Strategies to advance translational research into brain barriers

…, B Blakley, T Davis, B Engelhardt, P Grammas… - The Lancet …, 2008 - thelancet.com
There is a paucity of therapies for most neurological disorders—from rare lysosomal storage
diseases to major public health concerns such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease. …

[HTML][HTML] Neurovascular dysfunction, inflammation and endothelial activation: implications for the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

P Grammas - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2011 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related disorder characterized by progressive cognitive
decline and dementia. Alzheimer's disease is an increasingly prevalent disease with 5.3 …

New perspectives on vitamin E: γ-tocopherol and carboxyethylhydroxychroman metabolites in biology and medicine

…, EJ Benaksas, R Bolli, P Comp, P Grammas… - Free radical biology and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Vitamin E (α-tocopherol or αT) has long been recognized as a classic free radical scavenging
antioxidant whose deficiency impairs mammalian fertility. In actuality, α-tocopherol is one …

Inflammatory factors are elevated in brain microvessels in Alzheimer's disease

P Grammas, R Ovase - Neurobiology of aging, 2001 - Elsevier
In Alzheimer’s disease (AD) inflammatory processes occur in pathologically vulnerable
brain regions. The objective of this study is to compare both the release and the presence of …

Blood-based biomarkers in Alzheimer disease: current state of the science and a novel collaborative paradigm for advancing from discovery to clinic

…, G Britton, PJ Snyder, K Henriksen, P Grammas… - Alzheimer's & …, 2017 - Elsevier
The last decade has seen a substantial increase in research focused on the identification of
blood-based biomarkers that have utility in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Blood-based …

Message and protein-level elevation of tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and TNFα-modulating cytokines in spinal cords of the G93A-SOD1 mouse model for …

…, S Ferrell, RA Floyd, B Gordon, P Grammas… - Neurobiology of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Recent data indicate that certain pro-inflammatory cytokines are transcriptionally upregulated
in the spinal cords of G93A-SOD1 mice, a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for the standardization of preanalytic variables for blood-based biomarker studies in Alzheimer's disease research

…, P Oberoi, R Umek, MW Weiner, P Grammas… - Alzheimer's & …, 2015 - Elsevier
The lack of readily available biomarkers is a significant hindrance toward progressing to
effective therapeutic and preventative strategies for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Blood-based …

Nitric oxide synthase activity is elevated in brain microvessels in Alzheimer′ s disease

…, WR Tracey, JS Pollock, P Grammas - … and biophysical research …, 1994 - Elsevier
The cerebral microcirculation undergoes specific biochemical changes in Alzheimer′s
disease. In this study, we have compared the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity of brain …

Cerebral microvascular endothelium and the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases

P Grammas, J Martinez, B Miller - Expert reviews in molecular …, 2011 - cambridge.org
Diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) pose a significant health challenge, but
despite their diversity, they share many common features and mechanisms. For example, …

Thrombin and inflammatory proteins are elevated in Alzheimer's disease microvessels: implications for disease pathogenesis

P Grammas, PG Samany… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2006 - content.iospress.com
The notion that microvascular abnormalities contribute to deleterious changes in the Alzheimer's
disease (AD) brain is supported by work from our laboratory and others demonstrating …