Browsing by Author "Atienza, Mercedes"

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      Decreased salivary lactoferrin levels are specific to Alzheimer's disease 

      González Sánchez, Marta; Bartolomé, Fernando; Antequera, Desirée; Puertas Martín, Verónica; González, Pilar; Gómez Grande, Adolfo; Llamas Velasco, Sara; Herrero San Martín, Alejandro; Pérez Martínez, David; Villarejo Galende, Alberto; Atienza, Mercedes; Palomar Bonete, Miriam; Cantero, José Luis; Perry, George; Orive Arroyo, Gorka; Ibáñez, Borja; Bueno, Héctor; Fuster, Valentín; Carro, Eva (Elsevier, 2020-07)
      Background: Evidences of infectious pathogens in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains may suggest a deteriorated innate immune system in AD pathophysiology. We previously demonstrated reduced salivary lactoferrin (Lf) levels, ...
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      Linking Plasma Amyloid Beta and Neurofilament Light Chain to Intracortical Myelin Content in Cognitively Normal Older Adults 

      Fernández Álvarez, Marina; Atienza, Mercedes; Zallo, Fátima; Matute Almau, Carlos José; Capetillo González de Zarate, Estibaliz; Cantero, José Luis (Frontiers Media, 2022-06)
      Evidence suggests that lightly myelinated cortical regions are vulnerable to aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, it remains unknown whether plasma markers of amyloid and neurodegeneration are related to deficits ...
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      Regional Hippocampal Atrophy and Higher Levels of Plasma Amyloid-Beta Are Associated With Subjective Memory Complaints in Nondemented Elderly Subjects 

      Cantero, Jose L.; Iglesias, Juan E.; Van Leemput, Koen; Atienza, Mercedes (The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 2016)
      Background: Evidence suggests a link between the presence of subjective memory complaints (SMC) and lower volume of the hippocampus, one of the first regions to show neuropathological lesions in Alzheimer’s disease. ...