Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a tungsten salt (VI) for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, particularly alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia

A neurodegenerative and composition technology, applied in the field of schizophrenia, can solve the problems of unsatisfactory treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative disorder schizophrenia, and achieve the effect of low price

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-08-06
UNIV DE BARCELONA +1
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[0008] Despite all the research efforts invested in the past, the treatment and / or prevention of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease or schizophrenia is still far from satisfactory

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[0033] Example 1: Effect of Tungstate on Ser-9 Phosphorylation of GSK3-β in Neuroblastoma Cell Line SH-SY5

[0034] To investigate whether tungstate affects neuronal cells, the effect of sodium tungstate dihydrate on GSK3-β in the neuroblastoma cell line sH-SY5Y (ref: 94030304 of the European Collection of Cell Cultures, Salysbury, Whitshire, Great Britain) was analyzed Effects of Inhibition of Ser-9 Phosphorylation. Human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells were grown in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBs; Invitrogen-Gibco), 2 mM glutamine, and 50 μg / ml gentamicin. ; Invitrogen-Gibco, Carlsbad, CA). The day before the experiment, cells were plated in multi-well plates with NeuroBasal (NB) serum-free medium (Invitrogen-Gibco). Sodium tungstate dihydrate was dissolved in double distilled water and added to the incubation medium at a final concentration of 0.1, 1 or 5 mM, and the cells were incubated for 5 or 10 minutes. Control cell...

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[0037] Example 2: Effect of sodium tungstate on tau phosphorylation in vivo

[0038] To study the effect of tungstate on tau phosphorylation in vivo, the phosphorylation degree of this protein and the phosphorylation degree of GSK3-β at Ser-9 in untreated and tungstate-treated healthy Wistar rat brains were first analyzed. Male Wistar rats (IFFA CREDO, L'Arbresse, France) weighing 220-240 g were housed one cage per animal on a 12:12-hour light-dark cycle under controlled temperature and humidity. In each group in the presence or absence of tungstate, no significant changes in tau or GSK3 phosphorylation were observed (Fig. 2A). These results are consistent with previous data showing that tungstate was inactive when tested in healthy animals.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, comprising an effective amount of a tungsten (VI) compound, preferably tungstate, and more preferably sodium tungstate (Na2WO4). The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can be used for the preventive and / or therapeutic treatment of neurodegenerative disorders in mammals (including humans), and especially in the preventive and / or therapeutic treatment of Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. The effect of sodium tungstate dihydrate on tau phosphorylation was evaluated in rat models of insulin resistance and type 1 diabetes. Therapeutic treatment of Tau-associated diseases from the present invention includes several advantages: GSK3 inhibition; specificity, since it reduces abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau caused by nerve-specific proteins; efficacy; lack of toxicity; and low price.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the use of pharmaceutical compositions comprising tungsten(VI) compounds for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, in particular Alzheimer's disease and other microtubule-associated diseases (i.e. involving deposition of abnormal microtubule-associated protein isoforms in the brain neurodegenerative disorders), and schizophrenia. Background technique [0002] Neurodegenerative disorders can be defined as chronic and progressive disorders of the nervous system affecting neurological and behavioral function, beginning with specific biochemical changes that culminate in distinct histopathological and clinical syndromes. Among these disorders are Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease. [0003] Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia in older adults, involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language. It is characterized by two main pathological marke...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61K33/24A61P25/18A61P25/28
CPCA61K33/24A61P25/00A61P25/14A61P25/16A61P25/18A61P25/28
Inventor J·J·奎诺瓦特希瑞拉J·埃维拉德格拉多J·道明奎兹雷耶斯R·格密斯德芭芭拉A·格默兹拉默斯D·扎夫拉洛佩兹H·克罗米诺拉欧卡纳
Owner UNIV DE BARCELONA
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