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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-10
pubmed:abstractText
As a disease-modifying approach for Alzheimer's disease (AD), clioquinol (CQ) targets beta-amyloid (Abeta) reactions with synaptic Zn and Cu yet promotes metal uptake. Here we characterize the second-generation 8-hydroxy quinoline analog PBT2, which also targets metal-induced aggregation of Abeta, but is more effective as a Zn/Cu ionophore and has greater blood-brain barrier permeability. Given orally to two types of amyloid-bearing transgenic mouse models of AD, PBT2 outperformed CQ by markedly decreasing soluble interstitial brain Abeta within hours and improving cognitive performance to exceed that of normal littermate controls within days. Nontransgenic mice were unaffected by PBT2. The current data demonstrate that ionophore activity, inhibition of in vitro metal-mediated Abeta reactions, and blood-brain barrier permeability are indices that predict a potential disease-modifying drug for AD. The speed of recovery of the animals underscores the acutely reversible nature of the cognitive deficits associated with transgenic models of AD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1097-4199
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
43-55
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Alzheimer Disease, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Amyloid beta-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Clioquinol, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Cognition, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Copper, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Hydroxyquinolines, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Long-Term Potentiation, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Maze Learning, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Neuroblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Presenilin-1, pubmed-meshheading:18614028-Zinc
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapid restoration of cognition in Alzheimer's transgenic mice with 8-hydroxy quinoline analogs is associated with decreased interstitial Abeta.
pubmed:affiliation
Oxidation Biology Laboratory, The Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't