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Study type: Human research · Status: Evidence verified by machine against declared source

Synergistic Increase of Serum BDNF in Alzheimer Patients Treated with Cerebrolysin and Donepezil: Association with Cognitive Improvement in ApoE4 Cases

The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2016

Study scale: The present investigation was conducted in 158 patients with mild-to-moderate probable AD included in a RCT (clinicaltrials.gov number NCT00911807) that completed the study and were suitable for the per-protocol analysis.

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Product or molecular entity relationships

  • Cerebrolysin: Exact entity relationship. Legacy citation custody associates this source with the catalog record; no product-relevance conclusion is implied.

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Research question

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Study design

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Participants or experimental system

Reduced brain and cerebrospinal fluid levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were found to be associated with cognitive deficits in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients (Peng et al., 2005; Ginsberg et al., 2006).

Study scale

The present investigation was conducted in 158 patients with mild-to-moderate probable AD included in a RCT (clinicaltrials.gov number NCT00911807) that completed the study and were suitable for the per-protocol analysis.

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Evidence verified by machine against declared source. Verification is limited to the declared source and review scope. It does not mean independent replication or establish efficacy, safety, or suitability.