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Alzheimer's Disease: The Current and Emerging Treatment Approaches. [PDF]

open access: yesBehav Neurol
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) as its main pathological features. It mainly manifests as cognitive dysfunction, and its pathological process may occur before symptom onset.
Pang R   +9 more
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Antiamnesic and Neurotrophic Effects of <i>Parkia biglobosa</i> (Jacq.) R. Br (Fabaceae) Aqueous Extract on In Vivo and In Vitro Models of Excitotoxicity. [PDF]

open access: yesBehav Neurol
Amnesia is a memory disorder marked by the inability to recall or acquire information. Hence, drugs that also target the neurogenesis process constitute a hope to discover a cure against memory disorders. This study is aimed at evaluating the antiamnesic and neurotrophic effects of the aqueous extract of Parkia biglobosa (P.
Kandeda AK   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Ameliorative effect of piracetam on emamectin benzoate induced perturbations in the activity of lactate dehydrogenase in murine system

open access: yesAdvances in Redox Research, 2021
Emamectin benzoate (4´-deoxy-4´-epimethylaminoavermectin B1) is a macrocyclic lactone developed for the control of insect pests in edible plant crops. The current study was taken to assess the possible ameliorative effect of piracetam (P) on emamectin ...
Rayees Ahmad Naik   +3 more
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Piracetam potentiates neuronal and behavioral effects of ketamine [PDF]

open access: yesResearch Results in Pharmacology, 2019
Introduction: Ketamine has a fast, but short-term antidepressant effect. To support the therapeutic effect, repeated administrations of the drug are needed, which causes cognitive disorders.
Igor I. Abramets   +3 more
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Heroin-piracetam mixture: suggested mechanisms of action and risks of misinterpretation for drug users [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Piracetam is a positive allosteric modulator of the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor that has been frequently used in the treatment of cognitive disorders.
Cappelletti, Simone   +4 more
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Improved mitochondrial function in brain aging and Alzheimer disease - the new mechanism of action of the old metabolic enhancer piracetam

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2010
Piracetam, the prototype of the so-called nootropic drugs’ is used since many years in different countries to treat cognitive impairment in aging and dementia.
Kristina Leuner   +4 more
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The influence of Piracetam and Phenotropil on brain dopamine and serotonin metabolism in CD-1 mice sub-populations, diverging in attention sustainability

open access: yesФармакокинетика и Фармакодинамика, 2022
The effect of subchronic administration of the nootropics Phenotropil (100 mg/kg/day) on the behavior of CD-1 outbreed mice in the "closed enriched cross maze" test (CECM) was studied.
N. A. Sukhorukova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological Framing of Illness: Early Family Trauma and Diagnostic Delay in Adult-Onset Metachromatic Leukodystrophy. [PDF]

open access: yesCase Rep Psychiatry
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder of lipid metabolism characterized by deficiency of arylsulfatase A (ARSA), which leads to an accumulation of sulfatides in central and peripheral nerve system and eventually to progressive demyelination. The adult form of MLD may be misinterpreted as a psychiatric disease, since
Metelmann M   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comorbidity of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Chung-Jansen Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literature. [PDF]

open access: yesClin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Chung‐Jansen Syndrome (CJS) is a rare autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder caused by heterozygous mutations in the PHIP gene (6q14.1). It is characterized by developmental delay, intellectual disability, behavioral disturbances including autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obesity, and distinct ...
Khalili M   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Drugs for preventing red blood cell dehydration in people with sickle cell disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin, resulting in abnormal red blood cells. These are rigid and may block blood vessels leading to acute painful crises and other complications.
Ballas, Samir K., Nagalla, Srikanth
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