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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
The main purpose of this study was to investigate differences regarding endogenous opioids in post-mortem frontal cortex of adult patients with Down syndrome (DS), patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and neurologically healthy persons, respectively, using specific radioimmunoassays. The results of this study show that there is an increase in the levels of leu-enkephalin and dynorphin A in the frontal cortex of patients with DS as compared to the control group. An almost identical increase was also observed when comparing patients with AD to controls. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest a relationship between elevated tissue levels of leuenkephalin and dynorphin A in cerebral cortex and cognitive impairments in patients with DS and AD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
203
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Endogenous opioids in frontal cortex of patients with Down syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Vienna, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't