Glutathione in Mild Cognitive Impairment
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Cognition
研究概览
简要总结
Elderly humans have an increased risk of dementia which begins as mild defects in memory called mild cognitive impairment. Glutathione (GSH), a key endogenous antioxidant has been linked to cognition. This exploratory study will investigate mechanisms linked to GSH for cognitive impairment (and improvement) by studying humans with mild cognitive impairment who will be evaluated 12-weeks after receiving either N-acetylcysteine and glycine (GSH precursors), or receiving alanine, and a further 12-weeks after stopping these supplements.
详细描述
Subjects with MCI will be recruited by written informed consent using forms approved by the Baylor IRB. Subjects will stop nonvitamin supplements for 4wks before screening labs (blood count, HbA1c, glucose, lipid profile, liver profile, blood urea nitrogen, Creatinine, thyroid stimulating hormone, free T4), and for the entire 24wks duration of the study. 60 fasted subjects will have the following measures before and after 12wks of supplementation with cysteine (as N-acetylcysteine) plus glycine vs alanine: (1) Cognitive function using ADCS-PACC (Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study-Preclinical Alzheimer's Cognitive Composite which includes Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test, Immediate and Delayed paragraph recall score, Digit-Symbol Substitution Test, Mini mental state examination; (2) Red-cell concentrations of GSH, cysteine, glycine, glutamic acid; plasma malondialdehyde, F2/F3-isoprostanes, sICAM, sVCAM, E-selectin; endothelial function; (3) Mitochondrial glucose oxidation by calorimetry. Measures will be repeated for washout effects 12-wks after stopping supplements.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 55 Years 至 85 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •at study entry: (1) Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment
排除标准
- •at study entry: (1) hospitalization within past 3 months; (2) known diabetes; (3) creatinine greater than or equal to 1.5 mg/dL; (4) hemoglobin concentration less than 11 g/dL; (5) known liver disease, or AST/ALT greater than or equal to 2x ULN; (6) history of stroke, brain tumor, or active heart failure; (7) history of psychiatric disorders; (8) untreated depression.
研究组 & 干预措施
MCI-active
30 Subjects with MCI will receive N-acetylcysteine and glycine for 12-weeks. ll subjects will be studied at baseline prior to supplementation, after completing 12-weeks of supplementation, and 12-weeks after stopping supplementation (i.e. at 24-weeks). Supplements are only provided for first 12-weeks.
干预措施: N-acetylcysteine (NAC) (Dietary Supplement)
MCI-placebo
30 subjects will received alanine for 12-weeks. All subjects will be studied at baseline prior to supplementation, after completing 12-weeks of supplementation, and 12-weeks after stopping supplementation (i.e. at 24-weeks). Supplements are only provided for first 12-weeks
干预措施: Alanine (Dietary Supplement)
MCI-active
30 Subjects with MCI will receive N-acetylcysteine and glycine for 12-weeks. ll subjects will be studied at baseline prior to supplementation, after completing 12-weeks of supplementation, and 12-weeks after stopping supplementation (i.e. at 24-weeks). Supplements are only provided for first 12-weeks.
干预措施: Glycine (Dietary Supplement)
结局指标
主要结局
Cognition
时间窗: Change between 0-weeks and 12-weeks
Measured using ADCS-PACC
次要结局
- Concentrations of Glutathione(Change between 0-weeks and 12-weeks)
- Concentrations of TBARS, F2,F3 isoprostanes(Change between 0-weeks and 12-weeks)
- Endothelial function markers sICAM, sVCAM, E-selectin(Change between 0-weeks and 12-weeks)
- Endothelial function(Change between 0-weeks and 12-weeks)
- Mitochondrial fuel oxidation in fasted and fed states(Change between 0-weeks and 12-weeks)
- Insulin resistance(Change between 0-weeks and 12-weeks)
研究者
Rajagopal V Sekhar
Associate Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine