BONSAI: Biomarkers of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatories

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of ibuprofen on the levels of a number of different proteins (called biomarkers) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, and urine to see whether ibuprofen can influence certain biomarkers associated with the progression of Alzheimer's Disease.

Timeline

Start

2005-10

Primary completion

2009-08

Completion

2009-08

Publications

• Background Weggen S, Eriksen JL, Das P, Sagi SA, Wang R, Pietrzik CU, Findlay KA, Smith TE, Murphy MP, Bulter T, Kang DE, Marquez-Sterling N, Golde TE, Koo EH. A subset of NSAIDs lower amyloidogenic Abeta42 independently of cyclooxygenase activity. Nature. 2001 Nov 8;414(6860):212-6. doi: 10.1038/35102591.
• Background McAdam BF, Catella-Lawson F, Mardini IA, Kapoor S, Lawson JA, FitzGerald GA. Systemic biosynthesis of prostacyclin by cyclooxygenase (COX)-2: the human pharmacology of a selective inhibitor of COX-2. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Jan 5;96(1):272-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.1.272.
• Background Montine TJ, Sidell KR, Crews BC, Markesbery WR, Marnett LJ, Roberts LJ 2nd, Morrow JD. Elevated CSF prostaglandin E2 levels in patients with probable AD. Neurology. 1999 Oct 22;53(7):1495-8. doi: 10.1212/wnl.53.7.1495.
• Background Zandi PP, Anthony JC, Hayden KM, Mehta K, Mayer L, Breitner JC; Cache County Study Investigators. Reduced incidence of AD with NSAID but not H2 receptor antagonists: the Cache County Study. Neurology. 2002 Sep 24;59(6):880-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.59.6.880.

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