5 results about "Neurogenia" patented technology

The present invention concerns the use of peptidyl-prolyl isomerase cyclophilin 40 (CyP40) for reduction of neurotoxic fibrils and treatment and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases associated with amyloid fibril aggregation. Aspects of the invention include compositions, methods, dosage forms, and kits for treating or preventing a neurodegenerative disease or condition associated with amyloid fibril aggregation in a human or animal subject, and for disaggregating neurofibrillary aggregates in vitro or in vivo, using CyP40, or a biologically active fragment thereof.

Novel and useful compounds, such as 2,4-dihydropyrazolo[3',4':4,5]pyrano[2,3-b]pyridines, are disclosed herein. Such compounds may be employed in various treatments, alleviation, or prevention of a group of disorders, such as disorders associated with Tau (tubulin associated unit) protein aggregates, such as neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Disclosed are substituted heterocyclic compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which may be suitable for imaging tau aggregates, b-sheet aggregates, beta-amyloid aggregates or alpha-synuclein aggregates, and hence are useful in binding and imaging tau aggregates in Alzheimer's patients. More specifically, this invention relates to a method of using the compounds of formula (I) as tracers in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to study tau deposits in brain in vivo to allow diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology. The disclosure further relates to a method of measuring clinical efficacy of therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology.

Described herein are methods of making and using a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Transgenic animal models and cell lines are disclosed for the study of Alzheimer's disease or Alzheimer's disease-type pathology. Methods of screening and identifying active agents for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease or Alzheimer's disease-type pathology are also provided.

Compounds comprising a triazole scaffold, compositions comprising same, and the use of such compounds and compositions to inhibit tubulin-associated unit (tau) protein and alpha-synuclein (α-syn) protein aggregation, including neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) and Lewy bodies.