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Advances in tau-focused drug discovery for Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies

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Brunden, Kurt R., Trojanowski, John Q., Lee, Virginia M.-Y.·2009·Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

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Neuronal inclusions comprised of the microtubule-associated protein tau are found in numerous neurodegenerative diseases, commonly known as tauopathies. In Alzheimer's disease - the most prevalent tauopathy - misfolded tau is probably a key pathological agent. The recent failure of amyloid-beta-targeted therapeutics in Phase III clinical trials suggests that it is timely and prudent to consider alternative drug discovery strategies for Alzheimer's disease. Here, we focus on strategies directed at reducing misfolded tau and compensating for the loss of normal tau function.

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Authors
Brunden, K. R., Trojanowski, J. Q., & Lee, V. M.-Y.
Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Brunden, Kurt R.
Venue
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
Published
2009-10
Volume
8
Issue
10
Pages
783-793
ISSN
  • 1474-1776 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1784
OpenAlex
W2021370614
Cited by
440
References
140
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FWCI
4.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5u01ag024904-10)
  • National Institute on Aging (U01-AG-024904, P01AG014382, P01 AG11542, P01-AG09215, P30AG10124, P01AG011542, P01 AG-17586, P01AG014449, P01 AG14382, P30AG010124, P01AG009215, P01AG017586, P01 AG14449, UO1 AG24904, U19AG010483, P01-AG19724, P01AG019724)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (P01NS044233)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
tau protein, tauopathy, Alzheimer's disease, tau misfolding, neurodegeneration, tau functions, microtubule-associated proteins
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Humans, tau Proteins, Tauopathies, Drug Discovery

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