A Pilot Study of Inflammatory Markers in Alzheimer's Disease
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with Alzheimer's disease for biomarkers of inflammation and their response to the antibiotics doxycycline and rifampin. The results of this preliminary analysis will be used in defining the direction of further research.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Alzheimer's Disease |
Drug: doxycycline Drug: rifampin Drug: placebo |
Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Pilot Study Comparing Inflammatory Biomarkers in Blood and CSF in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Age-Matched Controls |
- IL-1beta [ Time Frame: baseline and 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- TNF-alpha [ Time Frame: baseline and 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- MCP-1 [ Time Frame: baseline and 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- IL-4 [ Time Frame: baseline and 12 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- IL-10 [ Time Frame: baseline and 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Other inflammatory markers. [ Time Frame: Baseline and 12 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 21 |
| Study Start Date: | May 2008 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2009 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Active Comparator: 1 AD doxycycline + rifampin
Participants with AD allocated to doxycycline 100 mg bid od and rifampin 300 mg od for 12 months
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Drug: doxycycline
capsule, 100 mg, b.i.d., 12 months
Other Name: Apo-doxy
Drug: rifampin
capsule, 300 mg, od, 12 months
Other Names:
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| Active Comparator: 2 AD doxycycline |
Drug: doxycycline
capsule, 100 mg, b.i.d., 12 months
Other Name: Apo-doxy
Drug: placebo
placebo matched to rifampin; placebo matched to doxycycline
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Active Comparator: 3 AD rifampin
Participants with AD allocated to rifampin 300 mg od od and placebo matched to doxycycline bid for 12 months
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Drug: rifampin
capsule, 300 mg, od, 12 months
Other Names:
Drug: placebo
placebo matched to rifampin; placebo matched to doxycycline
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Placebo Comparator: 4 AD placebo
Participants with AD allocated to placebo matched to doxycycline and placebo matched to rifampin for 12 months
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Drug: placebo
placebo matched to rifampin; placebo matched to doxycycline
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No Intervention: 5 Control
Age-matched cognitively healthy participants (untreated)
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Detailed Description:
Doxycycline and rifampicin are two antibiotics which may be useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Besides their antimicrobial effects they may also decrease specific contributors to AD pathology including: 1. amyloid beta, 2. inflammatory mediators, 3. proteolytic enzymes, and 4. metal ions. Evidence indicates an inflammatory response in AD. This includes complement activation, elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines (including IL-1-beta, IL-6, TNF-α, TGF-β, S100-β), chemokine alterations (IL-8, MIP-1-alpha, MIP-1-beta, MCP-1), and microglial activation. In our previous study of AD patients treated with combined doxycycline and rifampicin versus placebo, we demonstrated that antibiotic treatment significantly delayed progression of clinical impairment. Treatment also reduced blood CRP levels suggesting an anti-inflammatory role of these antibiotics. In this study we suggest analysis of biomarkers including both pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-4, IL-10,the chemokine MCP-1 and other inflammatory markers in both the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood from AD patients and age-matched controls.
AD patients are participants in a 12 month randomized clinical trial of doxycyline and rifampin or placebo (DARAD) for treatment of AD. Each patient is asked if they wish to contribute a sample of CSF and blood at baseline and at 12 months when treatment is completed. About half the patients are consenting to this. Since consent is given to the lumbar puncture before the double-blinded DARAD treatment is initiated, we expect the distribution of samples collected to be random among the four treatment groups. We will compare CSF biomarker levels among the four treatment groups. Ten age-matched healthy controls are also being asked to contribute CSF and blood samples for comparison. The controls are not participants in the DARAD trial.
We feel that this is an important pilot study to determine whether there are any differences in blood or CSF concentrations of commonly studied cytokines between AD patients and normal controls. As such, this study could contribute to the search for a diagnostic biomarker. Also, it could provide a solid foundation for future studies aimed at elucidating the effects of antibiotics on various biomarkers in the blood and CSF of AD patients. From this, we may be able to correlate previous findings that antibiotics delay progression of clinical outcome in AD with changes in blood or CSF biomarker levels.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 50 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Giving informed consent to lumbar puncture
- Participation in the DARAD clinical trial which requires the following:
- diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease
- SMMSE 14-26 inclusive
- community-dwelling
- age 50 or greater
- caregiver to monitor study medication and report on ADLs, behaviour, etc.
- adequate English literacy to complete neuropsychological testing
- generally stable level of health
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindication to lumbar puncture
- DARAD exclusion criteria as follows:
- dementia due to other neurodegenerative diseases
- cognitive impairment due to head trauma, etc.
- stroke or significant cerebrovascular disease
- clinically significant cardiac disease such as recent MI, uncontrolled hypertension
- taking other anti-dementia treatments or investigational drugs
- allergy to doxycycline or rifampin
- significant psychiatric conditions like depression
- cancer
Contacts and Locations| Contact: D. William Molloy, MB | 905-777-3837 ext 12440 | wmolloy@stpetes.ca |
| Contact: Timothy I Standish, MA | 905-777-3837 ext 12442 | tstandish@stpetes.ca |
| Canada, Ontario | |
| St.Peter's Hospital | Recruiting |
| Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8M1W9 | |
| Principal Investigator: D. William Molloy, MB | |
| Study Chair: | D.William Molloy, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC | McMaster University |
| Principal Investigator: | Brandon M Kucher, PhD, MD | McMaster University |
| Study Director: | Shucui Jiang, MD,PhD | McMaster University |
| Study Director: | Michel P Rathbone, MB, PhD | McMaster University |
More Information
Additional Information:
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | William Molloy, McMaster University |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00715858 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | R07-63 |
| Study First Received: | July 11, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | February 3, 2009 |
| Health Authority: | Canada: Health Canada |
Keywords provided by McMaster University:
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Alzheimer's disease dementia inflammation cytokine biomarker |
cerebrospinal fluid serum doxycycline rifampin |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Alzheimer Disease Dementia Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Tauopathies Neurodegenerative Diseases Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders Mental Disorders Doxycycline Doxycycline hyclate Rifampin Anti-Bacterial Agents |
Anti-Infective Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Antimalarials Antiprotozoal Agents Antiparasitic Agents Antibiotics, Antitubercular Antitubercular Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Leprostatic Agents Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |
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