申请人:712 NORTH, INC.
公开号:US10906931B2
公开(公告)日:2021-02-02
Means and methods for therapeutic intervention of mitochondrial disorders or diseases, and in particular to a method for the treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of a disorder or disease correlated with mitochondrial stress or dysfunction, a mitochondrial disorder or disease, or a disorder or disease characterized by OPA1 alterations are disclosed. Thereby, a pharmaceutically active amount of a compound capable of modulating the activity of OMA1 and/or an oligomeric complex comprising OMA1 is administered to a patient in need of medical intervention. Methods of screening for a compound capable of modulating the activity of OMA1 and/or an oligomeric complex comprising OMA1 are disclosed. Methods for determining the susceptibility for, predisposition for, or the presence of such a disorder or disease and whether a person in need will benefit from the therapeutic intervention, i.e. personalized medicine are also disclosed.
本发明公开了治疗干预线粒体紊乱或疾病的手段和方法,特别是治疗、预防和/或改善与线粒体应激或功能障碍相关的紊乱或疾病、线粒体紊乱或疾病或以OPA1改变为特征的紊乱或疾病的方法。因此,能够调节 OMA1 和/或包含 OMA1 的低聚物复合物活性的化合物的药用活性量被施用给需要医疗干预的患者。本发明公开了筛选能够调节 OMA1 和/或包含 OMA1 的低聚物复合物活性的化合物的方法。此外,还公开了用于确定此类失调或疾病的易感性、易患性或存在性,以及有需要的人是否将从治疗干预(即个性化医疗)中获益的方法。