Prana Biotechnology: Pre-Clinical Evidence Demonstrates PBT434 as a Potential Treatment for MSA
05 Octobre 2018 - 5:47AM
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PBT434 prevents alpha-synuclein aggregation,
preserves neurons, reduces glial cell inclusions and slows motor
dysfunction in an animal model of Multiple System Atrophy
Prana Biotechnology Ltd (ASX: PBT) (NASDAQ: PRAN) today
announced further pre-clinical evidence for PBT434 will be
presented in a poster at the International Congress of Parkinson’s
Disease and Movement Disorders® in Hong Kong on Sunday, October
7th, 2018 at 1:45pm.
The poster is entitled ‘PBT434 prevents the accumulation of
glial cell inclusions and insoluble alpha-synuclein in a mouse
model of Multiple System Atrophy’. Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) is
a fatal neurodegenerative disease and an important form of atypical
Parkinsonism. The data demonstrate in the most widely accepted
animal model of the disease that PBT434 prevents α-synuclein
aggregation, preserves neurons, decreases the number of glial cell
inclusions and slows motor dysfunction. Glial cell inclusions are
the key pathological finding in MSA and contain abundant aggregated
α-synuclein that is associated with neurodegeneration.
Alpha-synuclein is of great interest to scientists and clinicians
because aggregated forms of the protein are toxic and underlie the
pathology of neurological diseases such as MSA and Parkinson’s
disease.
“We are excited to share these data with the movement disorder
community because Multiple System Atrophy is a terrible disease and
has no approved treatments. The data indicate that PBT434 targets
the key pathology in MSA and has excellent potential to treat this
devastating condition. Our Phase 1 study in healthy volunteers is
ongoing and we look forward to bringing PBT434 to patient studies
in the future”, said David Stamler, Chief Medical Officer and
Senior Vice President of Clinical Development.
PBT434 is the first of a new generation of small molecules
designed to inhibit the aggregation of α-synuclein and tau, vital
intracellular proteins that are implicated in neurodegenerative
diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and atypical Parkinsonism.
For further information please visit the Company’s web site at
www.pranabio.com.
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