Clinical trials in rare disease: challenges and opportunities

EF Augustine, HR Adams… - Journal of child …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses constitute one of many groups of rare childhood
diseases for which disease-modifying treatments are nonexistent. Disease-specific barriers …

Therapeutic approaches to the challenge of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses

R Kohan, IA Cismondi… - Current …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
The Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs)
affecting the central nervous system (CNS), with generally with recessive inheritance. They …

2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin promotes transcription factor EB-mediated activation of autophagy

W Song, F Wang, P Lotfi, M Sardiello… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) is a Food and Drug Administration-approved
excipient used to improve the stability and bioavailability of drugs. Despite its wide use as a …

Ceria nanoparticles stabilized by organic surface coatings activate the lysosome-autophagy system and enhance autophagic clearance

W Song, S Soo Lee, M Savini, L Popp, VL Colvin… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) are widely used in a variety of industrial
applications including UV filters and catalysts. The expanding commercial scale production …

Cardiac involvement in juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (Batten disease)

JR Østergaard, TB Rasmussen, H Mølgaard - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To explore the onset and progression of cardiac involvement in juvenile neuronal
ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL). Methods: The study population comprised an unselected …

Towards understanding the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses

A Kohlschütter, A Schulz - Brain and Development, 2009 - Elsevier
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of genetic progressive brain
diseases of children and young adults, characterized by a decline of mental and other …

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type CLN2: a new rationale for the construction of phenotypic subgroups based on a survey of 25 cases in South America

R Kohan, MN Carabelos, W Xin, K Sims, N Guelbert… - Gene, 2013 - Elsevier
Tripeptidyl-peptidase 1 (TPP1) null or residual activity occurs in neuronal ceroid
lipofuscinosis (NCL) with underlying TPP1/CLN2 mutations. A survey of 25 South American …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a therapy for phosphomannomutase 2 deficiency, the defect in CDG-Ia patients

HH Freeze - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis …, 2009 - Elsevier
Phosphomannomutase (PMM2, Mannose-6-P→ Mannose-1-P) deficiency is the most
frequent glycosylation disorder affecting the N-glycosylation pathway. There is no therapy for …

Stem cells: an overview of the current status of therapies for central and peripheral nervous system diseases

A Orlacchio, G Bernardi… - Current medicinal …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
In regenerative medicine, stem cells are currently considered ideal candidates for the
treatment of diseases and injuries of the nervous system, for which, at present, there are no …

Pupillary light reflex deficits in a canine model of late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

REH Whiting, K Narfström, G Yao, JW Pearce… - Experimental eye …, 2013 - Elsevier
Late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (CLN2) is a hereditary neurological disorder
characterized by progressive retinal degeneration and vision loss, cognitive and motor …