The invention relates to compounds that are useful in the treatment of parkinsonism, such as parkinsonism in connection with Parkinson's disease (PD); dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB); multiple system atrophy (MSA); corticobasal degeneration (CBD); or progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). The said compounds include in particular idoxuridineand analogs thereofas well as their metabolic precursors, such as ropidoxuridine.The invention further relates to method for identifying compounds useful for the treatment of parkinsonism, said methods comprising detecting the capability of compound to increase the amount of GPR37 in cell membranes.The invention further relates to methods for the chemical synthesis of ropidoxuridine.
本发明涉及一种在帕
金森病(PD)相关的帕
金森综合征,如帕
金森病(PD);具有Lewy小体的痴呆(DLB);多系统萎缩(M
SA);皮质基底节变性(CBD);或进行性核上性麻痹(P
SP)等治疗中有用的化合物。所述化合物包括特别是
碘沙宝
嘌呤及其类似物以及它们的代谢前体,如罗匹沙宝
嘌呤。本发明还涉及一种用于鉴定治疗帕
金森综合征的有用化合物的方法,该方法包括检测化合物增加细胞膜中GPR37数量的能力。本发明还涉及罗匹沙宝
嘌呤的
化学合成方法。