Research outputs

Listing of Research outputs

Synaptic markers of cognitive decline in neurodegenerative diseases: a proteomic approach

Bereczki, E., Branca, R. M., Francis, P. T., Pereira, J. B., Baek, J-H., Hortobágyi, T., Winblad, B., Ballard, C., Lehtiö, J. & Aarsland, D. 1 Feb 2018 In : Brain. 141, 2, p. 582-595 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Importance of Proactive Treatment of Depression in Lewy Body Dementias: The Impact on Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Cognition in a Post-Mortem Study

Gatt, A., Ekonomou, A., Somani, A., Thuret, S., Howlett, D., Corbett, A., Johnson, M., Perry, E., Attems, J., Francis, P., Aarsland, D. & Ballard, C. 27 Jan 2018 In : Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 44, 5-6, p. 283-293 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Mitochondrial Translocase of the Outer Membrane Alterations May Underlie Dysfunctional Oxidative Phosphorylation in Alzheimer's Disease

Chai, Y. L., Xing, H., Chong, J. R., Francis, P. T., Ballard, C. G., Chen, C. P. & Lai, M. K. P. 19 Dec 2017 In : JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 61, 2, p. 793-801 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATHOLOGY SCORES, CLINICAL DATA AND EXPRESSION LEVELS OF PROTEASOME SUB-UNITS IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND LEWY BODY DEMENTIAS: 2017 Abstract Supplement

Hortobagyi, T., Alghamdi, A., Vallortigara, J., Whitfield, D., Howlett, D. R., Broadstock, M., Ballard, C., Attems, J., Aarsland, D. & Francis, P. T. 20 Oct 2017 In : Alzheimer's & Dementia. 13, 7, Supplement, p. P333-P334

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Increased Levels of Brain Adrenomedullin in the Neuropathology of Alzheimer’s Disease

Ferrero, H., Larrayoz, I. M., Martisova, E., Solas, M., Howlett, D. R., Francis, P., Gil-Bea, F. J., Martínez, A. & Ramírez, M. J. 2 Sep 2017 In : Molecular Neurobiology. p. 1-7 7 p.

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Glucocerebrosidase mutations and neuropsychiatric phenotypes in Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementias: Review and meta-analyses

Creese, B., Bell, E., Johar, I., Francis, P., Ballard, C. & Aarsland, D. 26 May 2017 In : American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Reduction of RPT6/S8 (a Proteasome Component) and Proteasome Activity in the Cortex is Associated with Cognitive Impairment in Lewy Body Dementia

Alghamdi, A., Vallortigara, J., Howlett, D. R., Broadstock, M., Hortobágyi, T., Ballard, C., Thomas, A. J., O'Brien, J. T., Aarsland, D., Attems, J., Francis, P. T. & Whitfield, D. R. 21 Mar 2017 In : JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 57, 2, p. 373-386 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor is subjected to glucose modification and oxidation in Alzheimer's Disease

Kassaar, O., Morais, M. P., Xu, S., Adam, E. L., Chamberlain, R. C., Jenkins, B., James, T., Francis, P. T., Ward, S., Williams, R. J. & Van Den Elsen, J. 23 Feb 2017 In : Scientific Reports. 7, 42874

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Disturbed Matrix Metalloproteinase Pathway in Both Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Alzheimer's Disease

Hussain, A. A., Lee, Y., Zhang, J. J., Francis, P. T. & Marshall, J. 18 Jan 2017 In : Journal of Neurodegenerative Diseases. 2017, 4810232

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Reduction of RPT6/S8 (a Proteasome Component) and Proteasome Activity in the Cortex is Associated with Cognitive Impairment in Lewy Body Dementia

Whitfield, D. R. E., Vallortigara, J., Broadstock, M., Aarsland, D., Hortobagyi, T., Ballard, C. G. & Francis, P. T. 17 Jan 2017 In : Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 57 (2017) , p. 373–386 DOI 10.3233/JAD-160946

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Increased Transforming Growth Factor β2 in the Neocortex of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies is Correlated with Disease Severity and Soluble Aβ42 Load

Chong, J. R., Chai, Y. L., Lee, J. H., Howlett, D. R., Attems, J., Ballard, C. G., Aarsland, D., Francis, P. T., Chen, C. P. & Lai, M. K. P. 12 Jan 2017 In : JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 56, 1, p. 157-166

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Serotonin 5-HT6 Receptor Antagonists in Alzheimer’s Disease: Therapeutic Rationale and Current Development Status

Ferrero, H., Solas, M., Francis, P. & Ramirez, M. J. 3 Dec 2016 In : CNS Drugs. p. 1-14 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Muscarinic M1 Receptor Coupling to G-protein is Intact in Parkinson's Disease Dementia

Lee, J. H., Francis, P. T., Ballard, C. G., Aarsland, D., Kalaria, R. N., Wong, P. T-H., Chen, C. P. & Lai, M. K. P. 19 Oct 2016 In : Journal of Parkinson's disease. 6, 4, p. 733-739

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

A pilot study of potential brain donor satisfaction and attitudes towards telephone assessment

Costello, H., Hayes, G. M., Highton-Williamson, E., Nurock, S., Hanbury, D. & Francis, P. T. 7 Oct 2016 In : International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Increased phosphorylation of collapsin response mediator protein-2 at Thr514 correlates with β-amyloid burden and synaptic deficits in Lewy body dementias

Xing, H., Lim, Y-A., Chong, J. R., Lee, J. H., Aarsland, D., Ballard, C. G., Francis, P. T., Chen, C. P. & Lai, M. K. P. 8 Sep 2016 In : Molecular Brain Research. 9, 1, p. 84

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Apathy associated with neurocognitive disorders: recent progress and future directions

Lanctôt, K. L., Agüera-Ortiz, L., Brodaty, H., Francis, P. T., Geda, Y. E., Ismail, Z., Marshall, G. A., Mortby, M. E., Onyike, C. U., Padala, P. R., Politis, A. M., Rosenberg, P. B., Siegel, E., Sultzer, D. L. & Abraham, E. H. 27 Jun 2016 In : Alzheimer's & Dementia.

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Pharmacological Modulations of the Serotonergic System in a Cell-Model of Familial Alzheimer's Disease

Tajeddinn, W., Persson, T., Calvo-Garrido, J., Seed Ahmed, M., Maioli, S., Vijayaraghavan, S., Kazokoglu, M. S., Parrado-Fernández, C., Yoshitake, T., Kehr, J., Francis, P., Winblad, B., Höglund, K., Cedazo-Minguez, A. & Aarsland, D. 22 Jun 2016 In : JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 53, 1, p. 349-361 13 p., JAD160046

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Synaptic proteins predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia

Bereczki, E., Francis, P. T., Howlett, D., Pereira, J. B., Höglund, K., Bogstedt, A., Cedazo-Minguez, A., Baek, J-H., Hortobágyi, T., Attems, J., Ballard, C. & Aarsland, D. 21 May 2016 In : Alzheimer's & Dementia.

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Dementia in Parkinson's disease is associated with enhanced mitochondrial complex I deficiency

Gatt, A. P., Duncan, O. F., Attems, J., Francis, P. T., Ballard, C. G. & Bateman, J. M. 8 Feb 2016 In : Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.

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Altered relaxin family receptors RXFP1 and RXFP3 in the neocortex of depressed Alzheimer's disease patients

Lee, J. H., Koh, S. Q., Guadagna, S., Francis, P. T., Esiri, M. M., Chen, C. P., Wong, P. T. H., Dawe, G. S. & Lai, M. K. P. 1 Feb 2016 In : Psychopharmacology. 233, 4, p. 591-598 8 p.

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An isoform-specific role of FynT tyrosine kinase in Alzheimer's disease

Lee, C., Low, C. Y. B., Francis, P. T., Attems, J., Wong, P. T. H., Lai, M. K. P. & Tan, M. G. K. 1 Feb 2016 In : Journal of Neurochemistry. 136, 3, p. 637-650 14 p.

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Decreased Levels of VAMP2 and Monomeric Alpha-Synuclein Correlate with Duration of Dementia

Vallortigara, J., Whitfield, D., Quelch, W., Alghamdi, A., Howlett, D., Hortobágyi, T., Johnson, M., Attems, J., O'Brien, J. T., Thomas, A., Ballard, C. G., Aarsland, D. & Francis, P. T. 30 Nov 2015 In : JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 50, 1, p. 101-110 10 p.

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Unfolded protein response is activated in Lewy body dementias

Baek, J. H., Whitfield, D., Howlett, D., Francis, P., Bereczki, E., Ballard, C., Hortobágyi, T., Attems, J. & Aarsland, D. 17 Aug 2015 In : Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 14 p.

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5-HT1B and other related serotonergic proteins are altered in APPswe mutation

Tajeddinn, W., Persson, T., Maioli, S., Calvo-Garrido, J., Parrado-Fernandez, C., Yoshitake, T., Kehr, J., Francis, P., Winblad, B., Höglund, K., Cedazo-Minguez, A. & Aarsland, D. 6 May 2015 In : Neuroscience Letters. 594, p. 137-143 7 p.

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Spreading pathologies precede cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

Howlett, D. R., Attems, J. & Francis, P. T. 15 Apr 2015 In : Biological Psychiatry. 77, 8, p. 678-679 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Stage-Specific Changes in Neurogenic and Glial Markers in Alzheimer's Disease

Ekonomou, A., Savva, G. M., Brayne, C., Forster, G., Francis, P. T., Johnson, M., Perry, E. K., Attems, J., Somani, A., Minger, S. L., Ballard, C. G. & The Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Neuropathology Study 15 Apr 2015 In : Biological Psychiatry. 77, 8, p. 711-719 9 p.

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Depression and Synaptic Zinc Regulation in Alzheimer Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and Parkinson Disease Dementia

Whitfield, D. R., Vallortigara, J., Alghamdi, A., Hortobágyi, T., Ballard, C., Thomas, A. J., O'Brien, J. T., Aarsland, D. & Francis, P. T. Feb 2015 In : The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. 23, 2, p. 141-148 8 p.

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Dietary (-)-epicatechin as a potent inhibitor of βγ-secretase amyloid precursor protein processing

Cox, C. J., Choudhry, F., Peacey, E., Perkinton, M. S., Richardson, J. C., Howlett, D. R., Lichtenthaler, S. F., Francis, P. T. & Williams, R. J. 1 Jan 2015 In : Neurobiology of Aging. 36, 1, p. 178-187 10 p.

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Differential alterations of neocortical GluN receptor subunits in patients with mixed subcortical ischemic vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Mohamed, N. E., Lee, J. H., Francis, P. T., Esiri, M. M., Chen, C. P. & Lai, M. K. P. 2015 In : JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 44, 2, p. 431-437 7 p.

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Assessment of ZnT3 and PSD95 protein levels in Lewy body dementias and Alzheimer's disease: association with cognitive impairment

Whitfield, D. R., Vallortigara, J., Alghamdi, A., Howlett, D., Hortobágyi, T., Johnson, M., Attems, J., Newhouse, S., Ballard, C., Thomas, A. J., O'Brien, J. T., Aarsland, D. & Francis, P. T. Dec 2014 In : Neurobiology of Aging. 35, 12, p. 2836-2844 9 p.

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Erratum to: Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Patients with Dementias Associated with Cortical Lewy Bodies: Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, and Pharmacological Management.

Ballard, C. G., Aarsland, D., Francis, P. T. & Corbett, A. M. J. 1 Aug 2014 In : Drugs and Aging. 31, 8, p. 651 1 p.

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Dynamin1 concentration in the prefrontal cortex is associated with cognitive impairment in Lewy body dementia

Vallortigara, J., Rangarajan, S., Whitfield, D., Alghamdi, A., Howlett, D., Hortobágyi, T., Johnson, M., Attems, J., Ballard, C., Thomas, A., O'Brien, J., Aarsland, D. & Francis, P. 13 May 2014 In : F1000Research. 3, 11 p., 108

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Serotonergic therapies for cognitive symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: Rationale and current status

Ramirez, M. J., Lai, M. K. P., Tordera, R. M. & Francis, P. T. 1 May 2014 In : Drugs. 74, 7, p. 729-736 8 p.

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Corrigendum to "Association of a polymorphism in mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) with Parkinson's disease dementia but not dementia with Lewy bodies" [Neurosci. Lett., 557, (2013), 177-180]

Gatt, A. P., Jones, E., Francis, P. T., Ballard, C. & Bateman, J. M. 20 Mar 2014 In : Neuroscience Letters. 563, p. 44 1 p.

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Dynamin protein in stroke and vascular dementia

Mulugeta, E., Vallortigara, J., Francis, P. T., Hye, A., Kalaria, R. N., Perry, E. K., Lovestone, S. & Ballard, C. G. 20 Mar 2014 In : Neuroscience Letters. 563, N/A, p. 118-122 5 p., N/A

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Novel pathophysiological markers are revealed by iTRAQ-based quantitative clinical proteomics approach in vascular dementia

Datta, A., Qian, J., Chong, R., Kalaria, R. N., Francis, P., Lai, M. K. P., Chen, C. P. & Sze, S. K. 17 Mar 2014 In : Journal Of Proteomics. 99, p. 54-67 14 p.

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Decreased immunoreactivities of neocortical AMPA receptor subunits correlate with motor disability in Lewy body dementias

Mohamed, N-E., Howlett, D. R., Ma, L., Francis, P. T., Aarsland, D., Ballard, C. G., McKeith, I. G., Chen, C. P. & Lai, M. K. P. Jan 2014 In : Journal of Neural Transmission. 121, 1, p. 71-78 8 p.

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Decreased rabphilin 3A immunoreactivity in Alzheimer's disease is associated with Aβ burden

Tan, M. G. K., Lee, C., Lee, J. H., Francis, P. T., Williams, R. J., Ramirez, M. J., Chen, C. P., Wong, P. T. -H. & Lai, M. K. P. Jan 2014 In : Neurochemistry International. 64, p. 29-36 8 p.

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Regional Multiple Pathology Scores are Associated with Cognitive Decline in Lewy Body Dementias

Howlett, D. R., Whitfield, D., Johnson, M., Attems, J., O'Brien, J. T., Aarsland, D., Lai, M. K., Lee, J. H., Chen, C., Ballard, C., Hortobágyi, T. & Francis, P. T. 2014 In : Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland).

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Association of a polymorphism in mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) with Parkinson’s disease dementia but not dementia with Lewy bodies

Gatt, A., Jones, E., Francis, P., Ballard, C. & Bateman, J. 17 Dec 2013 In : Neuroscience Letters. 557, Part B, p. 177-180 4 p.

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Clusterin Associates Specifically with A beta 40 in Alzheimer's Disease Brain Tissue

Howlett, D. R., Hortobagyi, T. & Francis, P. T. Nov 2013 In : Brain Pathology. 23, 6, p. 623-632 10 p.