39 results about "Corticobasal degeneration" patented technology

The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutical compositions. In addition, the present invention relates to therapeutic methods for the treatment and / or prevention of Aβ-related pathologies such as Downs syndrome, β-amyloid angiopathy such as but not limited to cerebral amyloid angiopathy or hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, disorders associated with cognitive impairment such as but not limited to MCI (“mild cognitive impairment”), Alzheimer Disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer disease or dementia including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy or cortical basal degeneration.

This invention relates to bis- and tris-dihydroxyaryl compounds and their methylenedioxy analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and their use in the modulation of Sirtuin 1 (Sirt1) and there use in neuroprotection for subject suffering from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's disease, including Parkinson's plus diseases such as multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration and dementia with Lewy bodies, and in the manufacture of medicaments for such Sirt1 modulation and neuroprotection.

The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutical compositions. In addition, the present invention relates to therapeutic methods for the treatment and / or prevention of Aβ-related pathologies such as Down's syndrome, β-amyloid angiopathy such as but not limited to cerebral amyloid angiopathy or hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, disorders associated with cognitive impairment such as but not limited to MCI (“mild cognitive impairment”), Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy or cortical basal degeneration.

The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula I and therapeutically acceptable salts thereof, their pharmaceutical compositions, processes for making them and their use as therapeutic methods for treatment and / or prevention of various diseases. In particular the invention relates to compounds, which inhibit the Aβ40 and Aβ42 production, increase the Aβ37 and Aβ38 production and maintain the Notch signaling and will be used for treatment and / or prevention of Aβ-related pathologies such as Alzheimer's disease, Downs syndrome and β-amyloid angiopathy, such as but not limited to cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, disorders associated with cognitive impairment, such as but not limited to MCI (“mild cognitive impairment”), Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy or cortical basal degeneration.

Cyclohexane-1,2′-indene-1′,2″-imidazole compounds, therapeutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for preparation thereof, therapeutic uses of such compounds for treating Aβ-related pathologies such as Down's syndrome, β-amyloid angiopathy, Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy or cortical basal degeneration, methods of therapy using such compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.

Cyclohexane-1,2′-naphthalene-1′,2″-imidazole compounds, therapeutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for preparation thereof, therapeutic uses of such compounds for treating Aβ-related pathologies such as Down's syndrome, β-amyloid angiopathy, Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy or cortical basal degeneration, methods of therapy using such compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.

Provided are methods for reducing the amount or activity of C90RF72 RNA, and in certain instances of reducing the amount of C90RF72 protein, in an animal. Such methods are useful to prevent or ameliorate at least one symptom of a neurodegenerative disease. Such symptoms include anxiety, reduced spatial learning, and memory loss. Such neurodegenerative diseases include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), corticalbasal degeneration syndrome (CBD), atypical Parkinsonian syndrome, and olivopontocerellar degeneration (OPCD).

The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutical compositions. In addition, the present invention relates to therapeutic methods for the treatment and / or prevention of Aβ-related pathologies such as Downs syndrome, β-amyloid angiopathy such as but not limited to cerebral amyloid angiopathy or hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, disorders associated with cognitive impairment such as but not limited to MCI (“mild cognitive impairment”), Alzheimer Disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer disease or dementia including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy or cortical basal degeneration.

The present disclosure relates to fused tricyclic compounds of formula (I) or its tautomers, polymorphs, stereoisomers, prodrugs, solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treating conditions and diseases that are mediated by thereof as A2A adenosine receptor antagonists. [Formula should be inserted here] The compounds of the present disclosure are useful in the treatment, prevention or suppression of diseases and disorders that may be susceptible to improvement by the mediation of adenosine A2A receptor.; Such conditions include, but are not limited to, Parkinsons disease, restless leg syndrome, Alzheimers disease, neurodegenerative disorder, inflammation, wound healing, dermal fibrosis, nocturnal myoclonus, cerebral ischaemia, myocardial ischemia, Huntington's disease, multiple system atrophy, corticobasal degeneration, Wilson's disease or other disorders of basal ganglia which results in dyskinesias, post traumatic stress disorder, hepatic cirrhosis, sepsis, spinal cord injury, retinopathy, hypertension, social memory impairment, depression, neuroprotection, narcolepsy or other sleep related disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, drug addiction, post traumatic stress disorder and vascular injury and the like. The present disclosure also relates to methods for the preparation of such compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutical compositions. In addition, the present invention relates to therapeutic methods for the treatment and / or prevention of Aβ-related pathologies such as Down's syndrome, β-amyloid angiopathy such as but not limited to cerebral amyloid angiopathy or hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, disorders associated with cognitive impairment such as but not limited to MCI (“mild cognitive impairment”), Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy or cortical basal degeneration.

The invention provides recombinant protein as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The recombinant protein comprises Tau protein and hepatitis B virus core protein. The recombinant protein adopts Tau294-305 and the hepatitis B virus core protein to perform recombination, T294-HBc for fusion expression is self-assembled into HBc chimeric virus-like particles, with surface displaying Tau294-305, and vaccine is good in homogeneity, simple to prepare, high in immunogenicity and small in side effect, and has a good application prospect in terms of the treatment of dementia, such asalzheimer disease, frontotemporal dementia, corticobasal degeneration, Pick disease and progressive supranuclear palsy, caused by Tau lesion.

A tau aggregation inhibitor reduces tau aggregation in cells. The tau aggregation inhibitor can include a catechol structure-containing compound or a salt thereof, and the catechol structure-containing compound can be one of isoprenaline, dopamine, dobutamine, levodopa, levodopa / carbidopa, trimetoquinol, hexoprenaline, methyldopa, and droxidopa. One example of the catechol structure-containing compound is isoprenaline, which can be d-enantiomer of isoprenaline or d / l-racemic mixture of isoprenaline. Tauopathies to be prevented or treated by the inhibitor include AD, Down's syndrome, Pick's disease, corticobasal degeneration, and progressive supranuclear palsy.

Peptide 6 and in particular, Peptide 021, may be used to treat tauopathies, such as frontotemporal dementia with Parkinsonism linked to chromosome-17 (FTDP-17) tau, corticobasal degeneration, Pick disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, Guam Parkinsonism dementia complex, dementia pugilistica also known as traumatic encephalopathy or traumatic brain injury, ceroid neuronal lipofusinosis, Hallerworden Sptaz disease, Alzheimer's disease, and adults with Down syndrome.

Peptide 6 and in particular, Peptide 021, may be used to treat tauopathies, such as frontotemporal dementia with Parkinsonism linked to chromosome-17 (FTDP-17) tau, corticobasal degeneration, Pick disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, Guam Parkinsonism dementia complex, dementia pugilistica also known as traumatic encephalopathy or traumatic brain injury, ceroid neuronal lipofusinosis, Hallerworden Sptaz disease, Alzheimer's disease, and adults with Down syndrome.

This invention describes the use of indane acetic acid derivatives which are dual PPAR delta / gamma agonists, and which penetrate the Blood Brain Barrier and achieve effective brain to plasma drug levels at non-toxic doses, for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases including one or more of the following: Alzheimer's Disease (AD); Huntington's Disease (HD); Parkinson's Disease (PD); Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS); Frontal Temporal Dementia (FTD); Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD); Progressive Supranuclear Palsey (PSP); Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB); or Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

The invention relates to compounds that are useful in the treatment of parkinsonism, such as parkinsonism in connection with Parkinson's disease (PD); dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB); multiple system atrophy (MSA); corticobasal degeneration (CBD); or progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). The said compounds include in particular idoxuridineand analogs thereof as well as their metabolic precursors, such as ropidoxuridine. The invention further relates to method for identifying compounds useful for the treatment of parkinsonism, said methods comprising detecting the capability of compound to increase the amount of GPR37 in cell membranes. The invention further relates to methods for the chemical synthesis of ropidoxuridine.

The present invention relates to a hemifumarate salt of the compound (1S)-1-(2-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-4-yl)-4-fluoro-1-(3-(pyrimidin-5-yl)phenyl)-1H-isoindol-3-amine, Form A thereof and its pharmaceutical compositions. In addition, the present invention relates to therapeutic methods for the treatment and / or prevention of Aβ-related pathologies such as Downs syndrome, β-amyloid angiopathy such as but not limited to cerebral amyloid angiopathy or hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, disorders associated with cognitive impairment such as but not limited to MCI (“mild cognitive impairment”), Alzheimer Disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer disease or dementia including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy or cortical basal degeneration.

A compound of formula (I) wherein, X and Y independently bind TSPO, wherein X and Y are the same or different; and L is a linker that links X to Y; or a salt or solvate thereof. For preference, X and Y may be (II) or (III). The compounds may be radiolabeled with a radioisotope. Also methods for diagnosing or treating TSPO related disorders such as neurodegenerative disorder, inflammation or anxiety, eg. Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, multiple system atrophy, epilepsy, encephalopathy, stroke, brain tumour, anxiety, stress, emotional disturbances or cognitive impairment, glioblastoma, ischemic stroke, herpes encephalitis, HIV, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, corticobasal degeneration, cancer, depression, an auto-immune disease and an infectious disease.

A method of treating a neurological disorder comprising administering a leptin peptide fragment comprising amino acids located within the region of amino acids 116-125 of leptin is disclosed. The leptin peptide fragment preferably comprises up to 30 amino acids, and / or wherein the leptin peptide fragment comprises one or more amino acids located between amino acids 116-122 of leptin, for example the sequence X1CX2LPX3X4 wherein X1 is selected from G or S; X2 is selected from S, H or P; X3 is selected from Q, H, W, L, P or R and X4 is selected from T, A, or V (SEQ ID NO:14) or the sequence SCHLPWASGL (SEQ ID NO:22). The neurological disorder can include those which would benefit from treatment through cognitive enhancement and / or neuroprotection, such as age-associated memory impairment or loss, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease, and can include Parkinson's disease, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, Pick's disease, corticobasal degeneration, alcoholic dementia, (DLB) dementia with Lewy bodies, Picks' disease, thalamic dementia, hippocampal sclerosis, Hallervorden-Spatz, multiple system atrophy, tauopathies, subacute aterioscleroitic encephalopathy (Binswanger's disease), amyloid angiopathy, vasculitis, prion diseases, and paraneoplastic syndromes. The invention also includes a pharmaceutical formulation for this method, which can include the peptide in the form of a cyclic peptide or a peptide conjugate.

This invention relates to bis- and tris-dihydroxyaryl compounds and their methylenedioxy analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and their use in the modulation of Sirtuin 1 (Sirt1) and there use in neuroprotection for subject suffering from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's disease, including Parkinson's plus diseases such as multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration and dementia with Lewy bodies, and in the manufacture of medicaments for such Sirt1 modulation and neuroprotection.

The subject invention pertains to compositions and methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease (HD), multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke, alcohol withdrawal, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Pick's disease (PiD), corticobasal degeneration (CBD), frontotemporal dementia or parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17). The methods of the subject invention further relate to methods of fermentation of bacterial cells and methods of tautomerization of the subject compounds.

The present invention relates to the treatment patient with a 4-repeat (4R) tauopathy using a therapeutically effect amount of a rho kinase inhibitor. One preferred inhibitor is fasudil and preferred methods involve the daily oral administration of between 20 and 250 mg of fasudil. Preferred 4R tauopathies treatable according to the invention include progressive supranuclear palsy with Richardson syndrome (PSP-RS) and corticobasal syndrome with probable sporadic corticobasal degeneration.

The present application relates to compositions and methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases, neurodegenerative diseases include Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease (HD), multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke, alcohol withdrawal, progressive suprakaryotic paralysis (PSP), PiD, corticobasal degeneration (CBD), chromosome 17 linked frontotemporal dementia with Parkinson's disease (FTDP-17). The methods of the present application also relate to methods of fermentation of bacterial cells and methods of tautomerization of the compounds of the present application.

The present disclosure relates to fused tricyclic compounds of formula (I) or its tautomers, polymorphs, stereoisomers, prodrugs, solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treating conditions and diseases that are mediated by thereof as A2A adenosine receptor antagonists. The compounds of the present disclosure are useful in the treatment, prevention or suppression of diseases and disorders that may be susceptible to improvement by the mediation of adenosine A2A receptor. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, Parkinsons disease, restless leg syndrome, Alzheimers disease, neurodegenerative disorder, inflammation, wound healing, dermal fibrosis, nocturnal myoclonus, cerebral ischaemia, myocardial ischemia, Huntington's disease, multiple system atrophy, corticobasal degeneration, Wilson's disease or other disorders of basal ganglia which results in dyskinesias, post traumatic stress disorder, hepatic cirrhosis, sepsis, spinal cord injury, retinopathy, hypertension, social memory impairment, depression, neuroprotection, narcolepsy or other sleep related disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, drug addiction, post traumatic stress disorder and vascular injury and the like. The present disclosure also relates to methods for the preparation of such compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.