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Wang M, Hua Y, Bai Y. A review of the application of exercise intervention on improving cognition in patients with Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms and clinical studies. Rev Neurosci 2024; 0:revneuro-2024-0046. [PMID: 39029521 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2024-0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, leading to sustained cognitive decline. An increasing number of studies suggest that exercise is an effective strategy to promote the improvement of cognition in AD. Mechanisms of the benefits of exercise intervention on cognitive function may include modulation of vascular factors by affecting cardiovascular risk factors, regulating cardiorespiratory health, and enhancing cerebral blood flow. Exercise also promotes neurogenesis by stimulating neurotrophic factors, affecting neuroplasticity in the brain. Additionally, regular exercise improves the neuropathological characteristics of AD by improving mitochondrial function, and the brain redox status. More and more attention has been paid to the effect of Aβ and tau pathology as well as sleep disorders on cognitive function in persons diagnosed with AD. Besides, there are various forms of exercise intervention in cognitive improvement in patients with AD, including aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, and multi-component exercise. Consequently, the purpose of this review is to summarize the findings of the mechanisms of exercise intervention on cognitive function in patients with AD, and also discuss the application of different exercise interventions in cognitive impairment in AD to provide a theoretical basis and reference for the selection of exercise intervention in cognitive rehabilitation in AD.
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- Man Wang
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 12 Middle Wulumuqi Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai 200040, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 12 Middle Wulumuqi Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 12 Middle Wulumuqi Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai 200040, China
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Elberse JD, Saberi A, Ahmadi R, Changizi M, Bi H, Hoffstaedter F, Mander BA, Eickhoff SB, Tahmasian M. The interplay between insomnia symptoms and Alzheimer's Disease across three main brain networks. Sleep 2024:zsae145. [PMID: 38934787 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Insomnia symptoms are prevalent along the trajectory of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the neurobiological underpinning of their interaction is poorly understood. Here, we assessed structural and functional brain measures within and between the default mode network (DMN), salience network (SN), and central executive network (CEN). METHODS We selected 320 subjects from the ADNI database and divided by their diagnosis: cognitively normal (CN), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), and AD, with and without self-reported insomnia symptoms. We measured the gray matter volume (GMV), structural covariance (SC), degrees centrality (DC), and functional connectivity (FC), testing the effect and interaction of insomnia symptoms and diagnosis on each index. Subsequently, we performed a within-group linear regression across each network and ROI. Finally, we correlated observed abnormalities with changes in cognitive and affective scores. RESULTS Insomnia symptoms were associated with FC alterations across all groups. The AD group also demonstrated an interaction between insomnia and diagnosis. Within-group analyses revealed that in CN and MCI, insomnia symptoms were characterised by within-network hyperconnectivity, while in AD, within- and between-network hypoconnectivity was ubiquitous. SC and GMV alterations were non-significant in the presence of insomnia symptoms, and DC indices only showed network-level alterations in the CEN of AD individuals. Abnormal FC within and between DMN and CEN hubs was additionally associated with reduced cognitive function across all groups, and increased depressive symptoms in AD. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that patients with clinical AD present with a unique pattern of insomnia-related functional alterations, highlighting the profound interaction between both conditions.
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- Jorik D Elberse
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behavior (INM-7), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Max Planck School of Cognition, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behavior (INM-7), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Otto Hahn Group Cognitive Neurogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behavior (INM-7), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurological Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behavior (INM-7), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behavior (INM-7), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92603, USA
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behavior (INM-7), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behavior (INM-7), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Martin SC, Joyce KK, Lord JS, Harper KM, Nikolova VD, Cohen TJ, Moy SS, Diering GH. Sleep Disruption Precedes Forebrain Synaptic Tau Burden and Contributes to Cognitive Decline in a Sex-Dependent Manner in the P301S Tau Transgenic Mouse Model. eNeuro 2024; 11:ENEURO.0004-24.2024. [PMID: 38858068 PMCID: PMC11209651 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0004-24.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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Sleep disruption and impaired synaptic processes are common features in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Hyperphosphorylated Tau is known to accumulate at neuronal synapses in AD, contributing to synapse dysfunction. However, it remains unclear how sleep disruption and synapse pathology interact to contribute to cognitive decline. Here, we examined sex-specific onset and consequences of sleep loss in AD/tauopathy model PS19 mice. Using a piezoelectric home-cage monitoring system, we showed PS19 mice exhibited early-onset and progressive hyperarousal, a selective dark-phase sleep disruption, apparent at 3 months in females and 6 months in males. Using the Morris water maze test, we report that chronic sleep disruption (CSD) accelerated the onset of decline of hippocampal spatial memory in PS19 males only. Hyperarousal occurs well in advance of robust forebrain synaptic Tau burden that becomes apparent at 6-9 months. To determine whether a causal link exists between sleep disruption and synaptic Tau hyperphosphorylation, we examined the correlation between sleep behavior and synaptic Tau, or exposed mice to acute or chronic sleep disruption at 6 months. While we confirm that sleep disruption is a driver of Tau hyperphosphorylation in neurons of the locus ceruleus, we were unable to show any causal link between sleep loss and Tau burden in forebrain synapses. Despite the finding that hyperarousal appears earlier in females, female cognition was resilient to the effects of sleep disruption. We conclude sleep disruption interacts with the synaptic Tau burden to accelerate the onset of cognitive decline with greater vulnerability in males.
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- Shenée C Martin
- Departments of Cell Biology and Physiology, Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Departments of Cell Biology and Physiology, Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Departments of Cell Biology and Physiology, Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Neurology, Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
- Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510
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- Departments of Cell Biology and Physiology, Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
- Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510
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Pivac LN, Brown BM, Sewell KR, Doecke JD, Villemagne VL, Doré V, Weinborn M, Sohrabi HR, Gardener SL, Bucks RS, Laws SM, Taddei K, Maruff P, Masters CL, Rowe C, Martins RN, Rainey‐Smith SR. Suboptimal self-reported sleep efficiency and duration are associated with faster accumulation of brain amyloid beta in cognitively unimpaired older adults. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2024; 16:e12579. [PMID: 38651160 PMCID: PMC11033837 DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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INTRODUCTION This study investigated whether self-reported sleep quality is associated with brain amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation. METHODS Linear mixed effect model analyses were conducted for 189 cognitively unimpaired (CU) older adults (mean ± standard deviation 74.0 ± 6.2; 53.2% female), with baseline self-reported sleep data, and positron emission tomography-determined brain Aβ measured over a minimum of three time points (range 33.3-72.7 months). Analyses included random slopes and intercepts, interaction for apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele status, and time, adjusting for sex and baseline age. RESULTS Sleep duration <6 hours, in APOE ε4 carriers, and sleep efficiency <65%, in the whole sample and APOE ε4 non-carriers, is associated with faster accumulation of brain Aβ. DISCUSSION These findings suggest a role for self-reported suboptimal sleep efficiency and duration in the accumulation of Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology in CU individuals. Additionally, poor sleep efficiency represents a potential route via which individuals at lower genetic risk may progress to preclinical AD. Highlights In cognitively unimpaired older adults self-report sleep is associated with brain amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation.Across sleep characteristics, this relationship differs by apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype.Sleep duration <6 hours is associated with faster brain Aβ accumulation in APOE ε4 carriers.Sleep efficiency < 65% is associated with faster brain Aβ accumulation in APOE ε4 non-carriers.Personalized sleep interventions should be studied for potential to slow Aβ accumulation.
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- Louise N. Pivac
- Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures InstituteMurdoch UniversityMurdochWestern AustraliaAustralia
- Alzheimer's Research Australia, Sarich Neuroscience Research InstituteNedlandsWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures InstituteMurdoch UniversityMurdochWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures InstituteMurdoch UniversityMurdochWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Australian E‐Health Research Centre, CSIROHerstonQueenslandAustralia
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- Australian E‐Health Research Centre, CSIROHerstonQueenslandAustralia
- Department of Molecular ImagingAustin HealthHeidelbergVictoriaAustralia
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- School of Psychological ScienceUniversity of Western AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures InstituteMurdoch UniversityMurdochWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- School of Medical and Health SciencesEdith Cowan UniversityJoondalupWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- School of Psychological ScienceUniversity of Western AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
- School of Population and Global HealthUniversity of Western AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- School of Medical and Health SciencesEdith Cowan UniversityJoondalupWestern AustraliaAustralia
- Centre for Precision HealthEdith Cowan UniversityJoondalupWestern AustraliaAustralia
- Collaborative Genomics and Translation GroupEdith Cowan UniversityJoondalupWestern AustraliaAustralia
- Curtin Medical SchoolCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- School of Medical and Health SciencesEdith Cowan UniversityJoondalupWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Cogstate Ltd., MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Molecular ImagingAustin HealthHeidelbergVictoriaAustralia
- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- School of Medical and Health SciencesEdith Cowan UniversityJoondalupWestern AustraliaAustralia
- Department of Biomedical SciencesMacquarie UniversityMacquarie UniversitySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures InstituteMurdoch UniversityMurdochWestern AustraliaAustralia
- Alzheimer's Research Australia, Sarich Neuroscience Research InstituteNedlandsWestern AustraliaAustralia
- School of Psychological ScienceUniversity of Western AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
- School of Medical and Health SciencesEdith Cowan UniversityJoondalupWestern AustraliaAustralia
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Xiong Y, Tvedt J, Åkerstedt T, Cadar D, Wang HX. Impact of sleep duration and sleep disturbances on the incidence of dementia and Alzheimer's disease: A 10-year follow-up study. Psychiatry Res 2024; 333:115760. [PMID: 38301285 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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The nature of the relationship between sleep problems and dementia remains unclear. This study investigated the relationship between sleep measures and dementia in older adults (≥ 65) using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) and further investigated the causal association in Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. In total of 7,223 individuals, 5.7 % developed dementia (1.7 % Alzheimer's disease (AD)) within an average of 8 (± 2.9) years. Cox regression models and MR were employed. Long sleep duration (>8 h) was associated with 64 % increased risk of incident dementia and 2-fold high risk of AD compared to ideal sleep duration (7-8 h). This association was particularly evident in older-older adults (≥70 years) and those who consumed alcohol. Short sleep duration (<7 h) was associated with lower risk of incident dementia among older-older but higher risk among younger-older adults. Sleep disturbances and perceived sleep quality were not associated with dementia or AD. The MR study did not reveal causal associations between sleep duration and dementia. These findings suggest that self-reported short sleep in younger-older and long sleep in older-older adults and those with frequent alcohol consumption are associated with dementia. Early detection of these sleep patterns may help identify individuals at higher dementia risk.
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- Ying Xiong
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Psychobiology and Epidemiology, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Psychobiology and Epidemiology, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Dementia Studies, Department of Neuroscience, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom; Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Psychobiology and Epidemiology, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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de Jager Loots CA, Price G, Barbera M, Neely AS, Gavelin HM, Lehtisalo J, Ngandu T, Solomon A, Mangialasche F, Kivipelto M. Development of a Cognitive Training Support Programme for prevention of dementia and cognitive decline in at-risk older adults. FRONTIERS IN DEMENTIA 2024; 3:1331741. [PMID: 39081598 PMCID: PMC11285552 DOI: 10.3389/frdem.2024.1331741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Background Evidence for the beneficial effects of cognitive training on cognitive function and daily living activities is inconclusive. Variable study quality and design does not allow for robust comparisons/meta-analyses of different cognitive training programmes. Fairly low adherence to extended cognitive training interventions in clinical trials has been reported. Aims The aim of further developing a Cognitive Training Support Programme (CTSP) is to supplement the Computerised Cognitive Training (CCT) intervention component of the multimodal Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER), which is adapted to different cultural, regional and economic settings within the Word-Wide FINGERS (WW-FINGERS) Network. The main objectives are to improve adherence to cognitive training through a behaviour change framework and provide information about cognitive stimulation, social engagement and lifestyle risk factors for dementia. Methods Six CTSP sessions were re-designed covering topics including (1) CCT instructions and tasks, (2) Cognitive domains: episodic memory, executive function and processing speed, (3) Successful ageing and compensatory strategies, (4) Cognitive stimulation and engagement, (5) Wellbeing factors affecting cognition (e.g., sleep and mood), (6) Sensory factors. Session content will be related to everyday life, with participant reflection and behaviour change techniques incorporated, e.g., strategies, goal-setting, active planning to enhance motivation, and adherence to the CCT and in relevant lifestyle changes. Conclusions Through interactive presentations promoting brain health, the programme provides for personal reflection that may enhance capability, opportunity and motivation for behaviour change. This will support adherence to the CCT within multidomain intervention trials. Efficacy of the programme will be evaluated through participant feedback and adherence metrics.
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- Celeste A. de Jager Loots
- Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Social and Psychological Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
- Department of Health, Education and Technology, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Population Health Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Population Health Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- FINGERS Brain Health Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Theme Inflammation and Aging, Medical Unit Aging, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- FINGERS Brain Health Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Theme Inflammation and Aging, Medical Unit Aging, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Mazzola J, Park JY, Ladiges W. Modeling resilience to sleep disruption to study resistance to Alzheimer's disease. AGING PATHOBIOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS 2023; 5:154-156. [PMID: 38933082 PMCID: PMC11208037 DOI: 10.31491/apt.2023.12.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative condition with unknown etiology and no cure. Therefore, it is imperative to learn more about the underlying risk factors. Since AD is an age-related disease, one approach is to look at factors associated with aging. One example is sleep disruption, which increases with age and accelerates the progression of cognitive decline. However, some people with sleep loss experience little or no cognitive impairment and are considered resilient. The concept that resilience to sleep disruption increases resistance to AD can be modeled in aging mice with or without cognitive impairment to determine resistance or susceptibility to AD. Given that sleep disruption is a relevant and rising health concern, it is essential to gain a better understanding of resilience, and factors associated with resistance to AD, in order to develop successful intervention strategies.
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- Jordan Mazzola
- Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Wu Y, Yu C, Gao F. Risk factors for postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients undergoing surgery for oral malignancies. Perioper Med (Lond) 2023; 12:42. [PMID: 37468994 DOI: 10.1186/s13741-023-00330-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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We aimed to analyse postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) incidence and risk factors in elderly adults who underwent surgery for oral malignancies. A total of 112 elderly patients (aged ≥ 55 years) were selected for expanded resection of oral malignancy and cervical lymphatic dissection at our institution from December 2020 to December 2021. Participants were cognitively evaluated using the neuropsychological test scale 1 day before and 7 days after surgery to determine whether they had developed POCD. Based on whether POCD occurred 7 days after surgery, patients were classified into the POCD and non-POCD groups. Logistic regression was applied to perioperative factors to analyse the risk factors for POCD onset. Seven days after surgery for oral malignancy, there were 37 (33.1%) POCD morbidities. Multiple factor logistic regression analysis revealed that venerable age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.269, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.056-1.525, P < 0.05), low education levels (OR = 0.792, 95% CI 0.644-0.974, P < 0.05), hypertension (OR = 4.153, 95% CI 1.335-12.732, P < 0.05), dyssomnia (OR = 1.272, 95% CI 1.001-1.617, P < 0.05), prolonged anaesthesia (OR = 1.009, 95% CI 1.001-1.018, P < 0.05), and intraoperative hypotension (OR = 5.512, 95% CI 1.240-24.506, P < 0.05) increased the POCD risk in elderly patients who underwent surgery for oral malignancies. Venerable age, low knowledge reserve, hypertension, dyssomnia, prolonged anaesthesia, and intraoperative hypotension are independent risk factors for POCD in elderly patients with oral malignancies.
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- Yujia Wu
- Stomatology Hospital Affiliated Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, China
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- Stomatology Hospital Affiliated Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, China
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- The Sixth People's Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, China.
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Kim HJ, Kim REY, Kim S, Lee SK, Lee HW, Shin C. Earlier chronotype in midlife as a predictor of accelerated brain aging: a population-based longitudinal cohort study. Sleep 2023; 46:zsad108. [PMID: 37061816 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad108] [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] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Evidence suggests that sleep-wake cycle disruption could be an early manifestation of neurodegeneration and might even be a risk factor for developing diseases in healthy adults. We investigated the impact of circadian phase change on structural and functional brain deterioration in a late-adulthood population. METHODS We analyzed the data of 1874 participants (mean age 58.6 ± 6.3 years, 50.3% female) from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study, who were identified as cognitively unimpaired. The mid-sleep time on free days corrected for sleep debt on workdays (MSFsc) at baseline was adopted as an indicator of the chronotype and used to categorize the participants into three groups. The relationships between the chronotype and longitudinal changes in the gray matter volume (GMV) and cognitive function were investigated (mean interval: 4.2 ± 0.5 years). RESULTS The mean MSFsc of the participants was 2:45 am. The earlier MSFsc was linearly associated with smaller right entorhinal GMV (β [SE] = 0.02 [0.01]; p = .001) and lower visual memory function test scores at baseline. Longitudinally, the earlier MSFsc at baseline was only significantly associated with more rapid atrophy in the temporal lobe (β [SE] = 0.18 [0.07]; p = .018) and not with other brain lobes or subregions. Moreover, the earlier MSFsc was associated with more deteriorated verbal learning and visual memory function test scores. CONCLUSIONS An earlier chronotype in midlife, measured using a questionnaire, can be a valuable indicator for individuals who should be closely monitored for the development of neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Hyeon Jin Kim
- Department of Neurology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
- Departments of Neurology and Medical Science, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Ewha Medical Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Human Genomic Study, College of Medicine, Korea University, Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Institute of Human Genomic Study, College of Medicine, Korea University, Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Institute of Human Genomic Study, College of Medicine, Korea University, Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
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- Departments of Neurology and Medical Science, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Ewha Medical Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Computational Medicine, Graduate Programs in System Health Science & Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Convergence, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Human Genomic Study, College of Medicine, Korea University, Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
- Biomedical Research Center, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
- College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Martin SC, Joyce KK, Harper KM, Nikolova VD, Cohen TJ, Moy SS, Diering GH. Sleep disruption precedes forebrain synaptic Tau burden and contributes to cognitive decline in a sex-dependent manner in the P301S Tau transgenic mouse model. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.06.07.544101. [PMID: 37333395 PMCID: PMC10274785 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.07.544101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Background Sleep is an essential process that supports brain health and cognitive function in part through the modification of neuronal synapses. Sleep disruption, and impaired synaptic processes, are common features in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the casual role of sleep disruption in disease progression is not clear. Neurofibrillary tangles, made from hyperphosphorylated and aggregated Tau protein, form one of the major hallmark pathologies seen in AD and contribute to cognitive decline, synapse loss and neuronal death.Tau has been shown to aggregate in synapses which may impair restorative synapse processes occurring during sleep. However, it remains unclear how sleep disruption and synaptic Tau pathology interact to drive cognitive decline. It is also unclear whether the sexes show differential vulnerability to the effects of sleep loss in the context of neurodegeneration. Methods We used a piezoelectric home-cage monitoring system to measure sleep behavior in 3-11month-old transgenic hTau P301S Tauopathy model mice (PS19) and littermate controls of both sexes. Subcellular fractionation and Western blot was used to examine Tau pathology in mouse forebrain synapse fractions. To examine the role of sleep disruption in disease progression, mice were exposed to acute or chronic sleep disruption. The Morris water maze test was used to measure spatial learning and memory performance. Results PS19 mice exhibited a selective loss of sleep during the dark phase, referred to as hyperarousal, as an early symptom with an onset of 3months in females and 6months in males. At 6months, forebrain synaptic Tau burden did not correlate with sleep measures and was not affected by acute or chronic sleep disruption. Chronic sleep disruption accelerated the onset of decline of hippocampal spatial memory in PS19 males, but not females. Conclusions Dark phase hyperarousal is an early symptom in PS19 mice that precedes robust Tau aggregation. We find no evidence that sleep disruption is a direct driver of Tau pathology in the forebrain synapse. However, sleep disruption synergized with Tau pathology to accelerate the onset of cognitive decline in males. Despite the finding that hyperarousal appears earlier in females, female cognition was resilient to the effects of sleep disruption.
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Su T, Calvo RA, Jouaiti M, Daniels S, Kirby P, Dijk DJ, Della Monica C, Vaidyanathan R. Assessing a Sleep Interviewing Chatbot to Improve Subjective and Objective Sleep: Protocol for an Observational Feasibility Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2023; 12:e45752. [PMID: 37166964 DOI: 10.2196/45752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sleep disorders are common among the aging population and people with neurodegenerative diseases. Sleep disorders have a strong bidirectional relationship with neurodegenerative diseases, where they accelerate and worsen one another. Although one-to-one individual cognitive behavioral interventions (conducted in-person or on the internet) have shown promise for significant improvements in sleep efficiency among adults, many may experience difficulties accessing interventions with sleep specialists, psychiatrists, or psychologists. Therefore, delivering sleep intervention through an automated chatbot platform may be an effective strategy to increase the accessibility and reach of sleep disorder intervention among the aging population and people with neurodegenerative diseases. OBJECTIVE This work aims to (1) determine the feasibility and usability of an automated chatbot (named MotivSleep) that conducts sleep interviews to encourage the aging population to report behaviors that may affect their sleep, followed by providing personalized recommendations for better sleep based on participants' self-reported behaviors; (2) assess the self-reported sleep assessment changes before, during, and after using our automated sleep disturbance intervention chatbot; (3) assess the changes in objective sleep assessment recorded by a sleep tracking device before, during, and after using the automated chatbot MotivSleep. METHODS We will recruit 30 older adult participants from West London for this pilot study. Each participant will have a sleep analyzer installed under their mattress. This contactless sleep monitoring device passively records movements, heart rate, and breathing rate while participants are in bed. In addition, each participant will use our proposed chatbot MotivSleep, accessible on WhatsApp, to describe their sleep and behaviors related to their sleep and receive personalized recommendations for better sleep tailored to their specific reasons for disrupted sleep. We will analyze questionnaire responses before and after the study to assess their perception of our proposed chatbot; questionnaire responses before, during, and after the study to assess their subjective sleep quality changes; and sleep parameters recorded by the sleep analyzer throughout the study to assess their objective sleep quality changes. RESULTS Recruitment will begin in May 2023 through UK Dementia Research Institute Care Research and Technology Centre organized community outreach. Data collection will run from May 2023 until December 2023. We hypothesize that participants will perceive our proposed chatbot as intelligent and trustworthy; we also hypothesize that our proposed chatbot can help improve participants' subjective and objective sleep assessment throughout the study. CONCLUSIONS The MotivSleep automated chatbot has the potential to provide additional care to older adults who wish to improve their sleep in more accessible and less costly ways than conventional face-to-face therapy. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/45752.
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- Ting Su
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Care Research & Technology Centre, UK Dementia Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Care Research & Technology Centre, UK Dementia Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Care Research & Technology Centre, UK Dementia Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Care Research & Technology Centre, UK Dementia Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Therapies, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Care Research & Technology Centre, UK Dementia Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Surrey Sleep Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Care Research & Technology Centre, UK Dementia Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Surrey Sleep Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Care Research & Technology Centre, UK Dementia Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Wallace CH, Oliveros G, Serrano PA, Rockwell P, Xie L, Figueiredo-Pereira M. Timapiprant, a prostaglandin D2 receptor antagonist, ameliorates pathology in a rat Alzheimer's model. Life Sci Alliance 2022; 5:e202201555. [PMID: 36167438 PMCID: PMC9515385 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202201555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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We investigated the relevance of the prostaglandin D2 pathway in Alzheimer's disease, because prostaglandin D2 is a major prostaglandin in the brain. Thus, its contribution to Alzheimer's disease merits attention, given the known impact of the prostaglandin E2 pathway in Alzheimer's disease. We used the TgF344-AD transgenic rat model because it exhibits age-dependent and progressive Alzheimer's disease pathology. Prostaglandin D2 levels in hippocampi of TgF344-AD and wild-type littermates were significantly higher than prostaglandin E2. Prostaglandin D2 signals through DP1 and DP2 receptors. Microglial DP1 receptors were more abundant and neuronal DP2 receptors were fewer in TgF344-AD than in wild-type rats. Expression of the major brain prostaglandin D2 synthase (lipocalin-type PGDS) was the highest among 33 genes involved in the prostaglandin D2 and prostaglandin E2 pathways. We treated a subset of rats (wild-type and TgF344-AD males) with timapiprant, a potent highly selective DP2 antagonist in development for allergic inflammation treatment. Timapiprant significantly mitigated Alzheimer's disease pathology and cognitive deficits in TgF344-AD males. Thus, selective DP2 antagonists have potential as therapeutics to treat Alzheimer's disease.
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- Charles H Wallace
- PhD Program in Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY, USA
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- PhD Program in Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY, USA
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- PhD Program in Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Hunter College, New York, NY, USA
- Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
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- PhD Program in Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College, New York, NY, USA
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Cai ZZ, Lin R, Wang XX, Yan YJ, Li H. Effects of mindfulness in patients with mild cognitive impairment with insomnia: A double-blind randomized controlled trial. Geriatr Nurs 2022; 47:239-246. [PMID: 36027785 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.08.001] [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] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Current research on the effects of mindfulness therapy on MCI and insomnia has been inconsistent. It is still a hot topic of research and discussion. This study aimed to improve the sleep quality, cognition, and mental state of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) with insomnia. METHODS A double-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted. Seventy-five patients who met the eligibility criteria were randomly assigned to the mindfulness (n = 38) or health education (n = 37) treatment group. The primary outcomes were sleep, measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory, and cognition, measured by The Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Mini-Mental State Examination. Secondary outcomes included insomnia, measured by the Insomnia Severity Index, depression, anxiety, and perceived stress. EEG signals were collected at rest with eyes closed in the mindfulness state. The power spectrum was analyzed from these data. RESULTS Cognitive function and sleep quality were significantly improved in the mindfulness group (95% confidence interval 0.04 - 0.05, 0.03 - 0.04, -5.58 - -1.55, respectively). Anxiety and perceived stress scores were significantly lower than those in the control group (95% confidence interval 0.002 - 0.004, 0.009 - 0.013, respectively). The power spectrum differences in δ, θ, β, and γ bands were significant between the rest and mindfulness states (P < .05). Good safety was achieved in both groups with no deaths or serious adverse events. CONCLUSION Mindfulness improved sleep quality, cognitive function, and mentality of patients. Mindfulness practice caused deep relaxation in the brain and changes in electrical frequency bands associated with attention and cognitive tasks. Mindfulness learning can be performed successfully for individuals with MCI. Additionally, it is suitable for adoption in nursing homes.
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- Zhen-Zhen Cai
- The School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Post-Doctoral Research Center, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Department of Nursing, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
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Casagrande M, Forte G, Favieri F, Corbo I. Sleep Quality and Aging: A Systematic Review on Healthy Older People, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19148457. [PMID: 35886309 PMCID: PMC9325170 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Aging is characterized by changes in the structure and quality of sleep. When the alterations in sleep become substantial, they can generate or accelerate cognitive decline, even in the absence of overt pathology. In fact, impaired sleep represents one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This systematic review aimed to analyze the studies on sleep quality in aging, also considering mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD. The review process was conducted according to the PRISMA statement. A total of 71 studies were included, and the whole sample had a mean age that ranged from 58.3 to 93.7 years (62.8–93.7 healthy participants and 61.8–86.7 pathological populations). Of these selected studies, 33 adopt subjective measurements, 31 adopt objective measures, and 10 studies used both. Pathological aging showed a worse impoverishment of sleep than older adults, in both subjective and objective measurements. The most common aspect compromised in AD and MCI were REM sleep, sleep efficiency, sleep latency, and sleep duration. These results underline that sleep alterations are associated with cognitive impairment. In conclusion, the frequency and severity of sleep disturbance appear to follow the evolution of cognitive impairment. The overall results of objective measures seem more consistent than those highlighted by subjective measurements.
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- Maria Casagrande
- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy;
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (I.C.)
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- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy;
- Body and Action Laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179 Rome, Italy;
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- Body and Action Laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179 Rome, Italy;
- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Roma, Italy
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (I.C.)
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Grigg-Damberger MM, Foldvary-Schaefer N. Sleep Biomarkers Help Predict the Development of Alzheimer Disease. J Clin Neurophysiol 2022; 39:327-334. [PMID: 35239558 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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SUMMARY Middle-aged or older adults who self-report sleep-wake disorders are at an increased risk for incident dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer disease. Dementia in people with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease who complain of sleep-wake disorders progress faster than those without sleep-wake disorders. Removal of amyloid-beta and tau tangles occurs preferentially in non-rapid eye movement 3 sleep and fragmented or insufficient sleep may lead to accumulation of these neurotoxins even in preclinical stages. Selective atrophy in the medial temporal lobe on brain MRI has been shown to predict impaired coupling of slow oscillations and sleep spindles. Impaired slow wave-spindle coupling has been shown to correlate with impaired overnight memory consolidation. Whereas, a decrease in the amplitude of 0.6 to 1 Hz slow wave activity predicts higher cortical Aβ burden on amyloid PET scans. Overexpression of the wake-promoting neurotransmitter orexin may predispose patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease to increased wakefulness, decreasing time they need to clear from the brain the neurotoxic accumulation of amyloid-beta and especially tau. More research exploring these relationships is needed and continuing.
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Gray M, Madero EN, Gills JL, Paulson S, Jones MD, Campitelli A, Myers J, Bott NT, Glenn JM. Intervention for a Digital, Cognitive, Multi-Domain Alzheimer Risk Velocity Study: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2022; 11:e31841. [PMID: 35119374 PMCID: PMC8857690 DOI: 10.2196/31841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In the United States, more than 6 million adults live with Alzheimer disease (AD) that affects 1 out of every 3 older adults. Although there is no cure for AD currently, lifestyle-based interventions aimed at slowing the rate of cognitive decline or delaying the onset of AD have shown promising results. However, most studies primarily focus on older adults (>55 years) and use in-person interventions. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to determine the effects of a 2-year digital lifestyle intervention on AD risk among at-risk middle-aged and older adults (45-75 years) compared with a health education control. METHODS The lifestyle intervention consists of a digitally delivered, personalized health coaching program that directly targets the modifiable risk factors for AD. The primary outcome measure is AD risk as determined by the Australian National University-Alzheimer Disease Risk Index; secondary outcome measures are functional fitness, blood biomarkers (inflammation, glucose, cholesterol, and triglycerides), and cognitive function (Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status and Neurotrack Cognitive Battery). Screening commenced in January 2021 and was completed in June 2021. RESULTS Baseline characteristics indicate no difference between the intervention and control groups for AD risk (mean -1.68, SD 7.31; P=.90). CONCLUSIONS The intervention in the Digital, Cognitive, Multi-domain Alzheimer Risk Velocity is uniquely designed to reduce the risk of AD through a web-based health coaching experience that addresses the modifiable lifestyle-based risk factors. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04559789; https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04559789. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/31841.
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- Michelle Gray
- Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Neurotrack Technologies, Inc, Redwood City, CA, United States
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- Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Neurotrack Technologies, Inc, Redwood City, CA, United States
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- Neurotrack Technologies, Inc, Redwood City, CA, United States
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- Neurotrack Technologies, Inc, Redwood City, CA, United States
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A New Perspective on the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Sleep Deprivation-Related Consequences: Can Curcumin Help? OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:6168199. [PMID: 35069976 PMCID: PMC8769857 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6168199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Sleep disturbances, as well as sleep-wake rhythm disorders, are characteristic symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that may head the other clinical signs of this neurodegenerative disease. Age-related structural and physiological changes in the brain lead to changes in sleep patterns. Conditions such as AD affect the cerebral cortex, basal forebrain, locus coeruleus, and the hypothalamus, thus changing the sleep-wake cycle. Sleep disorders likewise adversely affect the course of the disease. Since the sleep quality is important for the proper functioning of the memory, impaired sleep is associated with problems in the related areas of the brain that play a key role in learning and memory functions. In addition to synthetic drugs, utilization of medicinal plants has become popular in the treatment of neurological diseases. Curcuminoids, which are in a diarylheptanoid structure, are the main components of turmeric. Amongst them, curcumin has multiple applications in treatment regimens of various diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity, cancer, inflammatory diseases, and aging. Besides, curcumin has been reported to be effective in different types of neurodegenerative diseases. Scientific studies exclusively showed that curcumin leads significant improvements in the pathological process of AD. Yet, its low solubility hence low bioavailability is the main therapeutic limitation of curcumin. Although previous studies have focused different types of advanced nanoformulations of curcumin, new approaches are needed to solve the solubility problem. This review summarizes the available scientific data, as reported by the most recent studies describing the utilization of curcumin in the treatment of AD and sleep deprivation-related consequences.
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Atayde AL, Fischer CE, Schweizer TA, Munoz DG. Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire Assessed Nighttime Behaviors in Cognitively Asymptomatic Patients with Pathologically Confirmed Alzheimer's Disease Predict More Rapid Cognitive Deterioration. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 86:1137-1147. [PMID: 35180114 PMCID: PMC9664561 DOI: 10.3233/jad-215276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The temporal relationship between sleep, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and cognitive impairment remains to be further elucidated. OBJECTIVE First, we aim to determine whether the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire (NPI-Q) assessed nighttime behaviors prior to cognitive decline influence the rate of cognitive deterioration in pathologically confirmed AD, and second, to assess the possible interactions with APOE allele and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). METHODS The rate of cognitive decline between cognitively asymptomatic participants from the National Alzheimer Coordinating Center who eventually received a neuropathologic diagnosis of AD with (+NTB) or without (-NTB) nighttime behaviors were compared using independent samples t-test. Participants were stratified by APOE carrier and CAA status. Demographic and patient characteristics were assessed using descriptive statistics, and the independent samples t-test was used for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables. The significance level was set at p≤0.05. RESULTS The rate of cognitive decline was greater in +NTB (n = 74; 3.30 points/year) than -NTB (n = 330; 2.45 points/year) (p = 0.016), even if there was no difference in cognitive status at onset. This difference was restricted to APOE ɛ4 carriers (p = 0.049) and positive CAA participants (p = 0.020). Significance was not reached in non-carriers (p = 0.186) and negative CAA (p = 0.364). APOE and CAA were not differentially distributed between the NTB groups. CONCLUSION NPI-Q assessed nighttime behaviors, a surrogate for sleep disturbances, are associated with more rapidly deteriorating cognition in patients with AD neuropathology who are also carriers of APOE ɛ4 or show CAA.
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- Adrienne L. Atayde
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Research, the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, 209 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Research, the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, 209 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Research, the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, 209 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
- Division of Neurosurgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Research, the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, 209 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Division of Pathology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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Dumitrescu C, Costea IM, Cormos AC, Semenescu A. Automatic Detection of K-Complexes Using the Cohen Class Recursiveness and Reallocation Method and Deep Neural Networks with EEG Signals. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21217230. [PMID: 34770537 PMCID: PMC8587652 DOI: 10.3390/s21217230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Evoked and spontaneous K-complexes are thought to be involved in sleep protection, but their role as biomarkers is still under debate. K-complexes have two major functions: first, they suppress cortical arousal in response to stimuli that the sleeping brain evaluates to avoid signaling danger; and second, they help strengthen memory. K-complexes also play an important role in the analysis of sleep quality, in the detection of diseases associated with sleep disorders, and as biomarkers for the detection of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Detecting K-complexes is relatively difficult, as reliable methods of identifying this complex cannot be found in the literature. In this paper, we propose a new method for the automatic detection of K-complexes combining the method of recursion and reallocation of the Cohen class and the deep neural networks, obtaining a recursive strategy aimed at increasing the percentage of classification and reducing the computation time required to detect K-complexes by applying the proposed methods.
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- Catalin Dumitrescu
- Department Telematics and Electronics for Transports, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (I.-M.C.); (A.-C.C.)
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- Department Telematics and Electronics for Transports, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (I.-M.C.); (A.-C.C.)
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- Department Telematics and Electronics for Transports, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (I.-M.C.); (A.-C.C.)
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- Department Engineering and Management for Transports, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania;
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Cordone S, Scarpelli S, Alfonsi V, De Gennaro L, Gorgoni M. Sleep-Based Interventions in Alzheimer's Disease: Promising Approaches from Prevention to Treatment along the Disease Trajectory. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14040383. [PMID: 33921870 PMCID: PMC8073746 DOI: 10.3390/ph14040383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The multifactorial nature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has led scientific researchers to focus on the modifiable and treatable risk factors of AD. Sleep fits into this context, given the bidirectional relationship with AD confirmed by several studies over the last years. Sleep disorders appear at an early stage of AD and continue throughout the entire course of the pathology. Specifically, sleep abnormalities, such as more fragmented sleep, increase in time of awakenings, worsening of sleep quality and primary sleep disorders raise with the severity and progression of AD. Intervening on sleep, therefore, means acting both with prevention strategies in the pre-clinical phase and with treatments during the course of the disease. This review explores sleep disturbances in the different stages of AD, starting from the pre-clinical stage. Particular attention is given to the empirical evidence investigating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disorder and the mechanisms overlapping and sharing with AD. Next, we discuss sleep-based intervention strategies in the healthy elderly population, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD patients. We mention interventions related to behavioral strategies, combination therapies, and bright light therapy, leaving extensive space for new and raising evidence on continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) treatment effectiveness. Finally, we clarify the role of NREM sleep across the AD trajectory and consider the most recent studies based on the promising results of NREM sleep enhancement, which use innovative experimental designs and techniques.
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- Susanna Cordone
- UniCamillus, Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, 00131 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy; (S.S.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy; (S.S.); (M.G.)
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00179 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy; (S.S.); (M.G.)
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Zeydan B, Lowe VJ, Tosakulwong N, Lesnick TG, Senjem ML, Jack CR, Fields JA, James TT, Gleason CE, Dowling NM, Miller VM, Kantarci K. Sleep quality and cortical amyloid-β deposition in postmenopausal women of the Kronos early estrogen prevention study. Neuroreport 2021; 32:326-331. [PMID: 33470769 PMCID: PMC7878341 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000001592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Hormone therapy improves sleep in menopausal women and recent data suggest that transdermal 17β-estradiol may reduce the accumulation of cortical amyloid-β. However, how menopausal hormone therapies modify the associations of amyloid-β accumulation with sleep quality is not known. In this study, associations of sleep quality with cortical amyloid-β deposition and cognitive function were assessed in a subset of women who had participated in the Kronos early estrogen prevention study. It was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in which recently menopausal women (age, 42-58; 5-36 months past menopause) were randomized to (1) oral conjugated equine estrogen (n = 19); (2) transdermal 17β-estradiol (tE2, n = 21); (3) placebo pills and patch (n = 32) for 4 years. Global sleep quality score was calculated using Pittsburgh sleep quality index, cortical amyloid-β deposition was measured with Pittsburgh compound-B positron emission tomography standard uptake value ratio and cognitive function was assessed in four cognitive domains 3 years after completion of trial treatments. Lower global sleep quality score (i.e., better sleep quality) correlated with lower cortical Pittsburgh compound-B standard uptake value ratio only in the tE2 group (r = 0.45, P = 0.047). Better global sleep quality also correlated with higher visual attention and executive function scores in the tE2 group (r = -0.54, P = 0.02) and in the oral conjugated equine estrogen group (r = -0.65, P = 0.005). Menopausal hormone therapies may influence the effects of sleep on cognitive function, specifically, visual attention and executive function. There also appears to be a complex relationship between sleep, menopausal hormone therapies, cortical amyloid-β accumulation and cognitive function, and tE2 formulation may modify the relationship between sleep and amyloid-β accumulation.
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- Burcu Zeydan
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
- Department of Information Technology, Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial, Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI
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- Department of Acute & Chronic Care, School of Nursing, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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Sahin L, Cevik OS, Cevik K, Guven C, Taskin E, Kocahan S. Mild regular treadmill exercise ameliorated the detrimental effects of acute sleep deprivation on spatial memory. Brain Res 2021; 1759:147367. [PMID: 33582122 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Vulnerable areas like the hippocampus are sensitive to insults such as sleep deprivation (SD); they are also susceptible to environmental enrichment. Much evidence is accumulating that chronic sleep deprivation causes alterations in the hippocampus that responsible for spatial memory. However, there is conflicting about the differences between acute and chronic SD results. The purpose of this study was to determine the protective effects of mild treadmill exercise on acute SD rats. Four groups were created as control, exercise, sleep deprivation, exercise + sleep deprivation. Multiple platforms method was used to induce REM sleep deprivation (RD) for 48 h. The exercise was applied fivedaysperweekforfour weeks(5 × 4). For the first and second weeks, the length of the exercise was 15 min in two sessions (5 min interval) followed by 15 min in three, 15 min in four sessions. Morris water maze (MWM) was used as a spatial memory test. Gene level was determined by using the qPCR technique. Malondialdehyde (MDA) content in the hippocampus was measured as an extent of peroxidative damage to lipids by using the ELISA method. 48 h RD impaired long-term spatial memory significantly. Mild, regular treadmill exercise ameliorated the detrimental effects of acute sleep deprivation on memory. There was no significant difference in MDA between groups. Hippocampal gene expression did not show any changes in all groups. Lack of correlation between memory impairment and levels of genes in the hippocampus is likely to be related to the differences in behavioral and genetic mechanisms.
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- Leyla Sahin
- Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Physiology, Mersin, Turkey.
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- Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Physiology, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Biology, Mersin, Turkey
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- Ömer Halis Demir University, Faculty of Medicine, Physiology, Niğde, Turkey
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- Ömer Halis Demir University, Faculty of Medicine, Physiology, Niğde, Turkey
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- Adıyaman University, Faculty of Medicine, Physiology, Adıyaman, Turkey
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Nonclinical pharmacology of daridorexant: a new dual orexin receptor antagonist for the treatment of insomnia. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2021; 238:2693-2708. [PMID: 34415378 PMCID: PMC8455402 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-021-05954-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs) represent a novel type of sleep medication that provide an alternative to the traditionally used positive allosteric gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-A receptor modulators. Daridorexant is a new DORA that exhibited in phase 3 trials in insomnia not only a beneficial effect on sleep variables, measured objectively and assessed subjectively, but also an improvement in daytime functioning. Daridorexant was discovered through a tailored research program aimed at identifying an optimized sleep-promoting molecule with pharmacokinetic properties appropriate for covering the whole night while avoiding next-morning residual activity at efficacious doses. By specific binding to both orexin receptors, daridorexant inhibits the actions of the wake-promoting orexin (also called hypocretin) neuropeptides. This mechanism avoids a more widespread inhibition of neuronal pathways and associated side effects that are intrinsic to positive allosteric GABA-A receptor modulators. Here, we review the general pharmacology of daridorexant, based on nonclinical pharmacology studies of daridorexant, unpublished or already described, or based on work with other DORAs. Some unique features of daridorexant will be highlighted, such as the promotion of natural and surmountable sleep, the preservation of memory and cognition, the absence of tolerance development or risk of physical dependence, and how it can benefit daytime functioning.
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Mentink LJ, Thomas J, Melis RJF, Olde Rikkert MGM, Overeem S, Claassen JAHR. Home-EEG assessment of possible compensatory mechanisms for sleep disruption in highly irregular shift workers - The ANCHOR study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0237622. [PMID: 33382689 PMCID: PMC7774973 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Study objectives While poor sleep quality has been related to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, long-time shift workers (maritime pilots) did not manifest evidence of early Alzheimer’s disease in a recent study. We explored two hypotheses of possible compensatory mechanisms for sleep disruption: Increased efficiency in generating deep sleep during workweeks (model 1) and rebound sleep during rest weeks (model 2). Methods We used data from ten male maritime pilots (mean age: 51.6±2.4 years) with a history of approximately 18 years of irregular shift work. Subjective sleep quality was assessed with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). A single lead EEG-device was used to investigate sleep in the home/work environment, quantifying total sleep time (TST), deep sleep time (DST), and deep sleep time percentage (DST%). Using multilevel models, we studied the sleep architecture of maritime pilots over time, at the transition of a workweek to a rest week. Results Maritime pilots reported worse sleep quality in workweeks compared to rest weeks (PSQI = 8.2±2.2 vs. 3.9±2.0; p<0.001). Model 1 showed a trend towards an increase in DST% of 0.6% per day during the workweek (p = 0.08). Model 2 did not display an increase in DST% in the rest week (p = 0.87). Conclusions Our findings indicated that increased efficiency in generating deep sleep during workweeks is a more likely compensatory mechanism for sleep disruption in the maritime pilot cohort than rebound sleep during rest weeks. Compensatory mechanisms for poor sleep quality might mitigate sleep disruption-related risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. These results should be used as a starting point for future studies including larger, more diverse populations of shift workers.
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- Lara J. Mentink
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Alzheimer Centre, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Alzheimer Centre, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Alzheimer Centre, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Alzheimer Centre, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Sleep Medicine Center Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, The Netherlands
- Biomedical Diagnostics Group, Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Alzheimer Centre, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Thomas J, Ooms SJ, Mentink LJ, Booij J, Olde Rikkert MGM, Overeem S, Kessels RPC, Claassen JAHR. Effects of long-term sleep disruption on cognitive function and brain amyloid-β burden: a case-control study. ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY 2020; 12:101. [PMID: 32847615 PMCID: PMC7450576 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-020-00668-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background Recent evidence indicates that disrupted sleep could contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease by influencing the production and/or clearance of the amyloid-β protein. We set up a case-control study to investigate the association between long-term work-induced sleep disruption, cognitive function, and brain amyloid-β burden. Methods Nineteen male maritime pilots (aged 48–60 years) with chronic work-related sleep disruption and a sex-, age-, and education-matched control sample (n = 16, aged 50–60 years) with normal sleep completed the study. Primary sleep disorders were ruled out with in-lab polysomnography. Additional sleep measurements were obtained at home using actigraphy, sleep-wake logs, and a single-lead EEG device. Cognitive function was assessed with a neuropsychological test battery, sensitive to early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease. Brain amyloid-β burden was assessed in maritime pilots using 18F-flutemetamol amyloid PET-CT. Results Maritime pilots reported significantly worse sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) = 8.8 ± 2.9) during work weeks, compared to controls (PSQI = 3.2 ± 1.4; 95% CI 0.01 to 2.57; p = 0.049). This was confirmed with actigraphy-based sleep efficiency (86% ± 3.8 vs. 89.3% ± 4.3; 95% CI 0.43 to 6.03; p = 0.03). Home-EEG recordings showed less total sleep time (TST) and deep sleep time (DST) during work weeks compared to rest weeks (TST 318.56 (250.21–352.93) vs. TST 406.17 (340–425.98); p = 0.001; DST 36.75 (32.30–58.58) vs. DST 51.34 (48.37–69.30); p = 0.005)). There were no differences in any of the cognitive domains between the groups. For brain amyloid-β levels, mean global cortical standard uptake value ratios of 18F-flutemetamol were all in the normal range (1.009 ± 0.059; 95% CI 0.980 to 1.037), confirmed by visual reads. Conclusions Capitalizing on the particular work-rest schedule of maritime pilots, this study with a small sample size observed that long-term intermittent sleep disruption had no effects on global brain amyloid-β levels or cognitive function.
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- Jana Thomas
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. .,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6525, HR, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. .,Radboud Alzheimer Centre, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6525, HR, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Alzheimer Centre, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6525, HR, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Alzheimer Centre, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Academic Medical Center, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6525, HR, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Alzheimer Centre, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Sleep Medicine Centre Kempenhaeghe, 5591, VE, Heeze, The Netherlands.,Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612, AZ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6525, HR, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Alzheimer Centre, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. .,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6525, HR, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. .,Radboud Alzheimer Centre, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Thomas J, Overeem S, Dresler M, Kessels RPC, Claassen JAHR. Shift-work-related sleep disruption and the risk of decline in cognitive function: The CRUISE Study. J Sleep Res 2020; 30:e13068. [PMID: 32510758 PMCID: PMC8047903 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Acute total sleep deprivation and partial sleep deprivation have negative impacts on cognitive performance. Studies in subjects who regularly experience sleep loss, however, are rare and often restricted to examination of internal sleeping disorders. To address this issue, we set up a pilot study to explore the effects of a week characterized by sleep disruption on cognitive functioning, using a case–control setting in a maritime pilot group with chronic exposure to intermittent extrinsic, work‐related sleep disruption. Twenty maritime pilots (aged 30–50 years) were compared to sex‐ and education‐matched controls with normal sleep behaviour, from the same age range. We assessed subjective and objective cognitive function, including attention, psychomotor speed, memory and executive function using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB). Although we were able to confirm poorer sleep in maritime pilots and subjective complaints in some cognitive domains, we did not find objective cognitive deficits in the maritime pilot group compared to controls without sleep disruption. This could suggest that in this group of healthy, young maritime pilots, exposure to sleep disruption resulted in some subjective cognitive complaints, but objective deficits of cognitive function were not detected in comparison with a non‐pilot control group. However, given the small sample size, the absence of an effect does not exclude the possibility that sleep disruption could result in cognitive deficits in general. Therefore, our findings have to be confirmed in future prospective studies with a larger sample size and matched controls, regarding age, education and work history.
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- Jana Thomas
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Alzheimer Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Sleep Medicine Centre Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, The Netherlands.,Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Alzheimer Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, Venray, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Alzheimer Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Owen JE, Veasey SC. Impact of sleep disturbances on neurodegeneration: Insight from studies in animal models. Neurobiol Dis 2020; 139:104820. [PMID: 32087293 PMCID: PMC7593848 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.104820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Chronic short sleep or extended wake periods are commonly observed in most industrialized countries. Previously neurobehavioral impairment following sleep loss was considered to be a readily reversible occurrence, normalized upon recovery sleep. Recent clinical studies suggest that chronic short sleep and sleep disruption may be risk factors for neurodegeneration. Animal models have been instrumental in determining whether disturbed sleep can injure the brain. We now understand that repeated periods of extended wakefulness across the typical sleep period and/or sleep fragmentation can have lasting effects on neurogenesis and select populations of neurons and glia. Here we provide a comprehensive overview of the advancements made using animal models of sleep loss to understand the extent and mechanisms of chronic short sleep induced neural injury.
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- Jessica E Owen
- Chronobiology and Sleep Institute and Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Chronobiology and Sleep Institute and Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Hauglund NL, Pavan C, Nedergaard M. Cleaning the sleeping brain – the potential restorative function of the glymphatic system. CURRENT OPINION IN PHYSIOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2019.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Borges CR, Poyares D, Piovezan R, Nitrini R, Brucki S. Alzheimer's disease and sleep disturbances: a review. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2020; 77:815-824. [PMID: 31826138 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20190149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and sleep disturbances has received increasing scientific attention in the last decades. However, little is known about the impact of sleep and its disturbances on the development of preclinical AD stages, such as mild cognitive impairment. This review describes the evolution of knowledge about the potential bidirectional relationships between AD and sleep disturbances exploring recent large prospective studies and meta-analyses and studies of the possible mechanisms through which sleep and the neurodegenerative process could be associated. The review also makes a comprehensive exploration of the sleep characteristics of older people, ranging from cognitively normal individuals, through patients with mild cognitive impairment, up to the those with dementia with AD.
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- Conrado Regis Borges
- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Departamento de Neurologia, Grupo de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento, São Paulo SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Instituto do Sono, São Paulo SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Instituto do Sono, São Paulo SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Departamento de Neurologia, Grupo de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento, São Paulo SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Departamento de Neurologia, Grupo de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento, São Paulo SP, Brasil
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Wang C, Holtzman DM. Bidirectional relationship between sleep and Alzheimer's disease: role of amyloid, tau, and other factors. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020; 45:104-120. [PMID: 31408876 PMCID: PMC6879647 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0478-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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As we age, we experience changes in our nighttime sleep and daytime wakefulness. Individuals afflicted with Alzheimer's disease (AD) can develop sleep problems even before memory and other cognitive deficits are reported. As the disease progresses and cognitive changes ensue, sleep disturbances become even more debilitating. Thus, it is imperative to gain a better understanding of the relationship between sleep and AD pathogenesis. We postulate a bidirectional relationship between sleep and the neuropathological hallmarks of AD; in particular, the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau. Our research group has shown that extracellular levels of both Aβ and tau fluctuate during the normal sleep-wake cycle. Disturbed sleep and increased wakefulness acutely lead to increased Aβ production and decreased Aβ clearance, whereas Aβ aggregation and deposition is enhanced by chronic increased wakefulness in animal models. Once Aβ accumulates, there is evidence in both mice and humans that this results in disturbed sleep. New findings from our group reveal that acute sleep deprivation increases levels of tau in mouse brain interstitial fluid (ISF) and human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and chronic sleep deprivation accelerates the spread of tau protein aggregates in neural networks. Finally, recent evidence also suggests that accumulation of tau aggregates in the brain correlates with decreased nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep slow wave activity. In this review, we first provide a brief overview of the AD and sleep literature and then highlight recent advances in the understanding of the relationship between sleep and AD pathogenesis. Importantly, the effects of the bidirectional relationship between the sleep-wake cycle and tau have not been previously discussed in other reviews on this topic. Lastly, we provide possible directions for future studies on the role of sleep in AD.
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- Chanung Wang
- Department of Neurology, Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
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Alshehri MM, Alenazi AM, Hoover JC, Alothman SA, Phadnis MA, Rucker JL, Befort CA, Miles JM, Kluding PM, Siengsukon CF. Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Insomnia Symptoms for Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2019; 8:e14647. [PMID: 31855189 PMCID: PMC6940863 DOI: 10.2196/14647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Insomnia symptoms are a common form of sleep difficulty among people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) affecting sleep quality and health outcomes. Several interventional approaches have been used to improve sleep outcomes in people with T2D. Nonpharmacological approaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), show promising results regarding safety and sustainability of improvements, although CBT-I has not been examined in people with T2D. Promoting sleep for people with insomnia and T2D could improve insomnia severity and diabetes outcomes. Objective The objective of this study is to establish a protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the effect of 6 sessions of CBT-I on insomnia severity (primary outcome), sleep variability, and other health-related outcomes in individuals with T2D and insomnia symptoms. Methods This RCT will use random mixed block size randomization with stratification to assign 28 participants with T2D and insomnia symptoms to either a CBT-I group or a health education group. Outcomes including insomnia severity; sleep variability; diabetes self-care behavior (DSCB); glycemic control (A1c); glucose level; sleep quality; daytime sleepiness; and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and pain will be gathered before and after the 6-week intervention. Chi-square and independent t tests will be used to test for between-group differences at baseline. Independent t tests will be used to examine the effect of the CBT-I intervention on change score means for insomnia severity, sleep variability, DSCB, A1c, fatigue, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and severity of depression, anxiety, and pain. For all analyses, alpha level will be set at .05. Results This study recruitment began in February 2019 and was completed in September 2019. Conclusions The intervention, including 6 sessions of CBT-I, will provide insight about its effect in improving insomnia symptoms, sleep variability, fatigue, and diabetes-related health outcomes in people with T2D and those with insomnia symptoms when compared with control. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03713996; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03713996 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/14647
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- Mohammed M Alshehri
- University of Kansas Medical Center, Lenexa, KS, United States.,Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States.,Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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Carroll JE, Small BJ, Tometich D, Zhai W, Zhou X, Luta G, Ahles TA, Saykin AJ, Nudelman KNH, Clapp JD, Jim H, Jacobsen PB, Hurria A, Graham D, McDonald BC, Denduluri N, Extermann M, Isaacs C, Dilawari AA, Root J, Stern R, Mandelblatt JS. Sleep disturbance and neurocognitive outcomes in older patients with breast cancer: Interaction with genotype. Cancer 2019; 125:4516-4524. [PMID: 31553501 PMCID: PMC6891125 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sleep disturbance and genetic profile are risks for cognitive decline in noncancer populations, yet their role in cancer-related cognitive problems remains understudied. This study examined whether sleep disturbance was associated with worse neurocognitive outcomes in breast cancer survivors and whether sleep effects on cognition varied by genotype. METHODS Newly diagnosed female patients (n = 319) who were 60 years old or older and had stage 0 to III breast cancer were recruited from August 2010 to December 2015. Assessments were performed before systemic therapy and 12 and 24 months later. Neuropsychological testing measured attention, processing speed, executive function, learning, and memory; self-perceived cognitive functioning was also assessed. Sleep disturbance was defined by self-report of routine poor or restless sleep. Genotyping included APOE, BDNF, and COMT polymorphisms. Random effects fluctuation models tested associations of between-person and within-person differences in sleep, genotype, and sleep-genotype interactions and cognition and controlled for age, reading level, race, site, and treatment. RESULTS One-third of the patients reported sleep disturbances at each time point. There was a sleep-APOE ε4 interaction (P = .001) in which patients with the APOE ε4 allele and sleep disturbances had significantly lower learning and memory scores than those who were APOE ε4-negative and without sleep disturbances. There was also a sleep disturbance-COMT genotype interaction (P = .02) in which COMT Val carriers with sleep disturbances had lower perceived cognition than noncarriers. CONCLUSIONS Sleep disturbance was common and was associated with worse cognitive performance in older breast cancer survivors, especially those with a genetic risk for cognitive decline. Survivorship care should include sleep assessments and interventions to address sleep problems.
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- Judith E. Carroll
- Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA Cousins Center for PNI, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, Los Angeles, CA
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- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
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- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
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- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN
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- Healthcare Delivery Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University
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Doremus JM, Stith SS, Vigil JM. Using recreational cannabis to treat insomnia: Evidence from over-the-counter sleep aid sales in Colorado. Complement Ther Med 2019; 47:102207. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.102207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hanazawa T, Kamijo Y. Effect of Suvorexant on Nocturnal Delirium in Elderly Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A Case-series Study. CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE 2019; 17:547-550. [PMID: 31671494 PMCID: PMC6852677 DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2019.17.4.547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Suvorexant, an orexin receptor antagonist used for insomnia, has been shown to have a preventive effect on delirium in a randomized placebo-controlled trial. However, its effectiveness in the management of nocturnal delirium has not yet been determined. Here we report four cases in which elderly patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease who developed nocturnal delirium were treated with suvorexant. In case 1, 15 mg suvorexant was initiated to manage nocturnal delirium refractory to antipsychotics, antidepressants, and a Japanese herbal medicine, resulting in immediate sleep improvement. However, treatment discontinuation led to recurrence of symptoms, which were reversed by recommencing suvorexant. In case 2, as antipsychotics used for the treatment of nocturnal delirium were ineffective, 15 mg suvorexant was administered. The patient achieved rapid improvement in sleep. In case 3, the use of atypical antipsychotics for the treatment of nocturnal delirium was contraindicated, as the patient had diabetes. Therefore, 15 mg suvorexant was administered following good outcomes in cases 1 and 2, resulting in immediate sleep improvement. Finally, in case 4, 15 mg suvorexant was used as an initial medication for nocturnal delirium, and the patient showed sleep improvement immediately. Elevated orexin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid are reportedly linked to sleep deterioration in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. The immediate and reproducible action and effectiveness of suvorexant observed in our patients suggest that enhanced cerebral orexin activity might be associated with sleep-wake cycle disturbances due to delirium in elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
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- Tomoki Hanazawa
- Emergency Medical Center and Poison Center, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Saitama, Japan.,Department of General Medicine, Fujimi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Emergency Medical Center and Poison Center, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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Onos KD, Uyar A, Keezer KJ, Jackson HM, Preuss C, Acklin CJ, O’Rourke R, Buchanan R, Cossette TL, Sukoff Rizzo SJ, Soto I, Carter GW, Howell GR. Enhancing face validity of mouse models of Alzheimer's disease with natural genetic variation. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1008155. [PMID: 31150388 PMCID: PMC6576791 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Classical laboratory strains show limited genetic diversity and do not harness natural genetic variation. Mouse models relevant to Alzheimer's disease (AD) have largely been developed using these classical laboratory strains, such as C57BL/6J (B6), and this has likely contributed to the failure of translation of findings from mice to the clinic. Therefore, here we test the potential for natural genetic variation to enhance the translatability of AD mouse models. Two widely used AD-relevant transgenes, APPswe and PS1de9 (APP/PS1), were backcrossed from B6 to three wild-derived strains CAST/EiJ, WSB/EiJ, PWK/PhJ, representative of three Mus musculus subspecies. These new AD strains were characterized using metabolic, functional, neuropathological and transcriptional assays. Strain-, sex- and genotype-specific differences were observed in cognitive ability, neurodegeneration, plaque load, cerebrovascular health and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Analyses of brain transcriptional data showed strain was the greatest driver of variation. We identified significant variation in myeloid cell numbers in wild type mice of different strains as well as significant differences in plaque-associated myeloid responses in APP/PS1 mice between the strains. Collectively, these data support the use of wild-derived strains to better model the complexity of human AD.
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- Kristen D. Onos
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, United States of America
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
- Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
- Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America
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Winsky-Sommerer R, de Oliveira P, Loomis S, Wafford K, Dijk DJ, Gilmour G. Disturbances of sleep quality, timing and structure and their relationship with other neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia: Insights from studies in patient populations and animal models. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2019; 97:112-137. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Gagnon JF, Lafrenière A, Rauchs G, Petit D, Carrier J. Sleep in Normal Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, and Mild Cognitive Impairment. HANDBOOK OF SLEEP RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813743-7.00045-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chee MW, Zhou J. Functional connectivity and the sleep-deprived brain. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2019; 246:159-176. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2019.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Jung WS, Um YH, Kang DW, Lee CU, Woo YS, Bahk WM, Lim HK. Diagnostic Validity of an Automated Probabilistic Tractography in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE 2018; 16:144-152. [PMID: 29739127 PMCID: PMC5953013 DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2018.16.2.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objective Although several prior works showed the white matter (WM) integrity changes in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and Alzheimer’s disease, it is still unclear the diagnostic accuracy of the WM integrity measurements using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in discriminating aMCI from normal controls. The aim of this study is to explore diagnostic validity of whole brain automated probabilistic tractography in discriminating aMCI from normal controls. Methods One hundred-two subjects (50 aMCI and 52 normal controls) were included and underwent DTI scans. Whole brain WM tracts were reconstructed with automated probabilistic tractography. Fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) values of the memory related WM tracts were measured and compared between the aMCI and the normal control groups. In addition, the diagnostic validities of these WM tracts were evaluated. Results Decreased FA and increased MD values of memory related WM tracts were observed in the aMCI group compared with the control group. Among FA and MD value of each tract, the FA value of left cingulum angular bundle showed the highest area under the curve (AUC) of 0.85 with a sensitivity of 88.2%, a specificity of 76.9% in differentiating MCI patients from control subjects. Furthermore, the combination FA values of WM integrity measures of memory related WM tracts showed AUC value of 0.98, a sensitivity of 96%, a specificity of 94.2%. Conclusion Our results with good diagnostic validity of WM integrity measurements suggest DTI might be promising neuroimaging tool for early detection of aMCI and AD patients.
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- Won Sang Jung
- Department of Radiology, St. Vincent Hospital, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, St. Vincent Hospital, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Proserpio P, Arnaldi D, Nobili F, Nobili L. Integrating Sleep and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathophysiology: Hints for Sleep Disorders Management. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 63:871-886. [DOI: 10.3233/jad-180041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Paola Proserpio
- Centre of Sleep Medicine, Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy
- Clinical of Neurology, Polyclinic San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy
- Clinical of Neurology, Polyclinic San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Centre of Sleep Medicine, Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy
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