Shocking Study Finds Decreased Proteins – Not Amyloid Plaques – Cause Alzheimer’s Disease (new study 2022)
My Father suffers from Dementia. I don’t know how much longer we will have him. He has been a guiding light in darkness his entire life. Having raised 7 kids and putting each through college, he also fed and clothed and housed several uncles and my now deceased grandma and grandpa. He served in the United States Military in the Army and was active in the Czech heritage society and helped build the Czech heritage museum in La Grange. I owe him so much. Dementia is cruel. It takes dignity and recognition away. It leaves fear and anguish. My father fights everyday. Every day my brothers monitor and attend to him 24hrs a day. Cleaning, baths, feeding, walking several times a day. Walking is critical for sufferers of Alzheimer’s and Dementia. I wanted you to meet my father. He would have treated you as his own child should you have walked through the door with me. I Love him with all my heart. I hope I will make him proud.
Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center
THERE IS NO CURE. SOUND FAMILIAR?
DEMENTIA IS ON THE RISE
The incidence of dementia increased by 117% between 1990 and 2016, according to the study findings. The results showed that globally, the number of prevalent dementia cases increased from 20.2 million in 1990 to 43.8 million in 2016 between 1990 and 2016
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UPDATE
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) in St. Louis have spent some years investigating the links between circadian rhythm and Alzheimer’s, and have recently been making some real inroads. Following a 2018 study demonstrating how disrupted sleep can accelerate the buildup of toxic plaques associated with the disease, the team has now identified a protein implicated in the progression of the disease that appears highly regulated by the circadian rhythm, helping them join the dots and providing a potential new therapeutic target.
The brain protein in question is called YKL-40 and for years has served as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s, as high levels of it have been found in the cerebrospinal fluid of those suffering from the disease and these levels rise as the disease progresses. The researchers were screening for genes that are regulated by the circadian rhythm, and were intrigued to see the gene for this brain protein pop up.
“The gene for YKL-40 came up as highly regulated by clock genes,” says Erik Musiek, senior author. “That was really interesting because it is a well-known biomarker for Alzheimer’s.”
Chitinase-3-like protein 1 (CHI3L1), also known as YKL-40, is a secretedglycoprotein that is approximately 40kDa in size that in humans is encoded by the CHI3L1gene.[5][6][7] The name YKL-40 is derived from the three N-terminal amino acids present on the secreted form and its molecular mass. YKL-40 is expressed and secreted by various cell-types including macrophages, chondrocytes, fibroblast-like synovial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, and hepatic stellate cells. The biological function of YKL-40 is unclear. It is not known to have a specific receptor. Its pattern of expression is associated with pathogenic processes related to inflammation, extracellular tissue remodeling, fibrosis and solid carcinomas[8] and asthma.[9]
Shocking Study Finds Decreased Proteins – Not Amyloid Plaques – Cause Alzheimer’s Disease (new study 2022)
