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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)2019

Effects of pioglitazone on mnemonic hippocampal function: A blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging study in elderly adults.

Annchen R Knodt, James R Burke, Kathleen A Welsh-Bohmer, Brenda L Plassman, Daniel K Burns, Stephen K Brannan, Michael Kukulka, Jingtao Wu, Ahmad R Hariri

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Annchen R KnodtLaboratory of NeuroGenetics, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
James R BurkeDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Kathleen A Welsh-BohmerDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Brenda L PlassmanDepartment of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Daniel K BurnsZinfandel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Durham, NC, USA.
Stephen K BrannanTakeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Deerfield, IL, USA.
Michael KukulkaTakeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Deerfield, IL, USA.
Jingtao WuTakeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Deerfield, IL, USA.
Ahmad R HaririLaboratory of NeuroGenetics, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Duke University · USDeerfield (United States) · USAlzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative · USCloud Pharmaceuticals (United States) · US

Funding

Data commons for 'omic, microscopy and analysis core facilitiesS10OD018164 · OD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI WRAY, GREGORY A. · 2014 to 2014
$598k
NIH HHS S10 OD018164
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Accordingly, drugs that positively influence mitochondrial function are being evaluated in delay-of-onset clinical trials with at-risk individuals. Such ongoing clinical research can be advanced by developing a better understanding of how these drugs affect intermediate brain phenotypes associated with both AD risk and pathophysiology.

methodsUsing a randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled design in 55 healthy elderly volunteers, we explored the effects of oral, low-dose pioglitazone, a thiazolidinedione with promitochondrial effects, on hippocampal activity measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging during the encoding of novel face-name pairs.

resultsCompared with placebo, 0.6 mg of pioglitazone (but not 2.1 mg, 3.9 mg, or 6.0 mg) administered daily for 14 days was associated with significant increases in right hippocampal activation during encoding of novel face-name pairs at day 7 and day 14, relative to baseline. DISCUSSION: Our exploratory analyses suggest that low-dose pioglitazone has measurable effects on mnemonic brain function associated with AD risk and pathophysiology.

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Alzheimer's diseaseBlood oxygen level–dependent functional magnetic resonance imagingMnemonic hippocampal activityPioglitazoneThiazolidinediones

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PMID31304231
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