Benzoate, a D-amino acid oxidase inhibitor, for the treatment of early-phase Alzheimer disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

CH Lin, PK Chen, YC Chang, LJ Chuo, YS Chen… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR)-mediated neurotransmission is vital
for learning and memory. Hypofunction of NMDAR has been reported to play a role in the …

Precision medicine of sodium benzoate for the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)

CH Lin, HT Yang, PK Chen, SH Wang… - … Disease and Treatment, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are associated with
poorer prognosis of dementia. A 24-week study demonstrated that sodium benzoate, a D …

Brain activity of benzoate, a D-amino acid oxidase inhibitor, in patients with mild cognitive impairment in a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial

HY Lane, CH Tu, WC Lin, CH Lin - International Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Current anti-dementia drugs cannot benefit mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Sodium benzoate (a D-amino acid oxidase [DAO] inhibitor) has been found to improve the …

Effect of sodium benzoate on cognitive function among patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: secondary analysis of a randomized clinical …

CH Lin, PK Chen, SH Wang, HY Lane - JAMA network open, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Female gender is a major risk factor for dementia; however, gender has not yet
been adequately addressed by clinical trials. A recent study demonstrated that sodium …

Endogenous antioxidants predicted outcome and increased after treatment: A benzoate dose‐finding, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial for …

HY Lane, SH Wang, CH Lin - Psychiatry and Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Previous pilot studies suggest that sodium benzoate may be a potential cognitive
enhancer for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), schizophrenia, or late‐life depression …

NMDA neurotransmission dysfunction in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

CH Lin, YJ Huang, CJ Lin, HY Lane… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the elderly is growing rapidly worldwide, and
the deteriorating clinical course of AD places a heavy burden on both the patients and their …

Why do many NMDA antagonists fail, while others are safe and effective at blocking excitotoxicity associated with dementia and acute injury?

BC Albensi, C Igoechi, D Janigro… - American Journal of …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Similar to drug development programs for stroke and traumatic brain injury, programs
developed for Alzheimer's disease (AD) have not been very effective in treating dementia …

[HTML][HTML] The role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor neurotransmission and precision medicine in behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

CH Lin, HY Lane - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
While the world's population is aging, the prevalence of dementia and the associated
behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) rises rapidly. BPSD are …

Role of glutamate and NMDA receptors in Alzheimer's disease

R Wang, PH Reddy - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Excitatory glutamatergic neurotransmission via N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is
critical for synaptic plasticity and survival of neurons. However, excessive NMDAR activity …

Overexpression of NMDAR2B in an inflammatory model of Alzheimer's disease: modulation by NOS inhibitors

A Maher, NSE El-Sayed, HG Breitinger, MZ Gad - Brain Research Bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common form of age-related dementia,
characterized by deposition of amyloid Aβ plaques, neuroinflammation and …