Alzheimer's dementia Alzheimer's disease blood brain barrier dysfunction which is involved in Alzheimer's disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers aged 50-80.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Past history of neuropsychiatric disorders such as epilepsy, major depression, or schizophrenia - Subjects who are currently taking prescription drugs with an influence on P-gp function, general pharmaceuticals - Exhibition to a radiation dose for other reasons, exceeding the maximum annual dose. - Contra-indication for MRI-scanning (metal parts in the body, insuline pump, pacemaker, claustrophobia) - Disturbed kidney function with eGFR
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tracer uptake values in several brain regions of interest (ROIs), representing local BBB P-gp efflux function with and without inhibition of the P-gp function by Cyclosporin-A, to validate the tracer as specific P-gp substrate. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Arterial sampling will be assessed, and based on advanced kinetic modelling approaches the most suitable scan analysis model with least necessary blood sampling will be chosen for further studies in Alzheimer*s patients and patients diagnosed with MCI. 2. In five subjects a test-retest study will be performed, in order to correct for scan variability 3. A [15O]H2O-PET scan will be performed to measure the effect of cerebral blood flow on the brain uptake of [18F]MC225. If [18F]MC225 uptake proves to be independent of blood flow measures, this extra scan can be left out in further studies. 4. MRI VAI measures of blood-brain barrier integrity will be compared to BBB dynamic P-gp function, to evaluate the influence of microvascular disturbances on tracer uptake | — |
Countries
Netherlands