Gamma secretase modulators: new Alzheimer's drugs on the horizon?

MG Bursavich, BA Harrison… - Journal of medicinal …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The rapidly aging population desperately requires new therapies for Alzheimer's disease.
Despite years of pharmaceutical research, limited clinical success has been realized, with …

The innate immunity protein IFITM3 modulates γ-secretase in Alzheimer's disease

JY Hur, GR Frost, X Wu, C Crump, SJ Pan, E Wong… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Innate immunity is associated with Alzheimer's disease, but the influence of immune
activation on the production of amyloid-β is unknown,. Here we identify interferon-induced …

Learning by failing: ideas and concepts to tackle γ-secretases in Alzheimer's disease and beyond

B De Strooper… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
γ-Secretases are a group of widely expressed, intramembrane-cleaving proteases involved
in many physiological processes. Their clinical relevance comes from their involvement in …

A three-dimensional human neural cell culture model of Alzheimer's disease

SH Choi, YH Kim, M Hebisch, C Sliwinski, S Lee… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, characterized by two
pathological hallmarks: amyloid-β plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. The amyloid …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis of γ-secretase inhibition and modulation by small molecule drugs

G Yang, R Zhou, X Guo, C Yan, J Lei, Y Shi - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Development of γ-secretase inhibitors (GSIs) and modulators (GSMs) represents an
attractive therapeutic opportunity for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cancers. However, how …

Near-infrared fluorescence molecular imaging of amyloid beta species and monitoring therapy in animal models of Alzheimer's disease

X Zhang, Y Tian, C Zhang, X Tian… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) molecular imaging has been widely applied to monitoring
therapy of cancer and other diseases in preclinical studies; however, this technology has not …

A Photolabile Curcumin‐Diazirine Analogue Enables Phototherapy with Physically and Molecularly Produced Light for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment

S Kuang, B Zhu, J Zhang, F Yang, B Wu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) drugs has recently witnessed substantial
achievement. To further enhance the pool of drug candidates, it is crucial to explore non …

Preclinical validation of a potent γ-secretase modulator for Alzheimer's disease prevention

KD Rynearson, M Ponnusamy, O Prikhodko… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
A potent γ-secretase modulator (GSM) has been developed to circumvent problems
associated with γ-secretase inhibitors (GSIs) and to potentially enable use in primary …

Effect of potent γ-secretase modulator in human neurons derived from multiple presenilin 1–induced pluripotent stem cell mutant carriers

Q Liu, S Waltz, G Woodruff, J Ouyang, MA Israel… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although considerable effort has been expended developing drug candidates
for Alzheimer disease, none have yet succeeded owing to the lack of efficacy or to safety …

Recent developments of small molecule γ-secretase modulators for Alzheimer's disease

S Mekala, G Nelson, YM Li - RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of progressive neurodegenerative
disorder, marked by memory loss and a decline in cognitive function. The major hallmarks of …