Sentences with phrase «of cholinesterase»

Effects of Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Cognition on Parkinson's Disease Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta - Analysis

No one is entirely satisfied with the diagnostic accuracy of cholinesterase tests that are currently available - that is why so many different methods are currently used to measure cholinesterases.

Recent human studies monitor levels of cholinesterase in the blood rather than overt signs of illness.

There isn't even agreement that blood levels of cholinesterase should be used as a proxy for damage to the central nervous system, Portier says.

Not exact matches

They are neurotoxins: They poison the nervous system of both insects and humans by disabling an enzyme called cholinesterase that helps regulate signals between nerve cells.

Report of the immune suppressing innervation of hepatic iNKT cells following stroke («Functional innervation of hepatic iNKT cells is immunosuppressive following stroke,» 7 October 2011, p. 101, published online 15 September 2011), and would like to highlight its relevance to previous predictions of a critical functional role for the changes in circulation cholinesterases in post-stroke patients.

«For Alzheimer's patients, the standard of care for symptomatic treatment remains cholinesterase inhibitors, which are 25 years old at this point.

Their compound, which is intended to repair brain damage that has already occurred, is a significant departure from current Alzheimer's treatments, which either slow the process of cell death or inhibit cholinesterase, an enzyme believed to break down a key neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory development.

Other confounding factors including demographic data, cognitive status, vitality, mood, physical performance, and use of medication (cholinesterase inhibitors, calcium channel blockers [CCBs], diuretics, alpha blockers and anticholinergic drugs) were assessed.

Among persons using cholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs), risk of pneumonia was increased in persons using also ACs (OR 1.53, 95 % CI 1.41 — 1.66).

In samples from the brains of humans, cats, and monkeys, she saw patches containing high concentrations of opioid receptor - bearing neurons, surrounded by a dense matrix of nerve fibers rich in acetyl cholinesterase.

The first, cholinesterase inhibitors, act by inhibiting the breakdown of the neurotransmitter, or neuron - to - neuron chemical messenger, acetylcholine.

Some people may experience «a robust benefit» from the combination of memantine and a cholinesterase inhibitor, he adds, while «some get none at all.»

Pairing memantine with a cholinesterase inhibitor, a type of drug that prevents the breakdown of neurotransmitters involved in memory, has become a standard treatment for mild Alzheimer's disease, but this study «clearly flies in the face» of that approach, says William Thies, PhD, the chief medical and scientific officer of the Alzheimer's Association, a research and advocacy organization based in Chicago.

Several of the naturally occurring compounds in AB have cholinesterase inhibiting properties and could prove beneficial in individuals with subjective memory complains...

Tomatine acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor that inhibits the removal of acetylcholine from neuromuscular junctions.

When low cholinesterase levels, a history of exposure to cholinesterase inhibitor products or typical symptoms make the diagnosis likely, the treatment is quick administration of atropine and pralidoxime (2 - PAM, Protopam).

In dogs and cats that are showing typical signs of insecticide or other cholinesterase - inhibitor poisoning, finding their cholinesterase levels to be 25 - 35 % (or more) below normal confirms the diagnosis.

Hemolysis can falsely increase cholinesterase levels in serum / plasma samples by releasing more of these enzymes from destroyed red blood cells.

In some cases, the drop in cholinesterase levels due to insecticide poisoning is rapidly lethal to cats, but some cats survive the initial crisis - only to die of fatty liver disease (hepatic lipidosis) later.

One of your pet's two cholinesterases, Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), is made in its liver.

The next most common cause for low cholinesterase in pets is using too much of the right product.

As I mentioned, excessive amounts of two types of insecticides, organophosphates and carbamates, are the most common cause of low blood cholinesterase levels in pets.

After a short burst of this chemical, it must be destroyed by cholinesterases.

Cholinesterases are very important enzymes in the proper function of your pet's nervous system.

In living pets, this is rarely done because of cost, appropriate sample availability and turn around time ($ 244.55 vs $ 8.00 - $ 49.45 for a cholinesterase test).