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ΠΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈ (ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅)
Patients may experience long-term physical, psychological and cognitive impairment after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge, a condition commonly described as post-intensive care syndrome. The relative contribution of each of these components to long-term quality of life was never investigated.The aim of this study is to identify the type and severity of disability and QoL at the discharge from ICU and up to following 6 months.Material and Methods. All patients (n=218) discharged from a university hospital ICU between April 2016 and July 2017 were eligible. Exclusion criteria included: age <18 years, brain or spinal injury, life expectancy <90 days, and ICU stay <12 hours. The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and 5-level EuroQoL-5D (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaires were administered at ICU discharge, and at 30-, 90- and 180-days. We compared patients requiring short-term ICU monitoring (IM, Intensive Monitoring, n=109) or patients requiring ICU treatment (IT, Intensive Treatment, n=109).Results. All dimensions of SF-36 and EQ-5D-5L parameters increased from ICU discharge to 180-days, except for the SF-36 Synthetic index linked to mental health (P=0.08). All EQ-5D-5L parameters improved significantly in the IT group, while only Visual Analog Scale Health Perception improved in the IM group.Conclusion. ICU survivors suffer long-term physical and psychological sequelae. The perception of Quality of Life is reduced after ICU discharge. The psychological and cognitive dimensions were more compromised than physical ones. Patients discharged from the ICU may benefit from specific intensive care follow-up clinics addressing their needs in term of psychological and cognitive support.ΠΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΠ· ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈ Ρ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ Β«ΡΠΈΠ½Π΄ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈΒ», Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅, ΠΏΡΠΈΡ
ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π½ΠΈΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ. ΠΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ Π²ΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄ Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π² Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠ΅Π½.Π¦Π΅Π»Ρ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ β ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΈΠΏ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΡΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΡΠ² ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈ Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΈΠ· ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈ (ΠΠ ΠΠ’) ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΡΠΈΡ
6 ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ΅Π².ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π» ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄Ρ. Π ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ 218 ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ², Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈΠ· ΠΠ ΠΠ’ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡ Π² ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π°ΠΏΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΌ 2016 ΠΈ ΠΈΡΠ»Π΅ΠΌ 2017 Π³Π³. ΠΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ: Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ»Π°Π΄ΡΠ΅ 18 Π»Π΅Ρ, ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ·Π³Π°, ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π΅ΠΌΠ°Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅ 90 Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π±ΡΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΠ ΠΠ’ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅ 12 ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ². ΠΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ SF-36 (ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ° ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΈ Π·Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡ) ΠΈ 5-ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅Π²ΡΠΉ EQ-5D-5L (ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° Π² 5 ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΡΡ
), ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΡ Π·Π°ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈ Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π· 30, 90 ΠΈ 180 Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π½Π΅Π΅. ΠΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π²Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ², ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΌ ΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π±ΡΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π² ΠΠ ΠΠ’ (Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ° ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ, n=109), ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Ρ
, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΡΡΡ Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΠ ΠΠ’ (Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ° ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈ, n=109).Π Π΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ. Π§Π΅ΡΠ΅Π· 180 Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² SF-36 ΠΈ EQ-5D-5L ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΡΠ°Π²Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠΌ Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ, Π·Π° ΠΈΡΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ
ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π·Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡ SF-36 (p=0,08). Π Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ EQ-5D-5L, Π² ΡΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π² Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ-Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΠ°Π»Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΈ Π·Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡ Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°.ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅. Π£ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ², Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈΠ· ΠΠ ΠΠ’, Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ
ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π΅Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ. ΠΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΠ· ΠΠ ΠΠ’ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ. ΠΠ°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ, Ρ
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ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π½ΠΈΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ, Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ Π²ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Ρ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ². Π‘ΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΠΈΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ², Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈΠ· ΠΠ ΠΠ’, Π² ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΡ
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ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ
ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π½ΠΈΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΊΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
Long-term Quality of Life After Intensive Care Unit Admission (a Single-Center Observational Study)
Patients may experience long-term physical, psychological and cognitive impairment after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge, a condition commonly described as post-intensive care syndrome. The relative contribution of each of these components to long-term quality of life was never investigated.The aim of this study is to identify the type and severity of disability and QoL at the discharge from ICU and up to following 6 months.Material and Methods. All patients (n=218) discharged from a university hospital ICU between April 2016 and July 2017 were eligible. Exclusion criteria included: age <18 years, brain or spinal injury, life expectancy <90 days, and ICU stay <12 hours. The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and 5-level EuroQoL-5D (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaires were administered at ICU discharge, and at 30-, 90- and 180-days. We compared patients requiring short-term ICU monitoring (IM, Intensive Monitoring, n=109) or patients requiring ICU treatment (IT, Intensive Treatment, n=109).Results. All dimensions of SF-36 and EQ-5D-5L parameters increased from ICU discharge to 180-days, except for the SF-36 Synthetic index linked to mental health (P=0.08). All EQ-5D-5L parameters improved significantly in the IT group, while only Visual Analog Scale Health Perception improved in the IM group.Conclusion. ICU survivors suffer long-term physical and psychological sequelae. The perception of Quality of Life is reduced after ICU discharge. The psychological and cognitive dimensions were more compromised than physical ones. Patients discharged from the ICU may benefit from specific intensive care follow-up clinics addressing their needs in term of psychological and cognitive support
Waiting times for diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents referred to Italian ADHD centers must be reduced
BACKGROUND: To investigate timely access to and the time needed to complete the diagnostic path of children and adolescents with suspected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the 18 Italian Lombardy Region ADHD reference centers. METHODS: Data of children and adolescents enrolled in the Regional ADHD disease-oriented Registry for suspected ADHD who requested their first visit in 2013-2017 were analyzed. RESULTS: The sample comprised 2262 children and adolescents aged 5-17\u2009years who accessed the ADHD centers for diagnostic classification and management. The median waiting time was of 177\u2009days (range 66-375) from the request for the initial appointment to the completion of the diagnostic path, with a three - fold difference between centers. In addition to the center, the strongest significant predictors of long waiting times were age comorbidities, the severity of the disorder, and having already completed some diagnostic procedures provided by the common standard path. CONCLUSIONS: To guarantee an equal standard of care in ADHD centers for all children and adolescents there is a pressing need to reduce the times to complete the diagnostic path. It is the task of both policymakers and each center to optimize the quality of the service and of the care delivered
Histidyl-proline diketopiperazine, an endogenous brain peptide that inhibits (Na+ + K+)-ATPase
Unresponsiveness of GH cells to cyclo(histidyl-proline), a metabolite of thyrotropin releasing hormone
Cyclo(Histidyl-Proline) is a metabolite of thyrotropin-releasing hormone. It has been suggested that this peptide plays a role in regulating prolactin secretion in GH cells. An investigation of the effect of cyclo(His-Pro) on GH cells indicated that it does not affect basal prolactin release or accumulation or the levels stimulated by TRH. cAMP levels in GH cells are elevated by TRH or VIP, but not influenced by cyclo(His-Pro). cGMP levels in GH cells are not affected by either TRH or cyclo(His-Pro). While there is specific binding of TRH to receptors in GH cells, no such receptors for cyclo(His-Pro) are detectable. It is suggested that GH cells are unresponsive to cyclo(His-Pro)
Histidyl-proline diketopiperazine, an endogenous brain peptide that inhibits (Na+ + K+)-ATPase
The different facets of protein kinases C: old and new players in neuronal signal transduction pathways
Signal transduction pathways are crucial for cell-to-cell communication. Various molecular cascades allow the translation of distinct stimuli, targeting the cell, into a language that the cell itself is able to understand, thus elaborating specific responses. Within this context, a strategic role is played by protein kinases which catalyze the phosphorylation of specific substrates. The serine/threonine protein kinase C (PKC) enzymes family (at least 10 isoforms) is implicated in the transduction of signals coupled to receptor-mediated hydrolysis of membrane phospholipids. Within this molecular pathway, protein-protein interactions play a critical role in directing the distinct activated PKCs towards selective subcellular compartments, in order to guarantee spatio-temporal and localized cellular responses. A space-specific modulation of biochemical events is particularly important during learning. Among the various mechanisms, the modulation of mRNA decay appears to be an efficient post-transcriptional way of controlling gene expression during learning, allowing changes to take place in selected neuronal regions, in particular at synaptic level. To this regard, recent studies have pointed out that PKC activation is also involved in a novel signalling cascade leading to the stabilization of specific mRNAs. This review will especially focus the attention on the implication of PKC in memory trace formation and how alterations within this molecular cascade may have consequences on physiological and pathological neuronal aging (i.e. Alzheimer's disease). ΓΒ© 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Senescence of the brain: focus on cognitive kinases
Ageing is characterized by alterations in brain anatomy and physiology, finally contributing to an impairment in cognitive functions, such as memory. The most relevant observations indicate that senescent-related cognitive decline is not only due to neuronal loss, instead, functional changes occurring over time play a key role. Overall, these modifications are indeed responsible for an altered interneuronal communication that can represent, rather than morphological modifications, the primum movens leading to cognitive decline. Among the age-induced changes underlying alterations in neuronal communication and synaptic plasticity, those related to neurotransmitter/neurotrophin systems and downstream signalling pathways are of great relevance. In particular, considering that protein kinases play a strategic role aimed to convert the extracellular signals into biological responses, functional alterations on kinases may directly contribute to age-dependent neuronal dysfunctions. Within this context, numerous studies point out on several kinases as positive regulators for memory function and suggest that various memory disturbances are the result of a deficit in kinase signalling pathways. Many kinases associated with synaptic function are indeed age-sensitive; in fact, various studies in senescent animals indicate that a reduction in kinases expression/function in some brain areas correlates with ageing and memory decline. In line with these concepts, pharmacological modulation of kinases may lead to neuroprotective effects that can prevent or counteract age-related memory impairment. This review will mainly focus on the age-induced changes on Protein Kinase C (PKC), Protein Kinase A (PKA), Calcium/calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase (CaMK), Tyrosine Kinase, widely accepted as key actors in signalling pathways associated with memory
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