Pharmacology of Alzheimer’s Disease: Appraisal and Prospects

Vol. 19, No. 5-6, 2005

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Pharmacology of Alzheimer's Disease: Appraisal and Prospects
François Sellal^a, André Nieoullon^b, Géraldine Michel^c, Bernard François Michel^c, Lucette Lacomblez^d, Hugo Geerts^g, Alexandra Delini Stula^h, Régis Bordet^e, Danièle Bentué-Ferrer^f, Hervé Allain^f

^aHôpital Universitaire, Strasbourg,
^bLaboratoire CNRS - LNCF Neurosciences, and
^cHôpitaux Sainte Marguerite et de la Conception, Marseille,
^dFédération Neurologie Mazarin/Service de Pharmacologie, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpétrière, Paris,
^eLaboratoire de Pharmacologie, Lille, and
^fLaboratoire de Pharmacologie, Rennes, France;
^gSilico Biosciences, Philadelphia, Pa., USA;
^hADI International Institut, Basel, Switzerland

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Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2005;19:229-245 (DOI: 10.1159/000084400)

Key Words

Alzheimer's disease
Pharmacology
Innovation
Drug
Methodology

Abstract

Ten years after the introduction of the first drug, tacrine, in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, it seems appropriate to reappraise the pharmacological processes of innovation in the research field of dementia. The aim of this review is to pinpoint concrete improvements achieved in this field, regarding experimental methods and clinical evaluation of the compounds, as well as the neurochemistry of the disease and cellular targets to consider in priority. This review deals with this objective in three parts: (1) assessment of current therapeutics, (2) discussion of the experimental models and clinical practices and (3) prospective drugs of the future. The implementation of considered strategies will require the involvement and close cooperation between political decisions, pharmaceutical companies and the scientific community.

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Danièle Bentué-Ferrer
Department of Pharmacology, Faculté de Médecine, University of Rennes I
2, avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard, FR-35043 Rennes (France)
Tel. +33 2 23 23 47 13, Fax +33 2 23 23 46 05
E-Mail daniele.bentue-ferrer@univ-rennes1.fr

Article Information

Accepted: October 30, 2004
Published online: March 11, 2005
Number of Print Pages : 17
Number of Figures : 2, Number of Tables : 1, Number of References : 50

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