Riluzole—What is its impact in our treatment and understanding of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

H Mitsumoto - Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
Abnormal glutamate metabolism is one of the most plausible explanations of the ALS
disease process.'Patients with ALS are less able to metabolize oral monosodium glutamine …

Molecular and cellular mechanism of glutamate receptors in relation to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Y Iwasaki, K Ikeda, M Kinoshita - Current Drug Targets-CNS & …, 2002 - ingentaconnect.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder of the central
nervous system (CNS) with an unknown etiology. This disorder is characterized clinically by …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management

PH Gordon - CNS drugs, 2011 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease associated
with a life expectancy of approximately 3 years after symptom onset, but the range of survival …

[HTML][HTML] Riluzole but not melatonin ameliorates acute motor neuron degeneration and moderately inhibits SOD1-mediated excitotoxicity induced disrupted …

MK Jaiswal - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Selective motoneurons (MNs) degeneration in the brain stem, hypoglossal motoneurons
(HMNs), and the spinal cord resulting in patients paralysis and eventual death are prominent …

ALS standard of care consensus conference

RG Miller - Neurology, 1997 - AAN Enterprises
Since its first description by Charcot over 120 years ago, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
has remained an enigmatic disease. However, significant advances have been made during …

Roots to start research in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: molecular pathways and novel therapeutics for future

D Harikrishnareddy, S Misra, S Upadhyay… - Reviews in the …, 2015 - degruyter.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurological disease that rapidly
progresses from mild motor symptoms to severe motor paralysis and premature death. There …

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 …

Excitotoxicity and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

P Van Cutsem, M Dewil, W Robberecht… - Neurodegenerative …, 2006 - karger.com
Since its description by Charcot more than 130 years ago, the pathogenesis of selective
motor neuron degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remains unsolved. Over …

Therapeutic developments in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Jackson, J Lladó, JD Rothstein - Expert opinion on …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterised by
the selective death of motor neurons. The mechanisms and processes responsible for the …

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 …