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Articles tagged "Experimental therapeutics"

  • 2018 International Congress

    Effects of JN403, an α-7-nicotine-acetylcholine-receptor (α7-nAChR) agonist on human alpha-synuclein-mediated in vitro and in vivo models of Parkinson’s disease

    B. Lee, C. Noelker, W. Chiu, D. Feuerbach, L. Timmerman, W. Oertel (Marburg, Germany)

    Objective: To investigate whether JN403, a novel selective agonist of α-7-nicotine-acetylcholine-receptors (α7-nAChRs) can suppress inflammation and toxicity in human alpha-synuclein (αSyn) induced in vitro and…
  • 2018 International Congress

    A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Phase IIa Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of CVXL-0107 on Parkinson-Related Symptoms and Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

    JC. Corvol, F. Durif, W. Meissner, JP. Azulay, R. Haddad, D. Bricout, X. Wang-Zhang, L. Benel, O. Rascol, Fr. NS-Park/F-CRIN Network (Paris, France)

    Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of CVXL-0107 on motor symptoms and on levodopa-induced dyskinesia in advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. Background: CVXL-0107 is a glutamate…
  • 2018 International Congress

    The Akt/mTOR/P70S6K/4EB-P1 signaling pathway is activated by metformin in a toxin-induced cellular model of Parkinson’s disease

    P. Dharmasaroja, P. Chanthammachat (Bangkok, Thailand)

    Objective: To investigate the effects of metformin on the Akt/mTOR/P70S6K/4EB-P1 signaling pathway in a cellular model of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Background: Metformin is a drug…
  • 2018 International Congress

    An investigation of the potential neuroprotective role of curcumin in Parkinson’s disease patient-derived fibroblasts

    S. Abrahams, C. vander Merwe, A. Neethling, J. Carr, S. Bardien (Cape Town, South Africa)

    Objective: To investigate if the protective effects of curcumin previously observed in SH-SY5Y cells are also found in patient-derived fibroblasts from Parkinson’s disease patients. Background:…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Prevalence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) rs362307 or rs362331 in Patients with Huntington’s Disease

    S. Hung, D. Claassen, M. Edmondson, R. Reilmann, N. Svrzikapa, K. Longo, J. Goyal, M. Panzara (Cambridge, MA, USA)

    Objective: An observational research study is being conducted in patients with Huntington’s disease (HD) to determine the frequency with which the thymine (T) variant of…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Therapeutic exposures of CX-8998, a potent, selective and state dependent Cav3 channel antagonist in development for Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s disease Tremor in Cav3 driven neurological models

    M. Lee, E. Newbold, S. Papapetropoulos (Cambridge, MA, USA)

    Objective: In this study, we utilized preclinical data to establish predicted human therapeutic exposures of the potent, selective and state-dependent Cav3 channel antagonist, CX-8998, currently…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Motor and cognitive deficits in a mouse model of tauopathy with tau isoforms imbalance: Potential therapeutic strategies

    ME. Avale, SL. Espindola, A. Damianich, M. Sartor, J. Ferrario (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

    Objective: This work investigates motor phenotypes and neurochemical changes in a mouse model of tauopathy linked to tau mis-splicing. We sought to validate a potential…
  • 2018 International Congress

    A Phase 2 Efficacy Study of CX-8998, a Potent and Selective T-Type Calcium (Cav3) Modulator in Parkinson’s disease Tremor (PDT) Patients: Design and Dose-Selection Rationale

    S. Papapetropoulos, M. Lee, S. Boyer, M. Versavel (Cambridge, MA, USA)

    Objective: The objective of this study is to access the efficacy of CX-8998 using the MDS-UPDRS Tremor Score (MDS-UPDRS-TS) and a digital biomarker platform, while…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Trans-spinal direct current stimulation for managing primary orthostatic tremor

    J.C. Lamy, P. Varriale, E. ApartiS, Z. Kosutzka, E. Roze, M. Vidailhet (Paris, France)

    Objective: To evaluate in a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover trial the efficacy of non-invasive trans-spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) for managing primary orthostatic tremor (POT).…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Design and Status of the BIIB054 SPARK Trial

    Parkinson Study Group, A. Siderowf (NY, USA)

    Objective: To describe the design and status of the BIIB054 SPARK trial of the safety and potential efficacy of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting alpha-synuclein…
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