Abstract：
:Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, and is currently incurable. The efficacy of existing treatments for AD such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors is limited to symptom improvement. Research on disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) has conventionally focused on amelioration of CNS pathogenesis. Two neuropathological changes correlate strongly with AD, the appearance of neurofibrillary tangles containing the microtubule-associated protein tau and extracellular amyloid deposits containing amyloid β-protein (Aβ). The aggregation of Aβ is believed to be the key pathogenic event in AD, with oligomeric assemblies thought to be the most neurotoxic form. Inhibitors of oligomer formation, therefore, could be valuable therapeutics for AD patients. The clinical phosphodiesterase type-3 inhibitor cilostazol (CSZ) was recently found to suppress the progression of cognitive decline in patients with stable AD receiving acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. Here we examined the effects of CSZ on in vitro aggregations of Aβ1-40 and Aβ1-42 including oligomerization, using the thioflavin T assay, photo-induced cross-linking of unmodified proteins, and electron microscopy. CSZ (25-100 μM) inhibited Aβ aggregation, especially oligomer formation. Considering that CSZ might be a key molecule for DMTs of AD, it cannot be ruled out that the low concentration of CSZ achievable in patient dosing may display some ant-oligomeric activity in synergy with its known therapeutic effects.
journal_name
Neurosci Lettjournal_title
Neuroscience lettersauthors
Shozawa H,Oguchi T,Tsuji M,Yano S,Kiuchi Y,Ono Kdoi
10.1016/j.neulet.2018.04.032subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-06-11 00:00:00pages
19-25eissn
0304-3940issn
1872-7972pii
S0304-3940(18)30295-7journal_volume
677pub_type
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