POLYHYDROQUINOLINE COMPOUNDS AND DIHYDROPYRIDINE COMPOUNDS FOR INHIBITING BETA-AMYLOID PRODUCTION
申请人:Mullan Michael J.
公开号:US20100119599A1
公开(公告)日:2010-05-13
Provided are methods of treating or reducing the risk of developing beta-amyloid production, beta-amyloid deposition, beta-amyloid neurotoxicity (including abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau) and microgliosis associated with cerebral accumulation of Alzheimer's amyloid by administering therapeutically effective amounts of polyhydroquinoline and dihydropyridine compounds which decrease Abeta production in cells. Further provided are methods for diagnosing diseases associated with cerebral accumulation of Alzheimer's amyloid in animals or humans by administering diagnostically effective amounts of polyhydroquinoline and dihydropyridine compounds which decrease Abeta production in cells.
INHIBITORS OF THAPSIGARGIN-INDUCED CELL DEATH
申请人:REED John C.
公开号:US20120245147A1
公开(公告)日:2012-09-27
Methods for screening for inhibitors of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress are provided. These methods involve the addition of thapsigargin, which induces ER stress, and a test agent to mammalian cells in multi-well plates. Cell survival can be readily monitored by measuring intracellular ATP content using a bioluminescent reagent. Screening a commercially available library of 50,000 compounds led to the identification of 93 hit compounds that were subjected to secondary assays to confirm their ability to rescue cells from thapsigargin-induced cell death.