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Characterization Of Biomarkers For Alzheimer’S Disease And Hiv-1 Associated Neurocognitive Disorders, Armando Garces Iii
Characterization Of Biomarkers For Alzheimer’S Disease And Hiv-1 Associated Neurocognitive Disorders, Armando Garces Iii
Theses and Dissertations
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by progressive cognitive decline and the accumulation of amyloid beta and neurofibrillary tangles in regions of the brain. These protein deposits are known to generate multiple effects on the brain that lead to neurodegeneration. It has been established that (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) HIV-1 accelerates the aging process of people living with HIV-1. Moreover, there is significant clinical evidence indicating a potential link between the neurodegeneration developed by those with an HIV-1 infection and AD. HIV-1 viral infection causes cognitive impairment known as …
Determining The Role Of Methylglyoxal (Mgo) And The Trpa1 Channel In Inducing Astrocyte Senescence And Neurodegeneration, Natalie Hill
Determining The Role Of Methylglyoxal (Mgo) And The Trpa1 Channel In Inducing Astrocyte Senescence And Neurodegeneration, Natalie Hill
Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Biological Sciences Master's Theses
Aging is the largest risk factor for the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias. A recently proposed driver of age-related pathologies is cellular senescence, a phenotype that consists of cell-cycle arrest and an inflammatory response known as the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). Although there is a link between the accumulation of senescent cells and neurodegeneration, much remains unknown about how senescent cells arise in the brain. Astrocytes are the most abundant cell type in the brain that serve important roles like supporting neurons and proliferating in response to stress. Methylglyoxal (MGO) is a glycolytic byproduct that can react …
Development Of A Novel Cognitive-Motor Dual Task Assessment Battery In Neurodegenerative Disease, Jason Longhurst
Development Of A Novel Cognitive-Motor Dual Task Assessment Battery In Neurodegenerative Disease, Jason Longhurst
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Automaticity --- the ability to perform a task with directing attentional resources to its completion --- is commonly reduced among individuals with neurodegenerative diseases. These automaticity deficits result in impaired functional and daily activities and are sensitive to subtle, subclinical impairments. However, current measurement of automaticity by dual task paradigms is methodologically limited. In order to gain insight into the current state of the literature regarding cognitive-motor interference in symptomatic and prodromal neurodegenerative disease, the author of this dissertation conducted a scoping review (Chapter 1). To address the methodological limitations of current measurement of automaticity, a new measurement tool was …
Protein Misfolding Toxicity And Inclusion Formation In Cellular Models Of Neurodegeneration, Sonja E. Di Gregorio
Protein Misfolding Toxicity And Inclusion Formation In Cellular Models Of Neurodegeneration, Sonja E. Di Gregorio
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Protein misfolding characterizes most neurodegenerative diseases. Protein misfolding is the conversion of specific proteins from their normal, often soluble, and native three-dimensional conformation into an aberrant, often insoluble, non-functional conformation. Protein inclusions and aggregates are among the major pathological hallmarks of protein misfolding associated with many neurodegenerative diseases. Yet, the role of aggregates and inclusions is not clearly defined and heavily debated. This study utilizes powerful genetic approaches in yeast and verification in mammalian neuronal cell lines to address the misfolding and toxicity of three proteins, the Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor (RGNEF), Matrin3, which are involved in amyotrophic lateral …
Mitochondrial Aspects Of Neuronal Pathology In Triple-Transgenic Alzheimer’S Disease Mice, John Zachary Cavendish
Mitochondrial Aspects Of Neuronal Pathology In Triple-Transgenic Alzheimer’S Disease Mice, John Zachary Cavendish
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a fatal, progressive neurodegenerative disease afflicting millions of people in the United States alone and is the only one of the top leading causes of morbidity and mortality with no effective disease-modifying therapies. It is the most common form of dementia, affecting one in three people over the age of 85. While the hallmarks of the disease include accumulation of beta-amyloid-based extracellular plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau-based intracellular neurofibrillary tangles, treatment strategies centered on removing or mitigating these components of AD have all failed in humans. Mitochondrial dysfunction has been increasingly recognized as an early and consistent …