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@ARTICLE{Wintz:1007370,
author = {Wintz, Katharina and Post, Julia and Langen, Karl-Josef and
Willbold, Dieter and Willuweit, Antje and Kutzsche, Janine},
title = {{O}ral {T}reatment with d-{RD}2{RD}2 {I}mpedes {E}arly
{D}isease {M}echanisms in {SOD}1*{G}93{A} {T}ransgenic
{M}ice but {D}oes {N}ot {P}rolong {S}urvival},
journal = {Biomedicines},
volume = {11},
number = {4},
issn = {2227-9059},
address = {Basel},
publisher = {MDPI},
reportid = {FZJ-2023-02035},
pages = {995 -},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative
disease affecting upper and lower motor neurons, thus,
progressing to complete muscle loss until the patient dies
from respiratory arrest. The disease is not curable, and
patients die approximately 2–5 years after diagnosis.
Studying the underlying disease mechanisms to get access to
new treatment options is, therefore, essential for
patients’ benefit. However, so far, only three drugs that
alleviate the symptoms have been approved by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). A new drug candidate for the
treatment of ALS is the all-d-enantiomeric peptide RD2RD2.
In this study, we investigated the therapeutic effect of
RD2RD2 in two setups. First, we analyzed disease progression
and survival in 7 week-old B6.Cg-Tg(SOD1*G93A)1Gur/J mice.
Second, we confirmed the result of the survival analysis in
the B6SJL-Tg(SOD1*G93A)1Gur/J mouse line. Shortly before
disease onset, the mice were treated daily with an oral dose
of 50 mg/kg body weight. Treatment with RD2RD2 led to a
delayed disease onset and reduced motor phenotype as shown
using the SHIRPA test, the splay reflex test, and the pole
test, but did not affect survival. In conclusion, RD2RD2 has
the ability to delay the onset of symptoms.},
cin = {IBI-7 / INM-4},
ddc = {570},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBI-7-20200312 / I:(DE-Juel1)INM-4-20090406},
pnm = {5244 - Information Processing in Neuronal Networks
(POF4-524)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5244},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {37189613},
UT = {WOS:000977211400001},
doi = {10.3390/biomedicines11040995},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1007370},
}