Background: According to scientific literature, some 99% of patients affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD) suffer from behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), also known as neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs). In particular, agitation is one of the most difficult disorders to treat. States of agitation represent a very serious problem as they make these subjects dangerous for themselves and others and worsen as the disease advances.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAmitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant commonly used for depressive disorders and is prescribed off-label for several neurological conditions like neuropathic pain, migraines and anxiety. Besides their action on the reuptake of monoaminergic neurotransmitters, tricyclic antidepressants interact with several additional targets that may contribute to either therapeutic or adverse effects. Here, we investigated the effects of amitriptyline on proliferation and autophagy (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIschemic preconditioning (PC) induced by a sub-lethal cerebral insult triggers brain tolerance against a subsequent severe injury through diverse mechanisms, including the modulation of the immune system. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-stimulated gene 6 (TSG-6), a hyaluronate (HA)-binding protein, has recently been involved in the regulation of the neuroimmune response following ischemic stroke. Thus, we aimed at assessing whether the neuroprotective effects of ischemic PC involve the modulation of TSG-6 in a murine model of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe global impact of dementia is an increasing area of concern and, according to the Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) World Alzheimer Report 2021, up to 90% of dementia patients in low- and middle-income countries are not diagnosed [...
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