摘要:
The present invention provides methods for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using human cells. Specifically, one method detects differences between potassium channels in cells from Alzheimer's patient and normal donors, and differences in intracellular calcium concentrations between Alzheimer's and normal cells in response to chemicals known to increase intracellular calcium levels. Other methods detect differences between the memory associated GTP binding Cp20 protein levels between Alzheimer's and normal cells. In addition a diagnostic index for improved assessment between Alzheimer's and non Alzheimer's cells is provided.
摘要:
The present invention provides methods for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using human cells. Specifically, one method detects differences between potassium channels in cells from Alzheimer's patient and normal donors, and differences in intracellular calcium concentrations between Alzheimer's and normal cells in response to chemicals known to increase intracellular calcium levels. Other methods detect differences between the memory associated GTP binding Cp20 protein levels between Alzheimer's and normal cells. Another method utilizes the differential effects of .beta.-amyloid protein on levels of the protein kinase C isoenzymes PKC.alpha. and PKC.gamma. in Alzheimer's and normal cells. Yet another method detects Eu-TTA fluorescence differences between Alzheimer's and normal cells treated with an activator of a receptor-mediated metabolic pathway. In addition a diagnostic index for improved assessment between Alzheimer's and non Alzheimer's cells is provided.
摘要:
The present invention provides methods for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using human cells. Specifically, one method detects differences between potassium channels in cells from Alzheimer's patient and normal donors, and differences in intracellular calcium concentrations between Alzheimer's and normal cells in response to chemicals known to increase intracellular calcium levels. Other methods detect differences between the memory associated GTP binding Cp20 protein levels between Alzheimer's and normal cells.
摘要:
The present invention is a method for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using human cells. Specifically, the method detects differences between potassium channels in cells from Alzheimer's patient and normal donors, and differences in intracellular calcium concentrations between Alzheimer's and normal cells in response to chemicals known to increase intracellular calcium levels.
摘要:
A dynamically stable associative learning neural network system include a plurality of synapses (122,22-28), a non-linear function circuit (30) and an adaptive weight circuit (150) for adjusting the weight of each synapse based upon the present signal and the prior history of signals applied to the input of the particular synapse and the present signal and the prior history of signals applied to the input of a predetermined set of other collateral synapses. A flow-through neuron circuit (1110) embodiment includes a flow-through synapse (122) having a predetermined fixed weight. A neural network is formed by a set of flow-through neuron circuits connected by flow-through synapses to form separate paths between each input (215) and a corresponding output (245). In one embodiment (200), the neuron network is initialized by setting the adjustable synapses at some value near the minimum weight and setting the flow-through neuron circuits at some arbitrarily high weight. The neural network embodiments are taught by successively application of sets of inputs signals to the input terminals until a dynamic equilibrium is reached.
摘要:
Provided herein are uses of pharmaceutically effective amounts of an inhibitor of an arginine methyltransferase alone or in combination with one or more bryostatins to promote regenerative synaptogenesis. Also provided are methods for promoting regenerative synaptogenesis in a patient by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an inhibitor of an arginine methyltransferase alone or in combination with a PKC activator to the patient. Likewise, methods are also provided are methods for promoting dendritic maturation in a patient by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an inhibitor of an arginine methyltransferase alone or in combination with a PKC activator to the patient, wherein the administration promotes synaptic formation in the hippocampus.
摘要:
The present disclosure is directed to compositions comprising bryostatin-1, and methods comprising administering a composition comprising bryostatin-1, to treat Niemann-Pick Type C in a subject in need thereof.
摘要:
A method of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in a patient comprises determining whether the phosphorylation level of an indicator protein in cells of the patient after stimulus with an activator compound is abnormally elevated as compared to a basal phosphorylation level, the indicator protein being e.g. Erk1/2 and the activator compound being e.g. bradykinin.
摘要:
The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease in a human patient by detecting alterations in the ratio of PKC epsilon protein levels in a human patient compared with PKC epsilon levels in a control subject. The Alzheimer's disease-specific molecular biomarkers disclosed herein are useful for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and for screening methods for the identification of compounds for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease. The present invention also provides methods for elevating PKC epsilon protein levels comprising the steps of contacting one or more human cells with an amount of a PKC activator effective to elevate PKC epsilon levels compared to an uncontacted human cell.
摘要:
The present disclosure relates to methods of administering compounds for treating conditions associated with amyloid processing such as Alzheimer's Disease. Methods are disclosed comprising the step of administering a macrocyclic lactone, a benzolactam, a pyrrolidinone or a combination thereof to a subject in need in an amount effective to decrease soluble Aβ-40 or Aβ-42, or to lower total amyloid precursor protein (“APP”). Methods are also disclosed further comprising the step of identifying a subject with increased soluble Aβ-40 or Aβ-42 levels, or elevated APP levels compared to a control population.