Provided are compounds useful for treating diseases associated with a cerebral accumulation of Alzheimer's amyloid, such as Alzheimer's disease. Also provided are methods for screening for such compounds, by measuring capacitative calcium entry in cells which optionally overexpress APP or a fragment thereof. Also provided are methods of treating or reducing the risk of developing β-amyloid production, β-amyloid deposition, β-amyloid neurotoxicity (including abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau) and microgliosis associated with cerebral accumulation of Alzheimer's amyloid by administering therapeutically effective amounts of compounds which decrease β-amyloid production and capacitative calcium entry 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 compounds which inhibit capacitative calcium entry in cells.
提供了用于治疗与阿尔茨海默氏病淀粉样物质在大脑中积累相关的疾病的化合物,如阿尔茨海默氏病。还提供了筛选这种化合物的方法,通过测量细胞中的电容性
钙离子进入,其中细胞可选择过度表达APP或其片段。还提供了使用在细胞中减少β-淀粉样物质产生和电容性
钙离子进入的化合物的治疗或降低发生β-淀粉样物质产生、β-淀粉样物质沉积、β-淀粉样物质神经毒性(包括tau的异常过度
磷酸化)和微胶质细胞增生等与阿尔茨海默氏病淀粉样物质在大脑中积累相关的疾病的方法。此外,还提供了通过给动物或人类施用抑制细胞中电容性
钙离子进入的化合物的诊断有效量来诊断与阿尔茨海默氏病淀粉样物质在大脑中积累相关的疾病的方法。