Riluzole, neuroprotection and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

BC Cheah, S Vucic, AV Krishnan… - Current medicinal …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a universally fatal neurodegenerative disease of the
human motor system. Aetiological mechanisms implicated in the development of ALS have …

Riluzole: a review of its pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic potential in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

HM Bryson, B Fulton, P Benfield - Drugs, 1996 - Springer
Synopsis Riluzole, a benzothiazole, affects neurons by 3 mechanisms: by inhibiting
excitatory amino acid release, inhibiting events following stimulation of excitatory amino acid …

A review of the neural mechanisms of action and clinical efficiency of riluzole in treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: what have we learned in the last decade?

MC Bellingham - CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating and fatal neurodegenerative disease of
adults which preferentially attacks the neuromotor system. Riluzole has been used as the …

Riluzole exerts central and peripheral modulating effects in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Vucic, CSY Lin, BC Cheah, J Murray, P Menon… - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Riluzole, a benzothiazole derivative, has been shown to be effective in prolonging survival
in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The mechanisms by which riluzole exerts neuroprotective …

Riluzole for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Y Saitoh, Y Takahashi - Neurodegenerative disease management, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by
the death of motor neurons. Riluzole is a benzothiazole derivative that blocks glutamatergic …

Riluzole and edaravone: A tale of two amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drugs

MK Jaiswal - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decades, a multitude of experimental drugs have been shown to delay
disease progression in preclinical animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) but …

Riluzole exerts transient modulating effects on cortical and axonal hyperexcitability in ALS

N Geevasinga, P Menon, K Ng… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Riluzole is an established therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), although its effects
are modest, prolonging survival by three months on average. While the neuroprotective …

ALS drug development: reflections from the past and a way forward

S Aggarwal, M Cudkowicz - Neurotherapeutics, 2008 - Springer
Tremendous advances in our understanding of pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS) have provided a rich pipeline of drugs for clinical trialists. At least 32 unique …

Riluzole: real-world evidence supports significant extension of median survival times in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Hinchcliffe, A Smith - Degenerative neurological and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the commonest form of motor neuron disease and is a
fatal, degenerative, multisystem disorder affecting upper and/or lower motor neurons in the …

Therapeutic neuroprotective agents for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

RS Pandya, H Zhu, W Li, R Bowser… - Cellular and molecular …, 2013 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal chronic neurodegenerative disease whose
hallmark is proteinaceous, ubiquitinated, cytoplasmic inclusions in motor neurons and …