Compounds for inhibiting beta-amyloid production and methods of identifying the compounds
申请人:Mullan J. Michael
公开号:US20070037855A1
公开(公告)日:2007-02-15
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.
提供的化合物可用于治疗与阿尔茨海默淀粉样蛋白在大脑中积累有关的疾病,例如阿尔茨海默病。还提供了筛选此类化合物的方法,通过测量细胞中的电容性钙离子进入,其中细胞可以选择性地过度表达APP或其片段。还提供了通过给予治疗有效量的化合物来治疗或降低β-淀粉样蛋白产生、β-淀粉样蛋白沉积、β-淀粉样蛋白神经毒性(包括tau的异常高磷酸化)和与阿尔茨海默淀粉样蛋白在大脑中积累有关的微胶质细胞增生的方法。此外,还提供了通过给动物或人类施用诊断有效量的抑制电容性钙离子进入细胞的化合物来诊断与阿尔茨海默淀粉样蛋白在大脑中积累有关的疾病的方法。