4-Aminopyridine ameliorates mobility but not disease course in an animal model of multiple sclerosis

K Göbel, JH Wedell, AM Herrmann, L Wachsmuth… - Experimental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Neuropathological changes following demyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS) lead to a
reorganization of axolemmal channels that causes conduction changes including …

4-Aminopyridine ameliorates relapsing remitting experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in SJL/J mice

K Moriguchi, K Miyamoto, Y Fukumoto… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
We evaluated the effects of a non-specific potassium channel blocker, 4-aminopyridine (4-
AP), on chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (chEAE) and relapsing …

K+ channel alterations in the progression of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

PI Jukkola, AE Lovett-Racke, SS Zamvil, C Gu - Neurobiology of disease, 2012 - Elsevier
Voltage-gated K+ (Kv) channels play critical roles not only in regulating synaptic
transmission and intrinsic excitability of neurons, but also in controlling the function and …

Neuroprotective properties of 4-aminopyridine

M Dietrich, HP Hartung, P Albrecht - Neurology: Neuroimmunology …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
As an antagonist of voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels, 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) is used
as symptomatic therapy in several neurologic disorders. The improvement of visual function …

Potassium channel blocker, 4-aminopyridine-3-methanol, restores axonal conduction in spinal cord of an animal model of multiple sclerosis

G Leung, W Sun, S Brookes, D Smith, R Shi - Experimental neurology, 2011 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a severely debilitating neurodegenerative diseases marked by
progressive demyelination and axonal degeneration in the CNS. Although inflammation is …

Tapered withdrawal of phenytoin removes protective effect in EAE without inflammatory rebound and mortality

S Liu, P Zwinger, JA Black, SG Waxman - Journal of the Neurological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Axon degeneration has been identified as a major contributor to non-remitting neurological
deficits in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), which has elicited substantial interest in the …

4-Aminopyridine for symptomatic treatment of multiple sclerosis: a systematic review

HB Jensen, M Ravnborg, U Dalgas… - Therapeutic …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This systematic review summarizes the existing evidence on the effect of 4-aminopyridine (4-
AP) as a symptomatic treatment of decreased walking capacity in patients with multiple …

Suppression of inflammatory demyelinaton and axon degeneration through inhibiting Kv3 channels

P Jukkola, Y Gu, AE Lovett-Racke, C Gu - Frontiers in molecular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The development of neuroprotective and repair strategies for treating progressive multiple
sclerosis (MS) requires new insights into axonal injury. 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), a blocker of …

[HTML][HTML] Ion channels in autoimmune neurodegeneration

P Ehling, S Bittner, T Budde, H Wiendl, SG Meuth - FEBS letters, 2011 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system
characterized by widespread inflammation, focal demyelination and a variable degree of …

Protective effects of 4-aminopyridine in experimental optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis

M Dietrich, V Koska, C Hecker, P Göttle, AM Hilla… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Chronic disability in multiple sclerosis is linked to neuroaxonal degeneration. 4-
aminopyridine (4-AP) is used and licensed as a symptomatic treatment to ameliorate …