中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2022, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (5): 1018-1019.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.324843

• 观点:退行性病与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

重新使用维拉帕米预防散发性阿尔茨海默病的认知能力下降

  

  • 出版日期:2022-05-15 发布日期:2021-11-08

Repurposing verapamil for prevention of cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer’s disease

Heba A. Ahmed, Tauheed Ishrat*   

  1. Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA (Ahmed HA, Ishrat T)
    Pharmaceutical Sciences, Neuroscience Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA (Ishrat T)
  • Online:2022-05-15 Published:2021-11-08
  • Contact: Tauheed Ishrat, PhD, tishrat@uthsc.edu.
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Institute of Health, No. R01-NS097800 (to TI).

摘要: Neural Regen Res:维拉帕米在阿尔茨海默病治疗中的益处已得到进一步证实
阿尔茨海默病严重威胁人类健康,其总体成本已超过癌症和心脏病的总和,已发展成为全球性危机。对此美国制定了“国家阿尔茨海默病项目法案”,旨在预防和管理阿尔茨海默病。因为与高龄密切相关,这种快速进展且不可逆的神经退行性脑病的发病率预计在未来几年进一步增加,但目前还没有令人满意的疗法。
来自美国田纳西大学的Tauheed Ishrat团队认为,像阿尔茨海默病这样复杂、进展的疾病需要一种系统的方法在早期阶段筛查患者,并在合适的疗效时间窗内开始适当的治疗。症状性认知衰退的发展通常会延迟,因此未来的试验应侧重于使用相对简单有效的诊断技术在临床前阶段识别到患者。这个“临床前阶段”可能是开始干预措施保护认知的最佳阶段。虽然单独使用维拉帕米可能无法“治愈” 阿尔茨海默病,但有相当一致的证据支持其益处和在预防痴呆症的潜力。其治疗管理应根据最新的临床发现定期修订和更新。有可能将维拉帕米作为综合治疗方案的一部分,而被重新应用于阿尔茨海默病。
文章在《中国神经再生研究(英文版)》杂志2022年5 月 5期发表。

Abstract: Dementia is currently the only leading cause of death that is still on the rise, with its overall costs already surpassing those of cancer and heart disease combined, it has developed into a worldwide crisis. In response to its serious and far-reaching effects, the US government has established the “National Alzheimer’s Project Act” (Public Law 111-375), which aims to prevent and successfully manage Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, by 2025. Unfortunately, the incidence of this rapidly progressive, irreversible neurodegenerative cerebral disorder is expected to increase further in coming years, given its close connection with advanced age, yet there are no satisfactory therapies. All the available agents, currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for managing AD are merely palliative, their efficacy decreases over time and they are frequently associated with undesirable side effects. Moreover, efforts to develop new and more efficacious treatments have been futile, despite all the time taken (nearly 20 years) and billions of dollars spent in the rigorous process of drug design, research, development, formulation, and testing.