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Repurposing AKT Inhibitors for the Treatment of Protein Misfolding and Protein Trafficking Diseases

Wayne State University researchers have demonstrated that inhibition of pro-survival kinase, AKT, using the transgene, Trb3, expressed in oligodendrocytes, leads to less brain white matter than controls. Moreover, Trb3 introduction into an animal model of the human disease, Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease (PMD) leads to less myelin thickness and fewer...

Published: 3/31/2014 | Inventor(s): Alexander Gow, Cherie Southwood

Keywords(s): Alzheimer's Disease, Anti-cancer, Neuro-disorders, Parkinson's

Category(s): Biotechnology, Life Science, Neurological disorders, Oncology, Therapeutics

Visual Prostheses Based Upon Fiber-Optic Uncaging of Neurotransmitter Substances

Detailed Description A fiber optic cable may also be used to deliver light. The drug delivery system selectively delivers drugs to various types of neurological cells. In operation a solution of photoactivatable neuro-active drug is delivered to a pre-selected area in vivo and photoactivated in the solution at the pre-selected area to stimulate neurological...

Published: 3/31/2014 | Inventor(s): Patrick Mcallister, Raymond Iezzi, Gregory Auner, Gary Abrams

Keywords(s): Drug Delivery, Neurological, Neuroscience

Category(s): Medical, Life Science, Neurological disorders, Therapeutics, Drug Delivery

Novel Dual and Triple Acting CNS Compounds with Potential as Antidepressants, Medications for Attention Deficit Disorders and other Related Neuro-disorders

Wayne State University researchers have identified compounds with a unique molecular template exhibiting reuptake inhibition activity for both at the norepinephrine and serotonin transporters in the CNS. In addition, some of these molecules also exhibit triple reuptake activity for the dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine transporters. These...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Aloke Dutta

Keywords(s): Antidepressants, Attention Deficit Disorders, Neuro-disorders, Neuroscience

Category(s): Therapeutics, Diseases, Life Science, Small molecule, Neurological disorders

Novel Hybrid Series of Compound Derived from 2-Aminotetralin and Piperazine Based Derivatives: Characterization for D1, D2, D3, D4 and other Serotonin Receptor Subtypes Binding

A series of compounds derived from 2-aminotetralin and piperazine fragments have been synthesized, which exhibit high CNS activity in vivo and in vitro. Some of the selected lead compounds have exhibited potent in vivo activity in a Parkinson’s disease animal model with long extended duration of action. In particular, these compounds show high...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Aloke Dutta, XianG-Shu Fei

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Category(s): Therapeutics, Diseases, Life Science, Small molecule, Neurological disorders

Drug-Dendrimer Nanoparticles for Targeted Treatment of Neuroinflammation

Highly effective dendrimer-drug based compositions and methods for treatment have been developed that target neuroinflammation both in the brain and the retina upon intravenous administration. The nanodevices overcome the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and deliver drugs to target cells (activated microglia and astrocytes) producing dramatic therapeutic improvements....

Published: 3/31/2014 | Inventor(s): Rangaramanujam Kannan, Raymond Iezzi, Bharath Rajaguru, Sujatha Kannan

Keywords(s): Alzheimer's Disease, Compound, Disease, Drug Delivery, Imaging, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Neural Probes, Neuro-disorders, Parkinson's, Pharmaceuticals, Therapeutics

Category(s): Drug Delivery, Therapeutics, Diseases, Life Science, Nano-based, Vision, Imaging, Neurological disorders, Dendrimer