Molecular Basis of Neuroprotective Activities of Rasagiline and the Anti-Alzheimer Drug TV3326 [lpar;N-Propargyl-(3R) Aminoindan-5-YL)-Ethyl Methyl Carbamate]

MBH Youdim, M Weinstock - Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2001 - Springer
Abstract Rasagiline (N-propargyl-1-(R)-aminoindan) is a selective, irreversible monoamine
oxidase B (MAO B) inhibitor which has been developed as an anti-Parkinson drug. In …

Do cholinesterase inhibitors have disease-modifying effects in Alzheimer's disease?

E Giacobini - CNS drugs, 2001 - Springer
During the last decade, a systematic effort to develop a pharmacological treatment for
Alzheimer disease (AD) has resulted in drugs being registered for the first time in the US and …

Reduction of cerebrospinal fluid amyloid β after systemic administration of M1 muscarinic agonists

TG Beach, DG Walker, PE Potter, LI Sue, A Fisher - Brain research, 2001 - Elsevier
Overproduction of the peptide amyloid β (Aβ) is a critical event in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Systemic administration of 3 M1-selective muscarinic agonists, AF102B, AF150S and …

Short-and long-term effect of acetylcholinesterase inhibition on the expression and metabolism of the amyloid precursor protein

M Racchi, M Sironi, A Caprera, G König… - Molecular psychiatry, 2001 - nature.com
We have investigated the acute and chronic effect of metrifonate (MTF) and dichlorvos
(DDVP), respectively the prodrug and active acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, on the secretory …

Reversible and irreversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitors cause changes in neuronal amyloid precursor protein processing and protein kinase C level in vitro

M Pakaski, Z Rakonczay, P Kasa - Neurochemistry international, 2001 - Elsevier
The alternative routes of cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) result in the
generation and secretion of both soluble APP and β-amyloid, the latter being the main …

Eptastigmine: ten years of pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacokinetic, and clinical studies

D Braida, M Sala - CNS drug reviews, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Eptastigmine (heptyl‐physostigmine tartrate) is a carbamate derivative of physostigmine in
which the carbamoylmethyl group in position 5 of the side chain has been substituted with a …

Reduction of cortical amyloid β levels in guinea pig brain after systemic administration of physostigmine

TG Beach, YM Kuo, C Schwab, DG Walker… - Neuroscience letters, 2001 - Elsevier
Overproduction of the peptide amyloid β (Aβ) is thought to be a critical pathogenetic event in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Decreasing Aβ production may therefore slow or halt the …

Is anti-cholinesterase therapy of Alzheimer's disease delaying progression?

E Giacobini - Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2001 - Springer
During the last decade, a systematic effort to develop a pharmacological treatment for
Alzheimer's disease (AD) resulted in three drugs being registered for the first time in the US …

[图书][B] Management of dementia

S Gauthier - 2001 - taylorfrancis.com
The second edition of Management of Dementia combines a balanced review of the latest
knowledge and research in this area with practical guidance based on the authors' …

Expression of amyloid precursor protein, tau and presenilin RNAs in rat hippocampus following deafferentation lesions

MJ Ramirez, KE Heslop, PT Francis, M Rattray - Brain research, 2001 - Elsevier
In this study, entorhinal cortex lesions and/or medial septal area cholinergic lesions were
used in the rat to mimic some of the principal and earliest affects in Alzheimer's disease …