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The Promise of Minocycline in Neurology

Yong, V Wee, Wells, Jennifer, Giuliani, Fabrizio, Casha, Steven, Power, Christopher, Metz, Luanne M·2004·The Lancet Neurology

Abstract

The capacity of minocycline to alleviate disease for several neurological disorders in animals is increasingly being recognised. Indeed, that one drug alone can attenuate the severity of disease in stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal-cord injury, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is astounding. In this review, we describe the evidence for the efficacy of minocycline in several animal models of neurological disease, discuss the mechanisms by which minocycline affects a range of neurological diseases with diverse causes, and introduce the emerging investigation of minocycline in clinical neurology. The encouraging results of minocycline in experimental neurology bode well for its therapeutic use in human neurological diseases.

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Authors
Yong, V. W., Wells, J., Giuliani, F., Casha, S., Power, C., & Metz, L. M.
Affiliations
University of Calgary (CA)
Corresponding author
Yong, V Wee
Venue
The Lancet Neurology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-12
Volume
3
Issue
12
Pages
744-751
ISSN
1474-4422 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2063885093
Cited by
518
References
64
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Lancet Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disorders and Treatments
Keywords
minocycline, neuroprotection, stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, animal models of neurological disease, clinical trials
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Minocycline, Nervous System Diseases

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