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Nature ; 537(7618): 50-6, 2016 09 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27582220

RESUMO

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by deposition of amyloid-ß (Aß) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain, accompanied by synaptic dysfunction and neurodegeneration. Antibody-based immunotherapy against Aß to trigger its clearance or mitigate its neurotoxicity has so far been unsuccessful. Here we report the generation of aducanumab, a human monoclonal antibody that selectively targets aggregated Aß. In a transgenic mouse model of AD, aducanumab is shown to enter the brain, bind parenchymal Aß, and reduce soluble and insoluble Aß in a dose-dependent manner. In patients with prodromal or mild AD, one year of monthly intravenous infusions of aducanumab reduces brain Aß in a dose- and time-dependent manner. This is accompanied by a slowing of clinical decline measured by Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes and Mini Mental State Examination scores. The main safety and tolerability findings are amyloid-related imaging abnormalities. These results justify further development of aducanumab for the treatment of AD. Should the slowing of clinical decline be confirmed in ongoing phase 3 clinical trials, it would provide compelling support for the amyloid hypothesis.


Assuntos
Doença de Alzheimer/tratamento farmacológico , Doença de Alzheimer/psicologia , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/antagonistas & inibidores , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/metabolismo , Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados/uso terapêutico , Placa Amiloide/tratamento farmacológico , Placa Amiloide/metabolismo , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Doença de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Doença de Alzheimer/patologia , Amiloide/efeitos dos fármacos , Amiloide/metabolismo , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/química , Animais , Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados/administração & dosagem , Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados/efeitos adversos , Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados/farmacocinética , Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Ensaios Clínicos Fase III como Assunto , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Biológicos , Placa Amiloide/patologia , Agregação Patológica de Proteínas/tratamento farmacológico , Solubilidade
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Neuropharmacology ; 103: 57-68, 2016 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26690893

RESUMO

Reducing the production of larger aggregation-prone amyloid ß-peptides (Aß) remains an untested therapeutic approach for reducing the appearance and growth of Aß plaques in the brain, which are a hallmark pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease. γ-Secretase modulators (GSMs) are therapeutics that impact γ-secretase-dependent cleavage of amyloid precursor protein to promote the production of shorter Aß peptides that are less prone to aggregation and plaque deposition. This is accomplished without inhibiting overall γ-secretase function and cleavage of other substrates, which is believed to be a source of deleterious side effects. Here, we report the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of BIIB042, a novel bioavailable and brain-penetrant GSM. In cell-based assays, BIIB042 reduced the levels of Aß42, increased the levels of Aß38 and had little effect on the levels of Aß40, the most abundant Aß species. Similar pharmacodynamic properties were confirmed in the central nervous system and in plasma of mice and rats, and also in plasma of cynomolgus monkeys after a single oral dose of BIIB042. BIIB042 reduced Aß42 levels and Aß plaque burden in Tg2576 mice, which overexpress human amyloid precursor protein and serve as a model system for Alzheimer's disease. BIIB042 did not inhibit cleavage of other γ-secretase substrates in cell-based and in vivo signaling and cleavage assays. The pharmacodynamic effects of lowering Aß42 in the central nervous system coupled with demonstrated efficacy in reducing plaque pathology suggests modulation of γ-secretase, with molecules like BIIB042, is a compelling therapeutic approach for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.


Assuntos
Aldeídos/farmacocinética , Doença de Alzheimer/tratamento farmacológico , Doença de Alzheimer/enzimologia , Secretases da Proteína Precursora do Amiloide/metabolismo , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/metabolismo , Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Encéfalo/enzimologia , Aldeídos/administração & dosagem , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/sangue , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Macaca fascicularis , Masculino , Camundongos , Placa Amiloide/metabolismo , Isoformas de Proteínas/sangue , Ratos , Ratos Endogâmicos F344
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Pharmacol Biochem Behav ; 89(4): 515-22, 2008 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18342360

RESUMO

A monthly extended-release formulation of the opioid antagonist naltrexone (XR-NTX) is approved for treatment of alcohol dependence. There is little research regarding overriding chronic (>21 days) competitive opioid receptor blockade with opioids for acute pain. Using the hot plate test after XR-NTX or placebo microsphere administration, rats were treated with an opioid analgesic to determine the dose required to produce the maximum response latency (MRL; 60 s). Rats were later treated with the same opioid to determine any potential effects on respiration rate or locomotor activity. In naïve rats, 15 mg/kg morphine, 0.1 mg/kg fentanyl and 8 mg/kg hydrocodone produced MRL. In XR-NTX treated rats, morphine produced 36% and 46% MRL at 90 mg/kg on days 4 and 19 and 96% MRL at 45 mg/kg on day 39. Fentanyl produced 100% MRL at 2.0 mg/kg on days 4 and 19 and at 0.5 mg/kg on day 39. Hydrocodone (80 mg/kg) produced 69%, 80% and 100% MRL on days 4, 19 and 39. Compared to placebo, these doses did not further depress respiration or alter locomotor activity. Thus, opioid receptor blockade with XR-NTX can be overcome in rats with higher doses of opioids without further affecting respiration or locomotor activity.


Assuntos
Analgésicos Opioides/administração & dosagem , Naltrexona/administração & dosagem , Antagonistas de Entorpecentes/administração & dosagem , Alcoolismo/tratamento farmacológico , Analgésicos Opioides/efeitos adversos , Animais , Preparações de Ação Retardada , Interações Medicamentosas , Fentanila/administração & dosagem , Fentanila/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Hidrocodona/administração & dosagem , Hidrocodona/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Morfina/administração & dosagem , Morfina/efeitos adversos , Atividade Motora/efeitos dos fármacos , Naltrexona/sangue , Antagonistas de Entorpecentes/sangue , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Medição da Dor , Pletismografia Total , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Respiração/efeitos dos fármacos
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Pharm Res ; 19(7): 1052-60, 2002 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12180539

RESUMO

PURPOSE: The present studies evaluated the ability of injectable, biodegradable microspheres releasing carboplatin, doxorubicin, or 5-fluorouracil to suppress the growth of solid tumors implanted subcutaneously or intramuscularly. METHODS: Seven to 10 days after implantation of MATB-III cells, rats received systemic chemotherapy, intratumoral bolus chemotherapy, or injections of chemotherapeutic microspheres into the tumor center or multiple sites along the outer perimeter of the tumor. RESULTS: A single treatment with carboplatin, doxorubicin, or 5-fluorouracil microspheres along the perimeter of the tumors produced a significant, dose-related suppression in tumor growth, relative to injections directly into the tumor center. Moreover, five temporally-spaced microsphere treatments along the tumor perimeter (with either doxorubicin or 5-fluorouracil microspheres) completely eradicated 100% of the subcutaneous tumors and 40-53% of the intramuscular tumors. Polypharmacy, accomplished by blending doxorubicin- and 5-fluorouracil-loaded microspheres and injecting them into the tumors was even more efficacious than sustained delivery of either drug alone. Comparable doses of systemic chemotherapy or intratumoral bolus chemotherapy were ineffective. CONCLUSIONS: Injectable microspheres might be ideal for local, sustained delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to solid tumors. However, attention must be paid to the placement of the microspheres, for injections around the tumor perimeter may be required for efficacy.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Preparações de Ação Retardada/administração & dosagem , Infusões Parenterais , Injeções Intralesionais , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de Xenoenxerto/métodos , Animais , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Injeções Intramusculares , Injeções Subcutâneas , Masculino , Microesferas , Transplante de Neoplasias/métodos , Ratos , Ratos Endogâmicos F344 , Células Tumorais Cultivadas/transplante
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