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ID: ALA4627248
Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett
Title: Emerging small-molecule therapeutic approaches for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia.
Authors: Brown DG, Shorter J, Wobst HJ.
Abstract: Novel treatments are desperately needed for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In this review article, a survey of emerging small-molecule approaches for ALS and FTD therapies is provided. These approaches include targeting aberrant liquid-liquid phase separation and stress granule assembly, modulation of RNA-protein interactions, inhibition of TDP-43 phosphorylation, inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARP), RNA-targeting approaches to reduce RAN translation of dipeptide repeat proteins from repeat expansions of C9ORF72, and novel autophagy activation pathways. This review details the emerging small-molecule tools and leads in these areas, along with a critical perspective on the key challenges facing these opportunities.
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