New Research Shows Simufilam Suppresses Overactive mTOR
- Overactive mTOR Plays a Key Role in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Simufilam Suppresses Overactive mTOR, Suggesting a Beneficial Drug Effect.
- Research is Published in Frontiers in Aging, a
Peer-reviewed Journal .
“Today’s publication suggests a meaningful impact of simufilam on overactive mTOR signaling,” said
The scientific literature shows overactive mTOR plays a key role in aging, Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions. When functioning normally, mTOR monitors cellular needs and is activated by insulin. The research published today shows mTOR is overactive in lymphocytes isolated from blood collected from Alzheimer's patients versus healthy controls. After oral administration of simufilam 100 mg twice daily to Alzheimer's patients for 28 days, lymphocytes showed normalized mTOR activity and restored mTOR sensitivity to insulin.
“Normalizing mTOR may have tantalizing potential in Alzheimer’s disease and beyond,” said
An abstract of the research paper appeared on-line
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Simufilam is Cassava Sciences’ novel, oral drug candidate currently in Phase 3 clinical trials in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease dementia. Simufilam binds tightly to and reverses an altered conformation of the filamin A protein (FLNA) in Alzheimer’s patients. Altered FLNA is critical to the toxicity of amyloid beta (1-42). Simufilam is wholly owned by
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