title: [Akatinol memantin in Alzheimer's disease: clinico-immunological correlates].
abstract: 16 patients with Alzheimer's disease were treated with akatinol memantine. The levels of production of interleukin-1 (IL-1) in lymphocyte culture were evaluated both before and after the treatment that lasted for 2-4.5 months. Before the therapy a significant (p < 0.05) increase in the production of IL-1 was observed in patients with mild and moderate dementia, with early onset of the disease and with the duration of the disease up to 9 years as compared with a control group (24 healthy individuals). After the treatment the production of IL-1 was decreased in patients with moderate dementia, with early onset, and with hereditary form of the disease. Decrease of the level of IL-1 production after the treatment corresponded to improvement of the cognitive functions of the patient. In cases of unsatisfactory treatment (without any improvement of a clinical state) IL-1 production was at higher levels (p < 0.05) as compared with the control values. It is suggested that initial high level of IL-1 production could serve as a predictor of efficiency of therapy with akatinol memantine in patients with early onset of Alzheimer's disease.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Androsova
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Selezneva
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000097:blood; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008559:Memantine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011599:Psychopathology
chemical_list: D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D007375:Interleukin-1; D008559:Memantine