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SUBMITTER: Segura-Ulate I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7959251 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Segura-Ulate Ismael I Belcher Troy K TK Vidal-Martinez Guadalupe G Vargas-Medrano Javier J Perez Ruth G RG
Journal of pharmacological sciences 20170217 3
FTY720 is an immunosuppressive multiple sclerosis (MS) drug that stimulates the expression of neuroprotective brain-derived-neurotrophic-factor (BDNF). In vivo preclinical data suggest that FTY720 could be beneficial for treating Parkinson's patients, though its immunosuppressive effects might limit its efficacy. Two novel FTY720-derivatives, FTY720-C2 and FTY720-Mitoxy, also stimulate BDNF expression and enter brain like FTY720 but are not phosphorylated, suggesting they will not produce FTY720 ...[more]