[EN] COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS<br/>[FR] COMPOSITIONS ET MÉTHODES DE TRAITEMENT ET DE PRÉVENTION DE TROUBLES NEUROLOGIQUES
申请人:YUMANITY THERAPEUTICS INC
公开号:WO2021252895A2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-16
The invention provides compositions and methods for treating neurological disorders, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal degeneration, and Alzheimer's disease, among others. Using the compositions and methods described herein, a patient having a neurological disorder, such as a neurological disorder associated with TAR-DNA binding protein (TDP)-43 aggregation, may be administered an inhibitor of FYVE-type zinc finger containing phosphoinositide kinase (PIKfyve) so as to treat an underlying etiology of the disorder and/or to alleviate one or more symptoms of the disease. The inhibitor of PIKfyve may be a small molecule, an anti-PIKfyve antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, or a compound, such as an interfering RNA molecule, that attenuates PIKfyve expression. Patients that may be treated using the compositions and methods described herein include those that express are susceptible to developing TDP-43- mediated aggregation and toxicity.