The PDE1/5 Inhibitor SCH-51866 Does Not Modify Disease Progression in the R6/2 Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease

Vahri Beaumont, Larry Park, Arash Rassoulpour, Ulrike Dijkman, Taneli Heikkinen, Kimmo Lehtimaki, Outi Kontkanen, Rand Al Nackkash, Gillian P. Bates, Melanie Gleyzes, Esther Steidl, Sylvie Ramboz, Carol Murphy, Maria G. Beconi, Celia Dominguez, Ignacio Munoz-Sanjuan*

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Abstract

Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the CAG tract of huntingtin. Several studies in HD cellular and rodent systems have identified disturbances in cyclic nucleotide signaling, which might be relevant to pathogenesis and therapeutic intervention. To investigate whether selective phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors can improve some aspects of disease pathogenesis in HD models, we have systematically evaluated the effects of a variety of cAMP and cGMP selective PDE inhibitors in various HD models. Here we present the lack of effect in a variety of endpoints of the PDE subtype selective inhibitor SCH-51866, a PDE1/5 inhibitor, in the R6/2 mouse model of HD, after chronic oral dosing.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberecurrents.hd.3304e87e460b4bb0dc519a29f4deccca
JournalPLOS Currents: Disasters
Issue numberFEB
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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