Experiment: Autoimmune Hypothesis Testing in AD

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Experiment: Autoimmune Hypothesis Testing in AD

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# Experiment: Autoimmune Hypothesis Testing in AD ## Background and Rationale The autoimmune hypothesis in Alzheimer's disease represents a paradigm-shifting approach to understanding the heterogeneous nature of neurodegeneration, proposing that a substantial subset of Alzheimer's patients develops the disease through mechanisms fundamentally different from the canonical amyloid cascade hypothesis. This comprehensive clinical investigation addresses the growing recognition that Alzheimer's disea

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**Phase 1: Patient Recruitment and Stratification (Months 1-6)** • Recruit 300 Alzheimer's disease patients (mild-moderate stages, CDR 0.5-2.0) from memory clinics • Recruit 150 age-matched cognitively normal controls • Obtain comprehensive medical history, neuropsychological assessments (MMSE, MoCA, ADAS-Cog) • Collect demographic data, medication history, and comorbidity profiles • Perform MRI brain imaging for volumetric analysis and exclude other pathologies **Phase 2: Comprehensive Biomarker Screening (Months 4-8)** • Collect fasting blood samples (20mL) and CSF samples (15mL) from all participants • Screen for neural autoantibodies using multiplex immunoassay panel: anti-NMDAR, anti-AMPAR, anti-GABA-B, anti-LGI1, anti-CASPR2, anti-contactin-associated protein, anti-GAD65, anti-MOG, and anti-aquaporin-4 • Measure inflammatory biomarkers: TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17, IFN-γ, and complement components C3a, C5a • Assess T-cell populations using flow cytometry: CD4+/CD8+ ratios, regulat

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