Method involving pde4, compositions, and the screening thereof, for the treatment of degenerative ocular pathologies
申请人:Schweighoffer Fabien
公开号:US20060241062A1
公开(公告)日:2006-10-26
The invention relates to the field of biology, genetics and medicine. In particular, the invention relates to novel methods for the detection, characterization and/or treatment (or management) of neurodegenerative pathologies. The invention also relates to methods for the identification or screening of compounds active in the aforementioned pathologies. The invention further relates to the compounds, genes, cells, plasmids or compositions which are used to carry out said methods. In particular, the invention is based on the identification of the role of phosphodiesterase 4B, the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) and GABA receptors of the type GABA(A) in neurodegenerative pathologies and describes the use of same as therapeutic, diagnostic or experimental markers or targets for said disorders.
本发明涉及生物学、遗传学和医学领域。特别是,本发明涉及检测、表征和/或治疗(或管理)神经退行性病变的新方法。本发明还涉及鉴定或筛选对上述病症有活性的化合物的方法。本发明还涉及用于实施上述方法的化合物、基因、细胞、质粒或组合物。特别是,本发明基于对磷酸二酯酶 4B、外周苯并二氮杂卓受体(PBR)和 GABA(A)型 GABA 受体在神经退行性病变中的作用的鉴定,并描述了其作为上述疾病的治疗、诊断或实验标记或靶点的用途。