Prospects for the pharmacotherapy of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: old strategies and new paradigms for the third millennium

BW Festoff, Z Suo, BA Citron - CNS drugs, 2003 - Springer
Biomedical researchers interested in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) must invoke newly
developing technologies if we are to discover pharmaceutical treatments that will help a …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

L Van Den Bosch - Disease-Modifying Targets in Neurodegenerative …, 2017 - Elsevier
Selective death of upper and lower motor neurons in the motor cortex, brainstem, and spinal
cord is the hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is a neurodegenerative …

Therapies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis–beyond riluzole

KE Morrison - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2002 - Elsevier
Several mechanisms have been proposed to account for the progressive motor neurone
death evident in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. These include oxidative stress, neurofilament …

Translational Therapeutic Str ategies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

H Ryu, RJ Ferrante - Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a clinically severe and fatal neurodegenerative
disease characterized by a loss of both upper and lower motor neurons, resulting in …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: drug therapy from the bench to the bedside

SB Gibson, MB Bromberg - Seminars in neurology, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an unrelenting progressive neurodegenerative
disease causing progressive weakness, ultimately leading to death. Despite aggressive …

[PDF][PDF] Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: from disease mechanisms to therapies

LI Bruijn - Biotechniques, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease is the most common motor
neuron disease in human adults, described as early as 1869 by a French neurobiologist and …

New therapeutic targets for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Kuzma-Kozakiewicz, H Kwiecinski - Expert opinion on …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is one of the most devastating neurological
disorders, affecting approximately half a million people worldwide. Currently there is no cure …

Current and prospective disease-modifying therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

JA Morren, N Galvez-Jimenez - Expert Opinion on Investigational …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating illness of unclear etiology
affecting motor neurons. It causes unremitting muscle paralysis, atrophy and death usually …

Current view and perspectives in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Mathis, P Couratier, A Julian, P Corcia… - Neural Regeneration …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), identified as a distinct clinical entity by Charcot since the
end of the nineteenth century, is a devastating and fatal neurodegenerative disorder that …

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 …