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Discovery of 2,6-Dimethoxy-4-(5-Phenyl-4-Thiophen-2-yl-1H-Imidazol-2-yl)-Phenol (DPTIP) a Small Molecule Inhibitor of Neutral Sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2) for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative and Oncologic Diseases

Unmet NeedAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, affecting approximately 5.7 million people in the United States in 2018. Yet, no cure exists for AD, and AD therapeutics presently on the market fail to treat the disease’s underlying causes. Recent studies in mice reveal that exosomes released from glial cells contribute to the...

Published: 5/9/2024 | Inventor(s): Barbara Slusher, Camilo Rojas, Ajit Thomas, Norman Haughey, Marc Ferrer, Xin Hu

Keywords(s): Antagonists/Inhibitors, Cancers, CNS and Neurological Disorders, Disease Indication, Novel, Predicted Novelty, Small Molecules, Therapeutic Matter, Therapeutic Substance, Therapeutics

Category(s): Clinical and Disease Specializations > Neurology, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Oncology, Technology Classifications > Therapeutic Modalities > Small Molecules

Quantitation of GCPII Enzymatic Activity in Human Skin Biopsies as a Clinical Biomarker

We have identified a unique tissue preparation and enzymatic assay conditions to quatitatively monitor glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) activity in human skin biopsy samples. This assay can be utilzed as a phanacodynamic (PD) marker in the clinical development of novel GCPII inhibitors. This new assay is a significant improvement over GCPII biomarker...

Published: 5/9/2024 | Inventor(s): Barbara Slusher, Camilo Rojas, Marigo Stathis, Michael Polydefkis

Keywords(s): Assay, Biomarker, Clinical Diagnostics, CNS and Neurological Disorders, Disease Indication, In Vitro Diagnostics, Multiple CNS Indications, Pharmakodynamic Biomarker, Therapeutic Matter, Therapeutics

Category(s): Clinical and Disease Specializations, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Neurology, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics > Biomarkers, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics > In Vitro Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Therapeutic Modalities > Targets, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Therapeutic Modalities