Neural Regeneration Research ›› 2023, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (10): 2194-2195.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.369108

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Repurposing ibrutinib: therapeutic effects and implications for translational approaches in Alzheimer’s disease

Hyun-ju Lee*, Hyang-Sook Hoe*   

  1. Department of Neural Development and Disease, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu, South Korea (Lee H, Hoe HS)
    Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, Daegu 42988, South Korea (Hoe HS) 
  • Online:2023-10-15 Published:2023-03-28
  • Contact: Hyang-Sook Hoe, PhD, sookhoe72@kbri.re.kr; Hyun-ju Lee, PhD, hjlee@kbri.re.kr.
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the KBRI basic research program through KBRI funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (grant Nos. 22-BR-02-03 and 22-BR-05-02, to HSH), and the National Research Foundation of Korea (grant No. 2022R1F1A1074320, to HL). 

Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease, and the number of patients with AD is estimated to double by 2060 (Alzheimer’s Association, 2022). The AD mortality rate has increased by 145% over the last decade, the largest increase among the ten leading causes of death in the US (Alzheimer’s Association, 2022). In 2022, the targets of novel disease-modifying agents for AD in phase 3 clinical trials expanded from amyloid β (Aβ)/tau to include synaptic plasticity, the gut-brain axis, oxidative stress, the vasculature, metabolism, and proteostasis (Cummings et al., 2022). Despite the identification of innovative AD therapeutic targets and high R&D investment in AD research, the clinical failure rate for AD therapeutics is 99.6% (Cummings et al., 2022). A major reason for this high failure rate may be the use of single-target approaches for AD drug development.