36 results about "Creutzfeldt�Jakob disease" patented technology

The present invention relates to the use of selective aquaporin inhibitors, e.g., of aquaporin-4 or aquaporin-2, e.g., certain phenylbenzamide compounds, for the prophylaxis, treatment and control of aquaporin-mediated conditions, e.g., diseases of water imbalance, for example edema (particularly edema of the brain and spinal cord, e.g., following trauma or ischemic stroke, as well as the edema associated with glioma, meningitis, acute mountain sickness, epileptic seizures, infections, metabolic disorders, hypoxia, water intoxication, hepatic failure, hepatic encephalopathy, diabetic ketoacidosis, abscess, eclampsia, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and lupus cerebritis, as well as edema consequent to microgravity and / or radiation exposure, as well as edema consequent to invasive central nervous system procedures, e.g., neurosurgery, endovascular clot removal, spinal tap, aneurysm repair, or deep brain stimulation, as well as retinal edema), as well as hyponatremia and excess fluid retention, and diseases such as epilepsy, retinal ischemia and other diseases of the eye associated with abnormalities in intraocular pressure and / or tissue hydration, myocardial ischemia, myocardial ischemia / reperfusion injury, myocardial infarction, myocardial hypoxia, congestive heart failure, sepsis, and neuromyelitis optica, as well as migraines, as well as to novel assays for identifying aquaporin inhibitors.

Disclosed herein are compounds and methods for decreasing PrP and preventing, ameliorating, or treating a prion disease or conformational neurodegenerative disorder, in an individual in need thereof. Examples of disease conditions that can be ameliorated with the administration of antisense compounds targeted to PrP include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD); variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD); Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome; fatal familial insomnia; kuru; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), e.g. “mad cow disease”; Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD); scrapie; transmissible mink encephalopathy; feline spongiform encephalopathy; ungulate spongiform encephalopathy; Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease; Huntington's disease; and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

The present invention relates to a composition comprising an extract of crude drug complex comprising Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer, Acanthopanax senticosus HARMS, Angelica sinensis DIELS, Scutellaria baicalensis GEORGI, prevention and treatment of stroke and neurodegenerative diseases such apoplexy, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Pick's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and senile dementia.

The invention is directed to substituted isoquinoline derivatives and uses thereof. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds according to Formula I and the use of compounds of Formula (I)in treating disease states: (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and X are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of PERK and can be useful in the treatment of cancer, pre-cancerous syndromes and diseases associated with activated unfolded protein response pathways, such as Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, ischemic stroke, stroke, Parkinson disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, metabolic disorders, Huntington's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, fatal familial insomnia, Gerstmann-Str ussler-Scheinker syndrome, and related prion diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, progressive supranuclear palsy, myocardial infarction, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, organ fibrosis, chronic and acute diseases of the liver, fatty liver disease, liver steatosis, liver fibrosis, chronic and acute diseases of the lung, lung fibrosis, chronic and acute diseases of the kidney, kidney fibrosis, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), neurodegeneration, dementias, frontotemporal dementias, tauopathies, Pick's disease, Neimann-Pick's disease, amyloidosis, cognitive impairment, ather osclerosis, ocular diseases, arrhythmias, in organ transplantation and in the transportation of organs for transplantation. Accordingly, the invention is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention. The inventionis still further directed to methods of inhibiting PERK activity and treatment of disorders associated therewith using a compound of the invention or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the invention.

A family of compounds of formula (I) wherein: X is one of the following radicals: which behaves as dual site acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and which are especially useful for the treatment of cognitive disorders as senile dementia, cerebrovascular dementia, mild cognition impairment, attention deficit disorder, and / or neurodegenerative dementing disease with aberrant protein aggregations as specially Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson disease, ALS, or prion diseases, as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinher disease.

Encephalotoxin produced by activated mononuclear phagocytes is present in individuals having neurological disease including neurodegenerative and neuro-inflammatory diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), HIV-1-associated dementia (HAD), Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, prion disease, minor cognitive / motor dysfunction, acute stroke, acute trauma, or neuro-AIDS. Biochemical detection of encephalotoxin according to the methods of the invention will allow diagnosis of neurological disease in early, presymptomatic stages, thereby allowing early intervention in disease progression as well as identification of subjects or populations at risk for developing neurodegenerative disease. The methods of the invention also provide a mechanism for monitoring progression and treatment of neurological disease.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of degenerative neurological brain disorders, and more specifically relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of degenerative neurological brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's dementia (senile dementia), stroke, Lou Gehrig's disease, Pick's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Huntington's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, spinocerebellar ataxia, cerebellar atrophy, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder and amnesia, which composition contains a paraben compound constituting an active ingredient having effects that are useful in combating oxidation to remove active oxygen, suppressing cell-death, improving impaired movement and enhancing declining memory.

The present invention relates to a method for the prevention or treatment of degenerative neurological brain disorders and, more specifically, relates to a method for the prevention or treatment of degenerative neurological brain disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's dementia (senile dementia), stroke, Lou Gehrig's disease, Pick's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Huntington's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, spinocerebellar degeneration, cerebellar atrophy, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder, and amnesia. The method includes administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition, wherein the composition contains a paraben compound as an active ingredient having effects that are useful in combating oxidation to remove active oxygen, suppressing cell-death, improving impaired movement, and enhancing declining memory.

The present invention is concerned with derivatives of 3,5-diphenyl-diazole compounds, which are effective therapeutic agents for use in treating diseases linked to protein aggregation and / or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).The therapeutic effect is caused by the inhibition of the protein aggregation in the affected tissue, such as the brain. 3,5-Diphenyl-diazole derivatives have been shown to be effective in inhibiting aggregation of proteins but are also characterized by their poor solubility in aqueous solutions. The prodrugs of the invention are modified 3,5-diphenyl-diazole derivatives, which are characterized by their improved solubility in aqueous solutions, and by their increased bioavailability.