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Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the formation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) composed of tau aggregates. Research in animal models has generated hypotheses on the underlying mechanisms of the interaction between Aβ and tau pathology. In support of this interaction, results from clinical trials have shown that treatment with anti-Aβ monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) affects tau pathology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The therapeutic management of dementia with Lewy bodies (LBD) is a challenge given the high sensitivity to drugs in this disease. This is particularly sensitive with regard to the management of parkinsonism. In particular, treatment of motor symptoms with levodopa or dopaminergic agonists poses a risk of worsening cognitive and behavioral symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Our previous study identified that Sildenafil (a phosphodiesterase type 5 [PDE5] inhibitor) is a candidate repurposable drug for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) using in silico network medicine approach. However, the clinically meaningful size and mechanism-of-actions of sildenafil in potential prevention and treatment of AD remind unknown.
Method: We conducted new patient data analyses using both the MarketScan® Medicare with Supplemental database (n = 7.
Background: Selecting the optimal dose for clinical development is especially problematic for drugs directed at CNS-specific targets. For drugs with a novel mechanism of action, these problems are often greater. We describe Xanamem's clinical pharmacology, including the approach to dose selection and proof-of-concept studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: TREM2 is a lipid-sensing receptor expressed by microglial sub-populations within neuropathological microenvironments, whose downstream signaling promotes microglial survival, plasticity, and migration. Multiple loss-of-function variants strongly implicate TREM2 as a key regulator of Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. Accordingly, TREM2 antibodies are currently in development to evaluate the therapeutic potential of TREM2 agonism in neurodegenerative diseases.
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