申请人:Cashman John R.
公开号:US20120040976A1
公开(公告)日:2012-02-16
Disclosed are methods for identifying individuals suffering from a CNS disorder (including Alzheimer's Disease, ALS, behavioral disorders, and the like) that could be treated with a CNS drug with greater therapeutic efficacy and lower side effects and the compounds useful for such treatment. Also disclosed are methods for predicting the efficacy of a drug candidate for the treatment of a CNS disorder. The technology is also applicable to drug discovery for evaluation in animal models of neurodegenerative diseases.
本发明涉及识别患有中枢神经系统疾病(包括阿尔茨海默病、肌萎缩性侧索硬化症、行为障碍等)的个体,这些个体可以通过使用中枢神经系统药物进行治疗,其治疗效果更好,副作用更小,以及用于此类治疗的化合物。本发明还涉及预测治疗中枢神经系统疾病的候选药物的疗效的方法。该技术还适用于药物发现,以在神经退行性疾病动物模型中进行评估。