申请人:The General Hospital Corporation
公开号:US10322122B2
公开(公告)日:2019-06-18
Model systems have shown that shifting a cell's reliance from oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) to glycolysis can protect against cell death. Exploiting the therapeutic potential of this strategy, however, has been limited by the lack of clinically safe agents that remodel energy metabolism. The present invention identifies non-toxic small molecules (e.g., drug-like compounds) that are capable of modulating oxidative metabolism. One identified compound comprises meclizine. As described herein, meclizine, and its enantiomer S-meclizine, redirects OXPHOS to glycolysis. Such compounds could be protective or therapeutic in degenerative disorders such as diabetes, Huntington's, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's disease and/or ischemic disorders including, but not limited to, stroke, heart attack, or reperfusion injuries.
模型系统显示,将细胞对氧化磷酸化(OXPHOS)的依赖转移到糖酵解,可以防止细胞死亡。然而,由于缺乏重塑能量代谢的临床安全药物,这一策略的治疗潜力一直受到限制。本发明确定了能够调节氧化代谢的无毒小分子(如药物样化合物)。其中一种已确定的化合物包括麦考嗪。如本文所述,麦考嗪及其对映体 S-麦考嗪可将 OXPHOS 重定向至糖酵解。这类化合物对退化性疾病,如糖尿病、亨廷顿氏病、帕金森氏病和阿尔茨海默氏症和/或缺血性疾病,包括但不限于中风、心脏病发作或再灌注损伤具有保护或治疗作用。