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90), but the striatal SUVR ratio was higher in FMM than in FBB (p less then 0.001). Also, the effect size of differences in striatal SUVR seemed to be higher with FMM (2.61) than with FBB (2.34). Terephthalic These trends were similarly observed according to four different reference regions (CG, WC, WC + B, and pons). Conclusion Our findings suggest that FMM might be better than FBB to detect amyloid burden in the striatum, although both ligands are comparable for imaging AD pathology in vivo.Background Lipid metabolism is altered in Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, the relationship between AD risk factors (age, APOEɛ4, and gender) and lipid metabolism is not well defined. Objective We investigated whether altered lipid metabolism associated with increased age, gender, and APOE status may contribute to the development of AD by examining these risk factors in healthy controls and also clinically diagnosed AD individuals. Methods We performed plasma lipidomic profiling (582 lipid species) of the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle flagship study of aging cohort (AIBL) using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Linear regression and interaction analysis were used to explore the relationship between risk factors and plasma lipid species. Results We observed strong associations between plasma lipid species with gender and increasing age in cognitively normal individuals. However, APOEɛ4 was relatively weakly associated with plasma lipid species. Interaction analysis identified differential associations of sphingolipids and polyunsaturated fatty acid esterified lipid species with AD based on age and gender, respectively. These data indicate that the risk associated with age, gender, and APOEɛ4 may, in part, be mediated by changes in lipid metabolism. Conclusion This study extends our existing knowledge of the relationship between the lipidome and AD and highlights the complexity of the relationships between lipid metabolism and AD at different ages and between men and women. This has important implications for how we assess AD risk and also for potential therapeutic strategies involving modulation of lipid metabolic pathways.Background The high complexity of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the lack of effective treatments point to the need for a broader therapeutic approach to target multiple components involved in the disease pathogenesis. Objective To test the efficacy of 'cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) exchange therapy' in AD-mice. This novel therapeutic approach we recently proposed is based on the exchange of the endogenous pathogenic CSF with a new and healthy one by drainage of the endogenous CSF and its continuous replacement with artificial CSF (aCSF) enriched with secretions from human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Methods We treated AD-mice (amyloid-beta injected) with MSC secretions-enriched-aCSF using an intracerebroventricular CSF exchange procedure. Cognitive and histological analysis were performed. Results We show that the MSC secretions enriched CSF exchange therapy improved cognitive performance, paralleled with increased neuronal counts (NeuN positive cells), reduced astrocytic burden (GFAP positive cells), and increased cell proliferation and neurogenesis (Ki67 positive cells and DCX positive cells) in the hippocampus. This beneficial effect was noted on days 5-10 following 3-consecutive daily exchange treatments (3 hours a day). A stronger effect was noted using a more prolonged CSF exchange protocol (3-consecutive daily exchange treatments with 3 additional treatments twice weekly), with cognitive follow-up performed as early as 2-3 days after treatment. Some increase in hippocampal cell proliferation, but no change in the other histological parameters, was noticed when performing CSF exchange therapy using unenriched aCSF relative to untreated AD-mice, yet smaller than with the enriched aCSF treatment. Conclusion These findings point to the therapeutic potential of the CSF exchange therapy using MSC secretions-enriched aCSF in AD, and might be applied to other neurodegenerative and dementia diseases.MicroRNAs (MiRNAs) have been clarified as crucial regulators of the pathological processes in various carcinomas in the past years. Interestingly, existing evidence has manifested that microRNA-204-5p (miR-204-5p) is engaged in the initiation and progression of multiple carcinomas. However, the potential of miR-204-5p in cervical cancer remains to be disentombed. This study focused on unraveling the detailed role of miR-204-5p in cervical cancer. MiR-204-5p exhibited a low level in cervical cancer cells. The functional assays demonstrated that miR-204-5p upregulation exerted suppressive impact on the functions of cervical cancer cells, including proliferation, invasion, migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process. Moreover, transcription factor AP-2 alpha (TFAP2A) was screened to be the most affected target gene by miR-204-5p, and TFAP2A was discovered to transcriptionally repress miR-204-5p in cervical cancer. The mutual regulation between TFAP2A and miR-204-5p was testified through molecular mechanism assays. Final rescued-function assays demonstrated that overexpression of TFAP2A could recover the suppressed cellular process caused by miR-204-5p upregulation. In conclusion, miR-204-5p/TFAP2A feedback loop promoted the proliferative and motorial capacities of cervical cancer cells. This finding suggested a novel modulatory loop of miR-204-5p/TFAP2A in cervical cancer, offering promising biomarkers for cervical cancer therapy.Background Recent evidence support that netrin-1 involves in colorectal carcinogenesis. Objective This study was to evaluate the performance of serum netrin-1 for detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) in both clinical/screening sets. Methods A total of 115 consecutive patients with CRC and matched healthy controls were included in Clinical Set. Fifty subjects with CRC, 50 subjects with advanced adenoma (AA), and 150 matched control participants free of neoplasia were included in Screening Set. Results In Clinical set, subjects with CRC presented higher levels of serum netrin-1 (513.9 ± 22.6 pg/mL) than controls (347.8 ± 20.3 pg/mL, p less then 0.0001). Similar in Screening set, serum netrin-1 was higher in CRC (644.5 ± 37.0 pg/mL, both p less then 0.0001), compared with controls (407.7 ± 14.8 pg/mL) and AA (416.5 ± 18.5 pg/mL). However, there was no difference between controls and AA (p= 0.752). Compared with the low netrin-1 group, the high group presented increased risk of CRC (Clinical set OR = 4.300, p less then 0.