Extrasynaptic NMDA receptors in acute and chronic excitotoxicity: implications for preventive treatments of ischemic stroke and late-onset Alzheimer's disease

SP Yu, MQ Jiang, SS Shim, S Pourkhodadad… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Stroke and late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) are risk factors for each other; the
comorbidity of these brain disorders in aging individuals represents a significant challenge …

The role of glutamate receptors in epilepsy

TS Chen, TH Huang, MC Lai, CW Huang - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glutamate is an essential excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, playing
an indispensable role in neuronal development and memory formation. The dysregulation of …

Memantine for the prevention of cognitive dysfunction in patients receiving whole-brain radiotherapy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

PD Brown, S Pugh, NN Laack, JS Wefel… - Neuro …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background To determine the protective effects of memantine on cognitive function in
patients receiving whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT). Methods Adult patients with brain …

The lipophilic bullet hits the targets: medicinal chemistry of adamantane derivatives

L Wanka, K Iqbal, PR Schreiner - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
A simple, primary amine bearing a C10H15 alkyl residue was found to display potent anti-
Influenza A properties in 1964. 1 Soon thereafter, antiviral activity of this amine was found …

Alzheimer's disease, β‐amyloid, glutamate, NMDA receptors and memantine–searching for the connections

W Danysz, CG Parsons - British journal of pharmacology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
β‐amyloid (Aβ) is widely accepted to be one of the major pathomechanisms underlying
Alzheimer's disease (AD), although there is presently lively debate regarding the relative …

Excitatory amino acids as a final common pathway for neurologic disorders

SA Lipton, PA Rosenberg - New England Journal of Medicine, 1994 - Mass Medical Soc
In many neurologic disorders, injury to neurons may be caused at least in part by
overstimulation of receptors for excitatory amino acids, including glutamate and aspartate …

Therapeutics of neurotransmitters in Alzheimer's disease

R Kandimalla, PH Reddy - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, characterized by the
loss of memory, multiple cognitive impairments and changes in the personality and …

Whole-brain radiotherapy for brain metastases: evolution or revolution?

PD Brown, MS Ahluwalia, OH Khan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
An estimated 20% of patients with cancer will develop brain metastases. Approximately
200,000 individuals in the United States alone receive whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) …

New approaches for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

PV Fish, D Steadman, ED Bayle, P Whiting - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent chronic neurodegenerative disease. Current
approved therapies are symptomatic treatments having some effect on cognitive function …

Memantine and cholinesterase inhibitors: complementary mechanisms in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

CG Parsons, W Danysz, A Dekundy, I Pulte - Neurotoxicity research, 2013 - Springer
This review describes the preclinical mechanisms that may underlie the increased
therapeutic benefit of combination therapy—with the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor …