5-lipoxygenase pathway and its downstream cysteinyl leukotrienes as potential therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease

F Chen, A Ghosh, J Lin, C Zhang, Y Pan… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2020 - Elsevier
lipoxygenase (ALOX5) is an enzyme involved in arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism, a
metabolic pathway in which cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) are the resultant metabolites …

Drug repositioning for Alzheimer's disease: finding hidden clues in old drugs

M Ihara, S Saito - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2020 - content.iospress.com
Although more than 100 years have passed since Alois Alzheimer reported a case of
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a definitive answer to the causes of cognitive impairment in the …

MSCs-derived exosomes attenuate acute brain injury and inhibit microglial inflammation by reversing CysLT2R-ERK1/2 mediated microglia M1 polarization

Y Zhao, Y Gan, G Xu, G Yin, D Liu - Neurochemical Research, 2020 - Springer
Inflammatory responses play a major role in the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia.
Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-exos) have important anti-inflammatory …

Analysis of neuropsychiatric diagnoses after montelukast initiation

T Paljarvi, J Forton, S Luciano, K Herttua… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The evidence base for the association between montelukast and adverse
neuropsychiatric outcomes is mixed and inconclusive. Several methodological limitations …

No association between proton pump inhibitor use and risk of dementia: Evidence from a meta‐analysis

S Hussain, A Singh, S Zameer… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aim A growing body of literature suggests the association between
dementia risk and proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the …

Inhibition of rho kinase by fasudil ameliorates cognition impairment in APP/PS1 transgenic mice via modulation of gut microbiota and metabolites

Y Yan, Y Gao, Q Fang, N Zhang, G Kumar… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Fasudil, a Rho kinase inhibitor, exerts therapeutic effects in a mouse model of
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a chronic neurodegenerative disease with progressive loss of …

Potential effects of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist Montelukast in treatment of neuroinflammation in Parkinson's Disease

J Wallin, P Svenningsson - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder where misfolded alpha-synuclein-
enriched aggregates called Lewy bodies are central in pathogenesis. No neuroprotective or …

Montelukast nanocrystals for transdermal delivery with improved chemical stability

SH Im, HT Jung, MJ Ho, JE Lee, HT Kim, DY Kim… - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
A novel nanocrystal system of montelukast (MTK) was designed to improve the transdermal
delivery, while ensuring chemical stability of the labile compound. MTK nanocrystal …

The role of leukotrienes inhibitors in the management of chronic inflammatory diseases

D Meshram, K Bhardwaj, C Rathod… - Recent Patents on …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Leukotrienes are powerful mediators of inflammation and interact with specific
receptors in target cell membrane to initiate an inflammatory response. Thus, Leukotrienes …

Montelukast: the new therapeutic option for the treatment of epilepsy

BA Tesfaye, HG Hailu, KA Zewdie… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Currently, there is no definitive cure for epilepsy. The available medications relieve
symptoms and reduce seizure attacks. The major challenge with the available antiepileptic …