Compounds for Inhibiting Beta-Amyloid Production and Methods of Identifying the Compounds
申请人:Mullan Michael J.
公开号:US20100215735A1
公开(公告)日:2010-08-26
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.
提供了一些化合物,可用于治疗与阿尔茨海默氏淀粉样物质在大脑中积累有关的疾病,如阿尔茨海默病。还提供了筛选这些化合物的方法,通过测量在细胞中的电容性钙离子进入,这些细胞可以选择性地过表达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异常过磷酸化)和与阿尔茨海默氏淀粉样物质在大脑中积累有关的小胶质细胞增生的风险的方法,这些化合物可以减少β-淀粉样物质产生和细胞中的电容性钙离子进入。此外,还提供了通过给动物或人体内给予诊断有效量的化合物来诊断与阿尔茨海默氏淀粉样物质在大脑中积累有关的疾病的方法,这些化合物可以抑制细胞中的电容性钙离子进入。