviation] MMSE score in this group was significantly smaller than the remaining 1058 [78.78%] patients (0.60 [0.26] vs 2.80 [0.28]; P = 0.02). In the external validation cohort (N = 1772), 222 [12.53%] patients took the drug recommended and reported a smaller MMSE reduction compared to the 1550 [87.47%] patients who did not (1.01 [0.49] vs 4.23 [0.60]; P = 0.01). A similar performance gap was seen when testing the model on patients prescribed with AChEIs only. CONCLUSIONS It was possible to identify the most effective drug for the real-world treatment of cognitive impairment in dementia at an individual patient level. Routine care patients whose prescribed medications were the best fit according to the model had better cognitive performance after 2 years.
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- Qiang Liu
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK
- Institute of Mathematics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK
- Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Akrivia Health, Oxford, UK
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Model-Based Equivalent Dose Optimization to Develop New Donepezil Patch Formulation. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14020244. [PMID: 35213976 PMCID: PMC8880217 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14020244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Donepezil patch was developed to replace the original oral formulation. To accurately describe the pharmacokinetics of donepezil and investigate compatible doses between two formulations, a population pharmacokinetic model for oral and transdermal patches was built based on a clinical study. Plasma donepezil levels were analyzed via liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Non-compartmental analyses were performed to derive the initial parameters for compartmental analyses. Compartmental analysis (CA) was performed with NLME software NONMEM assisted by Perl-speaks-NONMEM, and R. Model evaluation was proceeded via visual predictive checks (VPC), goodness-of-fit (GOF) plotting, and bootstrap method. The bioequivalence test was based on a 2 × 2 crossover design, and parameters of AUC and Cmax were considered. We found that a two-compartment model featuring two transit compartments accurately describes the pharmacokinetics of nine subjects administered in oral, as well as of the patch-dosed subjects. Through evaluation, the model was proven to be sufficiently accurate and suitable for further bioequivalence tests. Based on the bioequivalence test, 114 mg/101.3 cm2–146 mg/129.8 cm2 of donepezil patch per week was equivalent to 10 mg PO donepezil per day. In conclusion, the pharmacokinetic model was successfully developed, and acceptable parameters were estimated. However, the size calculated by an equivalent dose of donepezil patch could be rather large. Further optimization in formulation needs to be performed to find appropriate usability in clinical situations.
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Takasu K, Niidome K, Hasegawa M, Ogawa K. Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Improves the Dysfunction of Hippocampal Gamma Oscillations and Fast Spiking Interneurons in Alzheimer's Disease Model Mice. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:782206. [PMID: 35027883 PMCID: PMC8751405 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.782206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The hippocampal gamma oscillation is important for cognitive function, and its deficit is related to cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, it has been recognized that post-translational modification via histone acetylation is a fundamental molecular mechanism for regulating synaptic plasticity and cognitive function. However, little is known regarding the regulation of hippocampal gamma oscillation by histone acetylation. We investigated whether histone acetylation regulated kainate-induced gamma oscillations and their important regulator, fast-spiking interneurons, using acute hippocampal slices of AD model mice (PSAPP transgenic mice). We found a decrease in kainate-induced gamma oscillations in slices from PSAPP mice, accompanied with the increased activity of fast spiking interneurons in basal state and the decreased activity in activated state. The histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor (SAHA, named vorinostat) restored deficits of gamma oscillation in PSAPP mice, accompanied with rescue of activity of fast spiking interneurons in basal and activated state. The effect of SAHA was different from that of the clinical AD drug donepezil, which rescued only function of fast spiking interneurons in basal state. Besides, activator of nuclear receptor family 4a (NR4a) receptor (cytosporone B), as one of the epigenetic modification related to HDAC inhibition, rescued the deficits in gamma oscillations in PSAPP mice. These results suggested a novel mechanism in which HDAC inhibition improved impairment of gamma oscillations in PSAPP mice by restoring the activity of fast spiking interneurons both in basal and activated state. The reversal of gamma oscillation deficits by HDAC inhibition and/or NR4a activation appears to be a potential therapeutic target for treating cognitive impairment in AD patients.
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- Pain and Neuroscience, Drug Discovery and Disease Research Laboratory, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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Chebotareva AD, Levin OS. [Practical aspects of using donepezil in the treatment of dementia]. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2020; 120:137-143. [PMID: 33081459 DOI: 10.17116/jnevro2020120091137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Donepezil is the most commonly used drug of the group of cholinesterase inhibitors. It is recommended for tretament of Alzheimer's disease. Donepezil is also used to treat dementia in Lewy body disease, Parkinson's disease with dementia, and vascular dementia. In Russia, donepezil is not used as often, which is facilitated by the concern of doctors about the possibility of serious side-effects. Clinical studies demonstrate the safety and good tolerability of donepezil. Our study included 62 patients with dementia due to various neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body disease, Parkinson's disease with dementia). Thirty-seven patients (59.7%) started to receive donepezil. Side-effects, including bradycardia, hypertension, aggressive behavior, increased tremor, were observed in 7 patients (18.9%). There was no correlation between the development of side-effects and polymorphisms of the CYP2D6 and MDR1 genes.
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- A D Chebotareva
- Russian Medicl Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Russian Medicl Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russia
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Zhang T, Liu N, Cao H, Wei W, Ma L, Li H. Different Doses of Pharmacological Treatments for Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:778. [PMID: 32528296 PMCID: PMC7264393 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Pharmacological treatments play a significant role in treating mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the optimal doses of various drugs used for these treatments are unknown. Our study compared the efficacy, acceptability, and safety of different doses of pharmacological treatments for mild to moderate AD. Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were identified by searching the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases (all RCTs published from the date of inception of the databases until September 19, 2019). Trials comparing the efficacy, acceptability, and safety of pharmacological interventions involving donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine, memantine, huperzine A, and Ginkgo biloba extract EGb761, alone or in combination, were identified. The primary outcomes were efficacy, acceptability, and safety. Results Our meta-analysis included 37 studies involving 14,705 participants. In terms of improving cognitive function, galantamine 32 mg, galantamine 24 mg, donepezil 5 mg, and donepezil 10 mg were more effective than other interventions, with the surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) values of 93.2, 75.5, 73.3, and 65.6%, respectively. According to the SUCRA values, EGb761 240 mg was considered to be the optimal intervention in terms of both acceptability and safety. With regard to clinical global impression, rivastigmine 12 mg had the highest probability of being ranked first (83.7%). The rivastigmine 15 cm2 patch (SUCRA = 93.7%) may be the best choice for daily living. However, there were no interventions that could significantly improve neuropsychiatric symptoms, compared with the placebo. Conclusions Different doses of the tested pharmacological interventions yielded benefits with regard to cognition, acceptability, safety, function, and clinical global impressions, but not effective behaviors.
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- Tingting Zhang
- College of First Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Geratology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Basic Theory for Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- College of First Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Geratology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geratology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
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Jia J, Wei C, Chen W, Jia L, Zhou A, Wang F, Tang Y, Xu L. Safety and Efficacy of Donepezil 10 mg/day in Patients with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2020; 74:199-211. [PMID: 31985467 DOI: 10.3233/jad-190940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Jianping Jia
- Department of Neurology, Xuan Wu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuan Wu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuan Wu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuan Wu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuan Wu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuan Wu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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Current treatment paradigm in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) involves multiple approaches combining pharmacological and nonpharmacological intervention to mitigate the clinical symptoms, slow the progressive loss of cognitive and functional abilities, or modify the disease course. So far, beyond anti-cholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs), donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine, and antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor, there are no newly approved medicines to treat AD. Under pharmacological treatment, the personal characteristic and the intra-individual therapeutic evaluations to examine various cognitive domains, behavioral and psychological problems, and global function should be considered when choosing any of AChEIs. The use of optimal dosage referring to the expected clinical outcomes and currently reported deficits from patient with AD has become an important issue in clinical treatment. Establishing and maintaining a strong therapeutic alliance to physician, patient, and caregiver is crucial and central to the comprehensive care in AD.
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- Yuan-Han Yang
- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Taiwan, China
- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China
- Neuroscience Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
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- Institute for Neurosciences, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
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Sharma P, Tripathi MK, Shrivastava SK. Cholinesterase as a Target for Drug Development in Alzheimer's Disease. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2089:257-286. [PMID: 31773661 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0163-1_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an enormous healthcare challenge, and 50 million people are currently suffering from it. There are several pathophysiological mechanisms involved, but cholinesterase inhibitors remained the major target from the last 2-3 decades. Among four available therapeutics (donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine, and memantine), three of them are cholinesterase inhibitors. Herein, we describe the role of acetylcholine sterase (AChE) and related hypothesis in AD along with the pharmacological and chemical aspects of the available cholinesterase inhibitors. This chapter discusses the development of several congeners and hybrids of available cholinesterase inhibitors along with their binding patterns in enzyme active sites.
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- Piyoosh Sharma
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India.
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Vouri SM, Possinger M, Usmani S, Solberg LM, Manini T. Evaluation of the Potential Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor‐Induced Rhinorrhea Prescribing Cascade. J Am Geriatr Soc 2019; 68:440-441. [DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Scott Martin Vouri
- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and PolicyUniversity of Florida College of Pharmacy Gainesville Florida
- Center for Drug Evaluation and SafetyUniversity of Florida Gainesville Florida
- University of Florida Health Physicians Gainesville Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and PolicyUniversity of Florida College of Pharmacy Gainesville Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and PolicyUniversity of Florida College of Pharmacy Gainesville Florida
- University of Florida Health Physicians Gainesville Florida
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric ResearchUniversity of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville Florida
- North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health SystemMalcom Randall VAMC, GRECC Gainesville Florida
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and SafetyUniversity of Florida Gainesville Florida
- Department of Aging and Geriatric ResearchUniversity of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville Florida
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Blesa R, Toriyama K, Ueda K, Knox S, Grossberg G. Strategies for Continued Successful Treatment in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: An Overview of Switching Between Pharmacological Agents. Curr Alzheimer Res 2019; 15:964-974. [PMID: 29895249 PMCID: PMC6142408 DOI: 10.2174/1567205015666180613112040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, characterized by a progressive decline in cognition and function. Current treatment options for AD include the cholines-terase inhibitors (ChEIs) donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine, as well as the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist memantine. Treatment guidelines recommend the use of ChEIs as the standard of care first-line therapy. Several randomized clinical studies have demonstrated the benefits of ChEIs on cogni-tion, global function, behavior and activities of daily living. However, patients may fail to achieve sus-tained clinical benefits from ChEIs due to lack/loss of efficacy and/or safety, tolerability issues, and poor adherence to the treatment. The purpose of this review is to explore the strategies for continued successful treatment in patients with AD. Methods: Literature search was performed for articles published in PubMed and MEDLINE, using pre-specified search terms. Articles were critically evaluated for inclusion based on their titles, abstracts, and full text of the publication. Results and Conclusion: The findings of this review indicate that dose up-titration and switching between ChEIs may help to improve response to ChEI treatment and also address issues such as lack/loss of effica-cy or safety/tolerability in patients with AD. However, well-designed studies are needed to provide robust evidence.
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- Rafael Blesa
- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, IIB Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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Karami A, Eriksdotter M, Kadir A, Almkvist O, Nordberg A, Darreh-Shori T. CSF Cholinergic Index, a New Biomeasure of Treatment Effect in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease. Front Mol Neurosci 2019; 12:239. [PMID: 31680850 PMCID: PMC6798072 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive disease with early degeneration of the central cholinergic neurons. Currently, three of four AD drugs act by inhibiting the acetylcholine (ACh) degrading enzyme, acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Efficacy of these drugs depends on available amount of ACh, which is biosynthesized by choline acetyltransferase (ChAT). We investigated whether treatment with a cholinesterase-inhibitor, galantamine, alters the relative levels of AChE to ChAT in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and whether levels of these CSF biomarkers correlate with in vivo AChE activity and nicotinic binding sites in the brain assessed by positron emission tomography (PET). Protein concentrations and activities of ChAT and AChE were measured in CSF of 18 patients with mild AD prior to and after 3 months of treatment with galantamine (n = 12) or placebo (n = 6), followed by nine additional months of galantamine treatment in all patients. A Cholinergic index was defined as the ratio of ChAT to AChE in CSF and was evaluated in relation to the in vivo AChE activity, the nicotinic binding sites and different measures of cognition. Besides an expected inhibition of AChE activity, galantamine treatment was accompanied by a mild increase in CSF ChAT activity. Thereby, the Cholinergic index was significantly increased in the Galantamine group (60% ± 14) after 3 months compared to baseline (p < 0.0023) or (p < 0.0004). This index remained high in the Galantamine group compared to baseline (54% ± 11) at 12 months follow-up, while it showed an increase in the Placebo group when they switched to active galantamine treatment (44% ± 14 vs. baseline, 61% ± 14 vs. 3 months, all p-values < 0.05). Furthermore, the in vivo brain AChE activity (assessed by PET) correlated with the CSF Cholinergic index at 12 months (r = 0.98, p < 0.001). The CSF Cholinergic index also correlated with ADAS-Cog and some other neuropsychological tests at 12 months. This is the first study assessing a CSF Cholinergic index in relation to treatment with a cholinesterase inhibitor. The treatment-specific increase in CSF ChAT activity suggests that cholinesterase-inhibitors may also increase the ACh-biosynthesis capacity in the patients. Additional studies are warranted to evaluate the utility of the CSF Cholinergic index as a biomeasure of therapeutic effect in AD.
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- Azadeh Karami
- Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.,Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Theme Aging, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.,Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Theme Aging, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.,Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Theme Aging, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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Ma SL, Tang NLS, Wat KHY, Tang JHY, Lau KH, Law CB, Chiu J, Tam CCW, Poon TK, Lin KL, Kng CPL, Kong HL, Chan TY, Chan WC, Lam LCW. Effect of CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 Genotypes on the Efficacy of Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Southern Chinese Patients With Alzheimer's Disease. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2019; 34:302-307. [PMID: 31064198 PMCID: PMC10852420 DOI: 10.1177/1533317519848237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia, and age is strongly associated with the incidence of AD. This study aimed to investigate the association between the genotypes of CYP2D6, CYP3A4, and CYP2C9 genes to the clinical efficacy and tolerability of cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) in Chinese patients with AD. One hundred seventy-nine patients with AD with newly prescribed with ChEIs were recruited. The clinical response and tolerability were evaluated at baseline, 3rd-, 6th-, and 12th-month follow-ups and were compared according to their genotypes of CYP2D6, CYP3A4, and CYP2C9. Among patients prescribed with donepezil/galantamine, CYP2D6*10 carriers showed significantly less side effects (P = .009). CYP2D6*10 carriers responded better to ChEIs and resulted in better improvement in Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale (P = .027) and Mini-Mental State Examination (P = .012). Further study is required to replicate the finding, and it might be useful for clinicians to decide the medication based on the patients' CYP genotypes.
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- Suk Ling Ma
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
- Functional Genomics and Biostatistical Computing Laboratory, Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Laboratory of Genetics of Disease Susceptibility, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Ruttonjee Hospital and Tang Shiu Kin Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Ruttonjee Hospital and Tang Shiu Kin Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
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Abe Y, Shimokado K, Fushimi K. Donepezil is associated with decreased in-hospital mortality as a result of pneumonia among older patients with dementia: A retrospective cohort study. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 18:269-275. [PMID: 29139192 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM Pneumonia is one of the major causes of mortality in older adults. As the average lifespan has extended and new modalities to prevent or treat pneumonia are developed, the factors that affect the length of hospital stay (LHS) and in-hospital mortality of older patients with pneumonia have changed. The object of the present study was to determine the factors associated with LHS and mortality as a result of pneumonia among older patients with dementia. METHODS With a retrospective cohort study design, we used the data derived from the Japanese Administrative Database and diagnosis procedure combination/per diem payment system (DPC/PDPS) database. There were 39 336 admissions of older patients for pneumonia between August 2010 and March 2012. Patients with incomplete data were excluded, leaving 25 602 patients for analysis. RESULTS Having dementia decreased mortality (OR 0.71, P < 0.001) and increased LHS. Multiple logistic regression analysis identified donepezil as an independent factor that decreased mortality in patients with dementia (OR 0.36, P < 0.001). Donepezil was prescribed for 28.7% of these patients, and their mortality rate was significantly lower than those of patients with dementia who were not treated with donepezil and of patients without dementia. The mortality rate was higher for patients with dementia who were not treated with donepezil compared with patients who did not have dementia. All other factors that influenced LHS and mortality were similar to those reported by others. CONCLUSIONS Donepezil seems to decrease in-hospital mortality as a result of pneumonia among older patients with dementia. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 269-275.
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- Yasuko Abe
- Department of Geriatrics and Vascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Geriatrics and Vascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Bohlken J, Jacob L, Kostev K. Association between Anti-Dementia Treatment Persistence and Daily Dosage of the First Prescription: A Retrospective Analysis in Neuropsychiatric Practices in Germany. J Alzheimers Dis 2017; 58:37-44. [PMID: 28372337 DOI: 10.3233/jad-170091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND High adherence and persistence are important for the efficacy of anti-dementia treatments. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to analyze the association between anti-dementia treatment persistence and daily dosage of the first prescription in patients treated in neuropsychiatric practices in Germany. METHODS This study included patients aged 60 years or over who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and received anti-dementia prescriptions (galantamine, donepezil, memantine, and rivastigmine) for the first time between 2005 and 2014. The main outcome measure was the treatment persistence rate within 12 months after the index date as a function of the first dose. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate the relation between persistence and daily dosages after adjusting for age, gender, and residence in nursing homes. RESULTS In this study, 2,442, 5,669, 4,416, 642, and 2,334 patients received galantamine, donepezil, memantine, oral rivastigmine, and patch rivastigmine, respectively. After 12 months of follow-up, continuation rates were similar for individuals using different doses of galantamine, donepezil, oral rivastigmine, and patch rivastigmine, but were significantly different for those taking memantine. Patients using 20 mg of memantine were less likely to discontinue their treatment than patients using 10 mg (HR = 0.88, 95% CI: 0.80-0.96). There was no significant association between daily dosages and persistence for the other drugs (HRs ranging from 0.86 to 1.15). CONCLUSIONS There was no significant association between treatment persistence and daily dosages in patients with Alzheimer's disease in Germany who were treated with galantamine, donepezil, or rivastigmine.
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- Jens Bohlken
- Praxis für Neurologie und Psychiatrie, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of medicine, University of Paris 5, Paris, France
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Chase TN, Farlow MR, Clarence-Smith K. Donepezil Plus Solifenacin (CPC-201) Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease. Neurotherapeutics 2017; 14:405-416. [PMID: 28138837 PMCID: PMC5398986 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-016-0511-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Available cholinergic drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) provide modest symptomatic benefit. We hypothesized that co-administration of a peripheral anticholinergic to reduce dose-limiting adverse effects (AEs) would enable the safe/tolerable use of higher cholinesterase inhibitor doses and thus improve their antidementia efficacy. A modified single-blind, ascending-dose, phase IIa study of donepezil plus solifenacin (CPC-201) lasting 26 weeks was conducted in 41 patients with probable AD of moderate severity. Entry criteria included the use of donepezil at a dose of 10 mg/day during the preceding 3 months. The primary outcome measure was the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of donepezil achieved (to protocol limit of 40 mg/day) when administered with the anticholinergic solifenacin 15 mg/day. Secondary measures included assessments of cognitive and global function, as well as of AEs. The mean ± SD donepezil MTD increased to 38 ± 0.74 mg/day (median 40 mg/day; p < 0.001); 88% of the study population safely attained this dose at the end of titration. Markedly reduced donepezil AE frequency, especially gastrointestinal, allowed this dose increase. There were no drug-related serious AEs or clinically significant laboratory abnormalities. At 26 weeks, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale Cognitive Component scores in the efficacy evaluable population improved by 0.35 ± 0.85 points over baseline (p < 0.05), an estimated 2.5 ± 0.84 points above 10 mg/day donepezil and 5.4 ± 0.84 points above historic placebo (both p < 0.05). Clinical Global Impression of Improvement scores improved by 0.94 ± 0.20 to 3.1 ± 0.20 points (p < 0.001). The findings suggest that limiting donepezil AEs by co-administration of solifenacin allows the safe administration of substantially higher cholinesterase inhibitors doses that may augment cognitive and global benefits in patients with AD.
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- Thomas N Chase
- Chase Pharmaceuticals, Inc, 1825 K Street NW, Washington, DC, 20006, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 541 Clinical Drive, CL299, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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Vouri SM, Chung JM, Binder EF. Successful intervention to mitigate an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor-induced rhinorrhea prescribing cascade: a case report. J Clin Pharm Ther 2017; 42:370-371. [PMID: 28251653 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE A prescribing cascade if often treated by discontinuing both medications. We describe an intervention to mitigate a prescribing cascade while continuing a clinically necessary medication without negatively impacting the patient. CASE SUMMARY A 77-year-old women experienced probable acetylcholinesterase inhibitor-induced rhinorrhea and subsequently self-medicated with diphenhydramine which lead to worsening cognitive function. We reduced the dose of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and discontinued the diphenhydramine. The symptoms of rhinorrhea were subsequently reduced without negatively impacting cognition. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION This was the first published prescribing cascade intervention that did not require discontinuation of both medications, which may be emulated in future prescribing cascade cases.
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- S M Vouri
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Center for Health Outcomes Research and Education, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Mercy Clinic Internal Medicine and Geriatrics - Old Tesson, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Sabbagh M, Han S, Kim S, Na HR, Lee JH, Kandiah N, Phanthumchinda K, Suthisisang C, Senanarong V, Pai MC, Narilastri D, Sowani AM, Ampil E, Dash A. Clinical Recommendations for the Use of Donepezil 23 mg in Moderate-to-Severe Alzheimer's Disease in the Asia-Pacific Region. Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra 2016; 6:382-395. [PMID: 27703471 PMCID: PMC5040883 DOI: 10.1159/000448214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background The ‘Asia-Pacific Expert Panel (APEX) for donepezil 23 mg’ met in November 2015 to review evidence for the recently approved high dose of donepezil and to provide recommendations to help physicians in Asia make informed clinical decisions about using donepezil 23 mg in patients with moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease (AD). Summary In a global phase III study (study 326) in patients with moderate-to-severe AD, donepezil 23 mg/day demonstrated significantly greater cognitive benefits versus donepezil 10 mg/day, with a between-treatment difference in mean change in the Severe Impairment Battery score of 2.2 points (p < 0.001) in the overall population and 3.1 points (p < 0.001) in patients with advanced AD. A subanalysis of study 326 demonstrated that the benefits and risks associated with donepezil 23 mg/day versus donepezil 10 mg/day in Asian patients with moderate-to-severe AD were comparable to those in the global study population. Key Message Donepezil 23 mg is a valuable treatment for patients with AD, particularly those with advanced disease. The APEX emphasized the importance of patient selection (AD severity, tolerability of lower doses of donepezil, and absence of contraindications), a stepwise titration strategy for dose escalation, and appropriate monitoring and counseling of patients and caregivers in the management of patients with AD.
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- Marwan Sabbagh
- Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders Division, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Ariz., USA
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- Department of Neurology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Neurocognitive Behavior Center of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Bobath Memorial Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute and Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Behavioral Neurology, Department of Neurology, Medical College and Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Neurology, Medicine Faculty University of Indonesia, CiptoMangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
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AC-3933, a benzodiazepine partial inverse agonist, improves memory performance in MK-801-induced amnesia mouse model. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2016; 144:45-52. [PMID: 26946254 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Revised: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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AC-3933, a novel benzodiazepine receptor partial inverse agonist, is a drug candidate for cognitive disorders including Alzheimer's disease. We have previously reported that AC-3933 enhances acetylcholine release in the rat hippocampus and ameliorates scopolamine-induced memory impairment and age-related cognitive decline in both rats and mice. In this study, we further evaluated the procognitive effect of AC-3933 on memory impairment induced by MK-801, an N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist, in mice. Unlike the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil and the benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonist FG-7142, oral administration of AC-3933 significantly ameliorated MK-801-induced memory impairment in the Y-maze test and in the object location test. Interestingly, the procognitive effects of AC-3933 on MK-801-induced memory impairment were not affected by the benzodiazepine receptor antagonist flumazenil, although this was not the case for the beneficial effects of AC-3933 on scopolamine-induced memory deficit. Moreover, the onset of AC-3933 ameliorating effect on scopolamine- or MK-801-induced memory impairment was different in the Y-maze test. Taken together, these results indicate that AC-3933 improves memory deficits caused by both cholinergic and glutamatergic hypofunction and suggest that the ameliorating effect of AC-3933 on MK-801-induced memory impairment is mediated by a mechanism other than inverse activation of the benzodiazepine receptor.
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Noetzli M, Guidi M, Ebbing K, Eyer S, Wilhelm L, Michon A, Thomazic V, Stancu I, Alnawaqil AM, Bula C, Zumbach S, Gaillard M, Giannakopoulos P, von Gunten A, Csajka C, Eap CB. Population pharmacokinetic approach to evaluate the effect of CYP2D6, CYP3A, ABCB1, POR and NR1I2 genotypes on donepezil clearance. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2015; 78:135-44. [PMID: 24433464 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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AIMS A large interindividual variability in plasma concentrations has been reported in patients treated with donepezil, the most frequently prescribed antidementia drug. We aimed to evaluate clinical and genetic factors influencing donepezil disposition in a patient population recruited from a naturalistic setting. METHODS A population pharmacokinetic study was performed including data from 129 older patients treated with donepezil. The patients were genotyped for common polymorphisms in the metabolic enzymes CYP2D6 and CYP3A, in the electron transferring protein POR and the nuclear factor NR1I2 involved in CYP activity and expression, and in the drug transporter ABCB1. RESULTS The average donepezil clearance was 7.3 l h(-1) with a 30% interindividual variability. Gender markedly influenced donepezil clearance (P < 0.01). Functional alleles of CYP2D6 were identified as unique significant genetic covariate for donepezil clearance (P < 0.01), with poor metabolizers and ultrarapid metabolizers demonstrating, respectively, a 32% slower and a 67% faster donepezil elimination compared with extensive metabolizers. CONCLUSION The pharmacokinetic parameters of donepezil were well described by the developed population model. Functional alleles of CYP2D6 significantly contributed to the variability in donepezil disposition in the patient population and should be further investigated in the context of individual dose optimization to improve clinical outcome and tolerability of the treatment.
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- Muriel Noetzli
- Unit of Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Centre for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of Cery, Lausanne University Hospital, Prilly, Switzerland
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Smucny J, Stevens KE, Olincy A, Tregellas JR. Translational utility of rodent hippocampal auditory gating in schizophrenia research: a review and evaluation. Transl Psychiatry 2015; 5:e587. [PMID: 26101850 PMCID: PMC4490287 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2015.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Impaired gating of the auditory evoked P50 potential is one of the most pharmacologically well-characterized features of schizophrenia. This deficit is most commonly modeled in rodents by implanted electrode recordings from the hippocampus of the rodent analog of the P50, the P20-N40. The validity and effectiveness of this tool, however, has not been systematically reviewed. Here, we summarize findings from studies that have examined the effects of pharmacologic modulation on gating of the rodent hippocampal P20-N40 and the human P50. We show that drug effects on the P20-N40 are highly predictive of human effects across similar dose ranges. Furthermore, mental status (for example, anesthetized vs alert) does not appear to diminish the predictive capacity of these recordings. We then discuss hypothesized neuropharmacologic mechanisms that may underlie gating effects for each drug studied. Overall, this review supports continued use of hippocampal P20-N40 gating as a translational tool for schizophrenia research.
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- J Smucny
- Neuroscience Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Research Service, Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Research Service, Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Research Service, Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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Zhang Y, Lin C, Zhang L, Cui Y, Gu Y, Guo J, Wu D, Li Q, Song W. Cognitive Improvement during Treatment for Mild Alzheimer's Disease with a Chinese Herbal Formula: A Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130353. [PMID: 26076022 PMCID: PMC4468068 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To explore the efficacy of Chinese herbal formula compared with donepezil 5 mg/day in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS Patients with mild AD meeting the criteria were randomized into Chinese herbal formula Yishen Huazhuo decoction (YHD) group and donepezil hydrochloride (DH) group during the 24-week trial. The outcomes were measured by ADAS-cog, MMSE, ADL, and NPI with linear mixed-effect models. RESULTS 144 patients were randomized. The mean scores of ADAS-cog and MMSE in both YHD group and DH group both improved at the end of the 24-week treatment period. The results also revealed that YHD was better at improving the mean scores of ADAS-cog and MMSE than DH. Linear mixed-effect models with repeated measures showed statistical significance in time × group interaction effect of ADAS-cog and also in time × group interaction effect of MMSE. The data showed YHD was superior to DH in improving the scores and long term efficacy. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that Chinese herbal formula YHD is beneficial and effective for cognitive improvement in patients with mild AD and the mechanism might be through reducing amyloid-β (Aβ) plaque deposition in the hippocampus. TRIAL REGISTRATION Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR-TRC-12002846.
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- Yulian Zhang
- Department of Acupuncture and Cerebropathy, Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Cerebropathy, Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Geriatric, Longhua Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Cerebropathy, Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Geriatric, Longhua Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Cerebropathy, Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Graduate Institutes, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Cerebropathy, Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Lee JH, Jeong SK, Kim BC, Park KW, Dash A. Donepezil across the spectrum of Alzheimer's disease: dose optimization and clinical relevance. Acta Neurol Scand 2015; 131:259-67. [PMID: 25690270 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible and progressive neurodegenerative disorder. AD is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, and its incidence is increasing in line with population aging. The primary feature of AD is progressive cognitive decline, and severe AD is characterized by reduced communication skills and mobility. However, successful treatment can substantially improve quality of life. Donepezil is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor approved for use across the full spectrum of mild, moderate, and severe AD. Donepezil has been available at doses of 5 or 10 mg once daily for more than a decade and, more recently, a single high once-daily sustained-release 23-mg dose has been approved for treatment of patients with moderate to severe AD. The rationale for the higher dose formulation was the expected increase in acetylcholinesterase inhibition given the dose-response relationship of donepezil, with the benefits of the higher dose being most apparent in patients with more advanced AD. Donepezil 5 and 10 mg/day have been well studied in mild-to-moderate AD, and a clinical trial has confirmed the benefits of donepezil 23 mg/day in patients with moderate to severe AD, particularly for language and visuospatial ability. This review presents an overview of the evidence for donepezil across the spectrum of AD, with a focus on dose optimization for disease progression.
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- J.-H. Lee
- Department of Neurology; Asan Medical Center; University of Ulsan College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Neurology; Chonbuk National University Medical School; Jeonju Korea
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- Department of Neurology; Chonnam National University Medical School; Gwangju Korea
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- Department of Neurology; Dong-A University College of Medicine; Busan Metropolitan Dementia Center; Busan Korea
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Christensen DD. Higher-Dose (23 mg/day) Donepezil Formulation for the Treatment of Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Alzheimer's Disease. Postgrad Med 2015; 124:110-6. [DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2012.11.2589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Gilmartin JFM, Väätäinen S, Törmälehto S, Bell JS, Lönnroos E, Salo L, Hallikainen I, Martikainen J, Koivisto AM. Depressive symptoms are associated with analgesic use in people with Alzheimer's disease: Kuopio ALSOVA study. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117926. [PMID: 25688858 PMCID: PMC4331553 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) such as depression may be associated with pain, which according to the literature may be inadequately recognized and managed in this population. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with analgesic use in persons with AD; in particular, how AD severity, functional status, neuropsychiatric symptoms of AD, co-morbidities and somatic symptoms are associated with analgesic use. 236 community-dwelling persons with very mild or mild AD at baseline, and their caregivers, were interviewed over five years as part of the prospective ALSOVA study. Generalized Estimating Equations (GEEs) were used to estimate unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for the factors associated with analgesic use over a five year follow-up. The proportion of persons with AD using any analgesic was low (13.6%) at baseline and remained relatively constant during the follow-up (15.3% at Year 5). Over time, the most prevalent analgesic changed from non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (8.1% of persons with AD at Year 1) to acetaminophen (11.1% at Year 5). Depressive symptoms (measured by the Beck Depression Inventory, BDI) were independently associated with analgesic use, after effects of age, gender, education, AD severity, comorbidities and somatic symptoms were taken into account. For every one unit increase in BDI, the odds of analgesic use increased by 4% (OR = 1.04, 95% confidence interval CI = 1.02-1.07). Caregiver depressive symptoms were not statistically significantly associated with analgesic use of the person with AD. Depressive symptoms were significantly associated with analgesic use during the five year follow-up period. Possible explanations warranting investigation are that persons with AD may express depressive symptoms as painful somatic complaints, or untreated pain may cause depressive symptoms. Greater awareness of the association between depressive symptoms and analgesic use may lead to safer and more effective prescribing for these conditions.
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- Julia Fiona-Maree Gilmartin
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- University College London School of Pharmacy, London, United Kingdom
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- Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Unit (PHORU), School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Unit (PHORU), School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Geriatrics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Unit (PHORU), School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Neurology of NeuroCentre, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Lee JH, Hong YJ, Bae HJ, Kim BJ, Na DL, Han SH, Park JM, Jeong JH, Cha KR. The effects of galantamine treatment on attention and its relationship with cognition and activities of daily living in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. J Clin Neurol 2015; 11:66-72. [PMID: 25628739 PMCID: PMC4302181 DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2015.11.1.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Revised: 09/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The positive effects of galantamine on cognition and activities of daily living (ADL) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are thought to be mediated via improvements in attention. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of galantamine on attention in AD patients using a computerized attention test and to elucidate the relationship between improvements in attention and change in cognition and ADL. METHODS In this multicenter, open-label, prospective study, patients with mild to moderate AD received galantamine and then submitted to computerized attention tests, the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale, and instrumental ADL (IADL) at baseline, 4 weeks, and 12 weeks. The differences in reaction time on computerized tests were explored relative to the changes in cognition and IADL. RESULTS After 12 weeks of taking the trial medication there was a significant reduction from baseline levels in the choice reaction time (baseline, 5,216±3,650 sec; 12 weeks, 4,139±2,920 sec; p<0.01) and the simple reaction time (baseline, 1,089±782 sec; 12 weeks, 908±606 sec; p<0.01). Correlation analyses of changes in choice or simple reaction times relative to cognition and ADL measures yielded no significant associations. The improvement in attention observed at 4 weeks of galantamine treatment was not associated with any significant changes in outcome measures at the end of trial. CONCLUSIONS This study found no significant association between the improvement in attention after treatment with galantamine and changes in cognition and ADL in patients with mild to moderate AD, despite the significant improvement in attention over the course of the treatment.
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- Jae-Hong Lee
- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Ehwa Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Feldman HH, Gauthier S, Chertkow H, Conn DK, Freedman M, Chris M. PROGRESS IN CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES: Canadian Guidelines for the Development of Antidementia Therapies: A Conceptual Summary. Can J Neurol Sci 2014; 33:6-26. [PMID: 16583717 DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100004649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The magnitude of the problems faced by an aging Canadian society has been clearly identified. Perhaps the single most important problem is the increasing incidence of dementia. Alzheimer's disease (AD) accounts for 50-60% of the dementias in later life within a spectrum of other contributing dementias. Regulatory approval has been given to Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for the symptomatic treatment of mild to moderate AD, and conditional approval to memantine for the symptoms of moderate to severe AD. There has been no regulatory approval for the treatment of the degenerative dementias beyond AD. The very rapid progress in the past decade in biotechnology and in the molecular biology of the dementias is supporting a new generation of innovative treatment strategies that will more directly target the underlying disease pathogenic mechanisms. Such treatments will foreseeably include immunotherapies, anti-aggregants that may prevent misfolding and deposition of proteins, and neuroregenerative interventions. These Guidelines follow the 2nd Canadian Conference on the Development of Antidementia Therapies, held in 2004, which covered a range of design, methodological and ethical issues facing clinical researchers and regulatory authorities. They are intended to provide a common point of reference and guidance in Canada for therapeutic development of the dementias.
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- Howard H Feldman
- Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Clinic for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Procognitive effect of AC-3933 in aged mice, and synergistic effect of combination with donepezil in scopolamine-treated mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 745:123-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2014] [Revised: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Potential therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's disease targeting or beyond β-amyloid: insights from clinical trials. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:837157. [PMID: 25136630 PMCID: PMC4124758 DOI: 10.1155/2014/837157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with two hallmarks: β-amyloid plagues and neurofibrillary tangles. It is one of the most alarming illnesses to elderly people. No effective drugs and therapies have been developed, while mechanism-based explorations of therapeutic approaches have been intensively investigated. Outcomes of clinical trials suggested several pitfalls in the choice of biomarkers, development of drug candidates, and interaction of drug-targeted molecules; however, they also aroused concerns on the potential deficiency in our understanding of pathogenesis of AD, and ultimately stimulated the advent of novel drug targets tests. The anticipated increase of AD patients in next few decades makes development of better therapy an urgent issue. Here we attempt to summarize and compare putative therapeutic strategies that have completed clinical trials or are currently being tested from various perspectives to provide insights for treatments of Alzheimer's disease.
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van de Glind EMM, Rhodius-Meester HFM, Reitsma JB, Hooft L, van Munster BC. Reviews of individual patient data (IPD) are useful for geriatrics: an overview of available IPD reviews. J Am Geriatr Soc 2014; 62:1133-8. [PMID: 24802290 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine how many individual patient data (IPD) reviews that included older people were available in MEDLINE and whether the effectiveness of treatments differed between older and younger individuals. DESIGN Overview of IPD reviews. SETTING A MEDLINE search was conducted for IPD reviews of randomized controlled trials published before July 2012. PARTICIPANTS IPD reviews that presented a regression model that included age as a factor or a subgroup analysis of individuals aged 70 and older or in which all participants were aged 70 and older. MEASUREMENTS Whether the IPD reviews reported similar conclusions for the younger and older populations was evaluated. RESULTS Twenty-six IPD reviews with a subgroup of older individuals and eight reviews with only older individuals were included (median N = 3,351). The most important reason for choosing an IPD review was the ability to perform a subgroup analysis in the older population. Fourteen IPD reviews suggested that older people should receive different treatments from younger people because of differences in effectiveness, six of which indicated that the investigated treatment(s) should be avoided in older adults. CONCLUSION IPD review is a valuable approach for generating evidence in older adults. Treatment effects frequently differed between older and younger individuals. Still, IPD results should be applied to older adults cautiously, because they are often excluded from primary trials. The collaborative sharing of raw data should be promoted to improve evidence-based decisions for this group.
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- Esther M M van de Glind
- Section of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Dutch Cochrane Centre, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Larner AJ. Cholinesterase inhibitors: beyond Alzheimer’s disease. Expert Rev Neurother 2014; 10:1699-705. [DOI: 10.1586/ern.10.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Chen JF. Adenosine receptor control of cognition in normal and disease. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2014; 119:257-307. [PMID: 25175970 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-801022-8.00012-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Adenosine and adenosine receptors (ARs) are increasingly recognized as important therapeutic targets for controlling cognition under normal and disease conditions for its dual roles of neuromodulation as well as of homeostatic function in the brain. This chapter first presents the unique ability of adenosine, by acting on the inhibitory A1 and facilitating A2A receptor, to integrate dopamine, glutamate, and BNDF signaling and to modulate synaptic plasticity (e.g., long-term potentiation and long-term depression) in brain regions relevant to learning and memory, providing the molecular and cellular bases for adenosine receptor (AR) control of cognition. This led to the demonstration of AR modulation of social recognition memory, working memory, reference memory, reversal learning, goal-directed behavior/habit formation, Pavlovian fear conditioning, and effort-related behavior. Furthermore, human and animal studies support that AR activity can also, through cognitive enhancement and neuroprotection, reverse cognitive impairments in animal models of Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease, and schizophrenia. Lastly, epidemiological evidence indicates that regular human consumption of caffeine, the most widely used psychoactive drug and nonselective AR antagonists, is associated with the reduced cognitive decline in aging and AD patients, and with the reduced risk in developing PD. Thus, there is a convergence of the molecular studies revealing AR as molecular targets for integrating neurotransmitter signaling and controlling synaptic plasticity, with animal studies demonstrating the strong procognitive impact upon AR antagonism in normal and disease brains and with epidemiological and clinical evidences in support of caffeine and AR drugs for therapeutic modulation of cognition. Since some of adenosine A2A receptor antagonists are already in phase III clinical trials for motor benefits in PD patients with remarkable safety profiles, additional animal and human studies to better understand the mechanism underlying the AR-mediated control of cognition under normal and disease conditions will provide the required rationale to stimulate the necessary clinical investigation to rapidly translate adenosine and AR drug as a novel strategy to control memory impairment in neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Jiang-Fan Chen
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; The Molecular Medicine Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, PR China.
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Kroker KS, Moreth J, Kussmaul L, Rast G, Rosenbrock H. Restoring long-term potentiation impaired by amyloid-beta oligomers: Comparison of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitior and selective neuronal nicotinic receptor agonists. Brain Res Bull 2013; 96:28-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Sabbagh M, Cummings J, Christensen D, Doody R, Farlow M, Liu L, Mackell J, Fain R. Evaluating the cognitive effects of donepezil 23 mg/d in moderate and severe Alzheimer's disease: analysis of effects of baseline features on treatment response. BMC Geriatr 2013; 13:56. [PMID: 23742728 PMCID: PMC3681558 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors can result in symptomatic benefits, but patients often show variable responses. The objective of this post hoc analysis was to investigate relationships between easily identifiable baseline characteristics/demographics and cognitive response in patients treated with either donepezil 23 mg/d or 10 mg/d and to identify factors potentially influencing response. Methods A post hoc analysis was conducted using data from a large, 24-week, randomized, double-blind, international study enrolling patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease (baseline Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE], 0-20) (NCT 00478205). Cognitive changes in subgroups of patients based on selected baseline and demographic characteristics were compared using the least squares mean changes in Severe Impairment Battery scores at Week 24. Univariate and multivariate analyses were also performed. Results Donepezil 23 mg/d provided statistically significant incremental cognitive benefits over donepezil 10 mg/d irrespective of baseline functional severity, measured by scores on the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living-severe version (P < 0.05). When patients were categorized by baseline cognitive severity (MMSE score), significant benefits of donepezil 23 mg/d over 10 mg/d were seen in both subgroups when based on MMSE scores of 0-9 versus 10-20 (P < 0.02 and P < 0.01, respectively), and in the more severe subgroup when based on MMSE scores of 0-16 versus 17-20 (P < 0.0001 and P > 0.05). Statistically significant incremental cognitive benefits of donepezil 23 mg/d over 10 mg/d were also observed regardless of age, gender, weight, or prestudy donepezil 10 mg/d treatment duration (P < 0.05). In the multivariate analysis, the only significant interaction was between treatment and baseline MMSE score. Conclusions The cognitive benefits of donepezil 23 mg/d over 10 mg/d were achieved regardless of the patient’s age, gender, weight, duration of prior donepezil 10 mg/d, and functional severity. The influence of baseline cognitive severity on response seemed to be dependent on the level of impairment, with cognitive benefits of donepezil 23 mg/d over 10 mg/d most apparent in those patients at a more advanced stage of disease. These data may be useful in helping practicing physicians make informed decisions for their patients with advanced Alzheimer’s disease.
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- Marwan Sabbagh
- The Cleo Roberts Center for Clinical Research, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, 10515 W, Santa Fe Drive, Sun City, AZ 85351, USA.
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Yatabe Y, Hashimoto M, Kaneda K, Honda K, Ogawa Y, Yuuki S, Ikeda M. Efficacy of increasing donepezil in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease patients who show a diminished response to 5 mg donepezil: a preliminary study. Psychogeriatrics 2013; 13:88-93. [PMID: 23909965 DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Revised: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND With the recent approval of several new drugs, pharmacological management of Alzheimer's disease has become more complicated in Japan. The efficacy and safety of increasing the dose of donepezil to 10 mg daily were assessed in an open-label study of patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease who were showing a diminished response to 5 mg daily. METHODS The subjects included 27 patients with mild to moderate probable Alzheimer's disease whose primary caregivers had confirmed progression of symptoms during treatment with donepezil 5 mg daily. The dose of donepezil was increased to 10 mg daily, and the Alzheimer's disease assessment scale-cognitive subscale (Japanese version), Neuropsychiatric Inventory, and Zarit caregiver burden interview scores were compared before and after dose escalation. Adverse events were also investigated. RESULTS Efficacy was evaluated in 24 patients; three dropped out because of adverse reactions. The Alzheimer's disease assessment scale score showed significant improvement after dose escalation of donepezil (P = 0.006). The total score of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory and the Zarit score showed no significant changes. However, the anxiety score of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory showed a significant increase (P = 0.028). Safety assessment revealed that the dropout rate was 11.1% and adverse reactions occurred in 40.7%. Nausea (29.6%) and loss of appetite (22.2%) were common adverse reactions. CONCLUSIONS Because cognitive function showed improvement after increasing the dose of donepezil, the dosage of this drug should probably be adjusted based on the overall severity of Alzheimer's disease as well as the progression of cognitive dysfunction.
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- Yusuke Yatabe
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuou-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.
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BACKGROUND Donepezil has been approved, and higher dosages are recommended for the treatment of Alzheimer disease (AD). However, a few studies have reported different cognitive responses in patients with AD treated with donepezil without measuring the concentration. METHODS We evaluated the relationships between the therapeutic responses and plasma concentrations of donepezil in various cognitive domains using the Cognitive Ability Screening Instrument among 37 patients with newly diagnosed mild stage AD taking donepezil 5 mg/d. RESULTS Among the 9 cognitive domains in the Cognitive Ability Screening Instrument, the long-term memory domain had the highest improvement ratio (81.1%) compared with the other domains. An increased donepezil plasma concentration [mean (SD), 75.14 (32.16) ng/mL] was significantly associated with the improvement of long-term memory (P = 0.045; odds ratio, 0.959; 95% confidence interval, 0.920-0.999) after adjusting for age, sex, education, and apolipoprotein E genotype. CONCLUSIONS Although there are some limitations in our study, these findings indicate that a higher concentration of donepezil improves long-term memory in patients with mild stage AD and imply the possible benefits in the advanced stage of AD for relatively preserved long-term memory.
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Kanaya K, Abe S, Sakai M, Fujii H, Koizumi K, Iwamoto T. Efficacy of a high dosage of donepezil for Alzheimer's disease as examined by single-photon emission computed tomography imaging. Psychogeriatrics 2012; 12:172-8. [PMID: 22994615 DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2011.00399.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The efficacy of donepezil 10 mg/day against Alzheimer's disease (AD) was examined, with a primary focus on changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) as determined by single-photon emission computed tomography imaging. METHODS The subjects were 24 outpatients who had been diagnosed with probable AD, which had progressed to advanced AD. Mini-Mental State Examination and Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS) scores were determined before and after the donepezil dosage increase. (99m) Tc-ethylcysteinate dimer single-photon emission computed tomography was performed to evaluate changes in CBF. Then, a comparative study evaluated changes after the donepezil dosage increased. RESULTS After the donepezil dosage increase, adverse effects associated with gastrointestinal symptoms were observed in one patient, and irritability was observed in three. The average Mini-Mental State Examination score changed from 15.25 ± 6.24 to 14.67 ± 6.07; significant changes were not observed. Seventeen subjects were evaluated with the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale. After the dosage increase, the average subscale score decreased from 24.52 ± 13.39 to 21.56 ± 9.14, and significant improvement was observed (P = 0.021). With respect to changes in the CBF, the values of all three indicators decreased after the higher dosage increased CBF. However, no significant differences were observed in CBF. Analysis performed after the donepezil dosage increase revealed significant increases in CBF in the right occipital and temporal lobes, left temporal lobe, right parietal lobe, and both parts of the posterior cerebellum. CONCLUSION Increasing the donepezil dosage from 5 mg/day to 10 mg/day is effective for the treatment of AD.
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- Kiyoshi Kanaya
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Dubois B, Tolosa E, Katzenschlager R, Emre M, Lees AJ, Schumann G, Pourcher E, Gray J, Thomas G, Swartz J, Hsu T, Moline ML. Donepezil in Parkinson's disease dementia: a randomized, double-blind efficacy and safety study. Mov Disord 2012; 27:1230-8. [PMID: 22915447 DOI: 10.1002/mds.25098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) is associated with cholinergic deficits. This report presents an efficacy and safety study of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil hydrochloride in PDD. PDD patients (n = 550) were randomized to donepezil (5 or 10 mg) or placebo for 24 weeks. Coprimary end points were the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog) and Clinician's Interview-Based Impression of Change plus caregiver input (CIBIC+; global function). Secondary end points measured executive function, attention, activities of daily living (ADLs), and behavioral symptoms. Safety and tolerability were assessed. ADAS-cog mean changes from baseline to week 24 (end point) were not significant for donepezil in the intent-to-treat population by the predefined statistical model (difference from placebo: -1.45, P = .050, for 5 mg; -1.45, P = .076, for 10 mg). Alternative ADAS-cog analysis, removing the treatment-by-country interaction term from the model, revealed significant, dose-dependent benefit with donepezil (difference from placebo: -2.08, P = .002, for 5 mg; -3.31, P < .001, for 10 mg). The 10-mg group, but not the 5-mg group, had significantly better CIBIC+ scores compared with placebo (3.7 vs 3.9, P = .113, for 5 mg; 3.6 vs 3.9, P = .040, for 10 mg). Secondary end points-Mini-Mental State Exam; Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System; Brief Test of Attention, representing cognitive functions particularly relevant to PDD-showed significant benefit for both donepezil doses (P ≤ .007). There were no significant differences in ADLs or behavior. Adverse events were more common with donepezil but mostly mild/moderate in severity. Although the study did not achieve its predefined primary end points, it presents evidence suggesting that donepezil can improve cognition, executive function, and global status in PDD. Tolerability was consistent with the known safety profile of donepezil. © 2012 Movement Disorder Society.
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- Bruno Dubois
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (CRICM), UMR-S975, France.
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Tariot P, Salloway S, Yardley J, Mackell J, Moline M. Long-term safety and tolerability of donepezil 23 mg in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. BMC Res Notes 2012; 5:283. [PMID: 22681723 PMCID: PMC3493328 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Donepezil (23 mg/day) is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Approval was based on results from a 24-week, randomized, double-blind study of patients who were stable on donepezil 10 mg/day and randomized 2:1 to either increase their donepezil dose to 23 mg/day or continue taking 10 mg/day. The objective of this study was to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of donepezil 23 mg/day in patients with moderate to severe AD. Methods Patients who completed the double-blind study and were eligible could enroll into a 12-month extension study of open-label donepezil 23 mg/day. Clinic visits took place at open-label baseline and at months 3, 6, 9, and 12. Safety analyses comprised examination of the incidence, severity, and timing of treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs); changes in weight, electrocardiogram, vital signs, and laboratory parameters; and discontinuation due to AEs. Results 915 double-blind study completers were enrolled in the open-label extension study and 902 comprised the safety population. Mean treatment duration in this study was 10.3 ± 3.5 months. In total, 674 patients (74.7%) reported at least one AE; in 320 of these patients (47.5%) at least one AE was considered to be possibly or probably study drug related. The majority of patients reporting AEs (81.9%) had AEs of mild or moderate severity. There were 268 patients (29.7%) who discontinued early, of which 123 (13.6%) were due to AEs. Patients increasing donepezil dose from 10 mg/day in the double-blind study to 23 mg/day in the extension study had slightly higher rates of AEs and SAEs than patients who were already receiving 23 mg (78.0% and 16.9% vs 72.8% and 14.0%, respectively). The incidence of new AEs declined rapidly after the first 2 weeks and remained low throughout the duration of the study. Conclusion This study shows that long-term treatment with donepezil 23 mg/day is associated with no new safety signals. The elevated incidence of AEs in patients increasing the dose of donepezil from 10 mg/day to 23 mg/day was limited to the initial weeks of the study.
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- Pierre Tariot
- Banner Alzheimer's Institute, 901 E. Willetta Street, Third Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA
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Kroker KS, Rast G, Giovannini R, Marti A, Dorner-Ciossek C, Rosenbrock H. Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and phosphodiesterase-9A has differential effects on hippocampal early and late LTP. Neuropharmacology 2012; 62:1964-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Revised: 12/12/2011] [Accepted: 12/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Aisen PS, Cummings J, Schneider LS. Symptomatic and nonamyloid/tau based pharmacologic treatment for Alzheimer disease. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2012; 2:a006395. [PMID: 22393531 PMCID: PMC3282492 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a006395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this work we consider marketed drugs for Alzheimer disease (AD) including acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChE-Is) and antiglutamatergic treatment involving the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor. We discuss medications and substances available for use as cognitive enhancers that are not approved for AD or cognitive impairment, and other neurotransmitter-related therapies in development or currently being researched. We also review putative therapies that aim to slow disease progression by mechanisms not directly related to amyloid or tau.
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- Paul S Aisen
- University of California, San Diego, California 92093, USA.
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Using Support Vector Machine to identify imaging biomarkers of neurological and psychiatric disease: a critical review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2012; 36:1140-52. [PMID: 22305994 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2012.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 623] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Revised: 01/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Standard univariate analysis of neuroimaging data has revealed a host of neuroanatomical and functional differences between healthy individuals and patients suffering a wide range of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Significant only at group level however these findings have had limited clinical translation, and recent attention has turned toward alternative forms of analysis, including Support-Vector-Machine (SVM). A type of machine learning, SVM allows categorisation of an individual's previously unseen data into a predefined group using a classification algorithm, developed on a training data set. In recent years, SVM has been successfully applied in the context of disease diagnosis, transition prediction and treatment prognosis, using both structural and functional neuroimaging data. Here we provide a brief overview of the method and review those studies that applied it to the investigation of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, presymptomatic Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease and autistic spectrum disorder. We conclude by discussing the main theoretical and practical challenges associated with the implementation of this method into the clinic and possible future directions.
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Geldmacher DS. Treatment guidelines for Alzheimer's disease: redefining perceptions in primary care. PRIMARY CARE COMPANION TO THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY 2011; 9:113-21. [PMID: 17607333 PMCID: PMC1896294 DOI: 10.4088/pcc.v09n0205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2006] [Accepted: 07/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Current treatment guidelines for Alzheimer's disease (AD) do not reflect more recently collected data on therapeutic outcomes other than cognitive function and memory, and this has led to a limited understanding of the value of drug therapy in AD. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the need to revise treatment guidelines for AD, to review data that have become available since the publication of current guidelines, and to communicate how existing guidelines and relevant new data can be valuable to the primary care provider who assesses and treats patients with AD. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE search was conducted to identify existing treatment guidelines using the MeSH headings Alzheimer disease-drug therapy AND practice guidelines. The alternative terms treatment guidelines, practice parameter, and practice recommendation were also searched in conjunction with the MeSH term Alzheimer disease-drug therapy. Additionally, MEDLINE was searched using the term dementia and publication type "practice guideline." All searches were limited to articles published within the last 10 years, in English. A total of 116 articles were identified by these searches. Additional publications were identified by manually searching the reference lists of these articles and of published clinical trials of AD therapies. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION Current AD treatment guidelines and clinical trial results for AD treatment options were extracted, reviewed, and summarized to meet the objectives of this article. DATA SYNTHESIS Current guidelines support the use of cholinesterase inhibitors in patients with mild to moderate AD. More recent clinical research indicates that cholinesterase inhibitor treatment provides effectiveness across a wide range of dementia severity and multiple symptom domains. These medications also significantly decrease caregiver burden and may lower the risk for nursing home placement. CONCLUSIONS The expanding literature on AD medications suggests that treatment guidelines need to be reexamined. Recent data emphasize preservation of abilities and delay of adverse outcomes in AD patients rather than short-term improvements in cognitive test scores. Treatment appears to provide the greatest benefit when it is initiated early in the course of the disease and maintained over the long term. Revised treatment guidelines should address newer medications and more recent outcomes considerations, as well as provide guidance on how long to continue and when to discontinue pharmacotherapy for AD.
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- David S Geldmacher
- Department of Neurology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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