New developments and opportunities in drugs being trialed for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from 2020 to 2022

JS Jiang, Y Wang, M Deng - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that
primarily affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. In the recent past, there have …

Real-world evidence of riluzole effectiveness in treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

JA Andrews, CE Jackson… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To compare the effect of riluzole on median survival in population studies of
patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with that observed in clinical trials …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—United States, 2015

P Mehta - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2018 - cdc.gov
In 2015, a total of 16,583 persons were identified as having definite ALS. The estimated
prevalence of ALS in 2015 was 5.2 per 100,000 population, which is similar to that in 2014 …

Superoxide dismutase 1 in health and disease: how a frontline antioxidant becomes neurotoxic

BG Trist, JB Hilton, DJ Hare, PJ Crouch… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is a frontline antioxidant enzyme catalysing superoxide
breakdown and is important for most forms of eukaryotic life. The evolution of aerobic …

Thiazole-based analogs as potential antibacterial agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and their SAR elucidation

J Guo, Z Xie, W Ruan, Q Tang, D Qiao, W Zhu - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the overuse of antibiotics has resulted in the emergence of antibiotic
resistance, which is a serious global health problem. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus …

Risk factors and emerging therapies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

N Nowicka, J Juranek, JK Juranek… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disease
characterized by a permanent degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons. Many …

Pathologically mislocalised TDP-43 in upper motor neurons causes a die-forward spread of ALS-like pathogenic changes throughout the mouse corticomotor system

LA Reale, MS Dyer, SE Perry, KM Young… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alterations in upper motor neuron excitability are one of the earliest phenomena clinically
detected in ALS, and in 97% of cases, the RNA/DNA binding protein, TDP-43, is …

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 …

Selective C9orf72 G-Quadruplex-Binding Small Molecules Ameliorate Pathological Signatures of ALS/FTD Models

A Cheng, C Liu, W Ye, D Huang, W She… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The G-quadruplex (G4) forming C9orf72 GGGGCC (G4C2) expanded hexanucleotide repeat
(EHR) is the predominant genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and …

Advances in designing of polymeric micelles for biomedical application in brain related diseases

J Kaur, M Gulati, B Kapoor, NK Jha, PK Gupta… - Chemico-Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, unique physicochemical properties of amphiphilic block copolymers have
been utilized to design the polymeric micelles for brain-specific delivery of drugs, proteins …