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Thursday, November 1, 2018
Cooling 'brains on fire' to treat Parkinson's
October 31, 2018, University of Queensland
The NLRP3 inflammasome (green) is expressed by immune cells (red) in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease. Credit: University of Queensland
A promising new therapy to stop Parkinson's disease in its tracks has been developed at The University of Queensland.
UQ Faculty of Medicine researcher Associate Professor Trent Woodruff said the team found that a small molecule, MCC950, stopped the development of Parkinson's in several animal models.
"We have used this discovery to develop improved drug candidates and hope to carry out human clinical trials in 2020," Dr. Woodruff said.
"Parkinson's disease is the second-most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide, with 10 million sufferers, whose control of body movements is affected.
"The disease is characterised by the loss of brain cells that produce dopamine, which is a chemical that co-ordinates motor control, and is accompanied by chronic inflammation in the brain.
"We found a key immune system target, called the NLRP3 inflammasome, lights up in Parkinson's patients, with signals found in the brain and even in the blood.
"MCC950, given orally once a day, blocked NLRP3 activation in the brain and prevented the loss of brain cells, resulting in markedly improved motor function."
There are no medications on the market that prevent brain cell loss in Parkinson's patients, with current therapies focusing on managing symptoms rather than halting the disease.
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