background: alzheimer’s disease (ad) is one of the most important neurodegenerative disorder. anti‑cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti‑ccp) may all be involved in the development of vascular disease such as ad. the aim of this study is detection of seropositivity for anti‑ccp antibody in ad patients. methods: in our study, 30 patients with ad and 29 healthy controls (age and‑sex matched) were re...

Introduction: Finding herbs with promising effects to prevent or postpone Alzheimer Disease (AD) is highly demanded. The present study aimed at clarifying plausible effects and related mechanism(s) of Zataria Multiflora Essential Oil (ZMEO) against memory impairment in a rat model of the AD. Methods: Forty male adult rats were categorized into four groups and treated as follows: 1. The Negativ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most popular type of dementia in elderly and is described by a progressive loss of cognitive capacity and severe neurodegeneration which typically begins with memory deficits. The major biomarkers of AD include total tau, phosphorylated-tau and 42 amino acid isoform of amyloid beta that reflect neurodegeneration and indicate the pathophysiological processes in AD...