MK-8719, a Novel and Selective O-GlcNAcase Inhibitor That Reduces the Formation of Pathological Tau and Ameliorates Neurodegeneration in a Mouse Model of Tauopathy
Deposition of hyperphosphorylated and aggregated tau protein in the central [...]
Discovery of MK-8719, A Potent O-GlcNAcase Inhibitor as a Potential Treatment for Tauopathies
Inhibition of O-GlcNAcase (OGA) has emerged as a promising therapeutic [...]
Alectos Therapeutics Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation for MK-8719: An Investigational Small-molecule OGA Inhibitor for Treatment of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Advances Novel Tau-directed Strategy for Treating Neurodegenerative Disease Phase 1 [...]
Preclinical Data Disclosed for Tau PET Tracer MK-6240: A Potential Clinical Biomarker for OGA Inhibitor MK-8719
Apr 18, 2016 – Alectos Therapeutics partner Merck, known as MSD [...]
Discovery of [18F]-MK-6240: A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging Agent for Quantification of Neurofibrillary Tangles (NFTs)
Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) made up of aggregated tau protein have [...]
Alectos Announces Preclinical Results in TAPP Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Oct 26, 2014 – Alectos today announced publication of preclinical [...]
Pharmacological inhibition of O-GlcNAcase (OGA) prevents cognitive decline and amyloid plaque formation in bigenic tau/APP mutant mice
BACKGROUND: Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are the defining [...]
The emerging link between O-GlcNAc and Alzheimer disease
Regional glucose hypometabolism is a defining feature of Alzheimer disease [...]
Chronic O-β-N-acetylglucosaminylase inhibition with Thiamet-G prevents tau pathology and hyperactivity in rTg4510 mice
Background: The abnormal hyperphosphorylation of the microtubule-associated protein tau plays a [...]
O-GlcNAc and neurodegeneration: biochemical mechanisms and potential roles in Alzheimer’s disease and beyond
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a growing problem for aging populations [...]