Can some anticancer drugs be repurposed to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? A brief narrative review

RL Potenza, M Armida, P Popoli - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare progressive motor neuron disease that, due to
its high complexity, still lacks effective treatments. Development of a new drug is a highly …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus/obesity drugs: a neurodegenerative disorders savior or a bridge too far?

KO Kopp, EJ Glotfelty, Y Li, DK Lahiri… - Ageing Research Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist-based drugs (incretin mimetics)
have meaningfully impacted current treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and their …

Discovery and characterization of potent spiro-isoxazole-based cereblon ligands with a novel binding mode

R Shevalev, L Bischof, A Sapegin, A Bunev… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The vast majority of current cereblon (CRBN) ligands is based on the thalidomide scaffold,
relying on glutarimide as the core binding moiety. With this architecture, most of these …

Neuroprotective Strategies and Cell-Based Biomarkers for Manganese-Induced Toxicity in Human Neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) Cells

CM Cahill, SS Sarang, R Bakshi, N Xia, DK Lahiri… - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Manganese (Mn) is an essential heavy metal in the human body, while excess Mn leads to
neurotoxicity, as observed in this study, where 100 µM of Mn was administered to the human …

Cancer drugs with high repositioning potential for Alzheimer's disease

J Majeed, MN Sabbagh, MH Kang… - Expert opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Despite the recent full FDA approval of lecanemab, there is currently no disease
modifying therapy (DMT) that can efficiently slow down the progression of Alzheimer's …

Neuroinflammation of Microglial Regulation in Alzheimer's Disease: Therapeutic Approaches

H Chen, Y Zeng, D Wang, Y Li, J Xing, Y Zeng, Z Liu… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex degenerative disease of the central nervous system
that is clinically characterized by a progressive decline in memory and cognitive function …