Safety and efficacy of dimethyl fumarate in ALS: randomised controlled study
Objective Neuroinflammation is an important pathogenic mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with regulatory T cells (Tregs) mediating a slower rate of disease progression.
Steve Vucic +6 more
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Safety and persistence of dimethyl fumarate as a treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple-sclerosis [PDF]
Objective: Dimethyl fumarate is a medication approved for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the safety and persistence of dimethyl fumarate in clinical practice and analyze the ...
Silvia Boullosa-Lale +3 more
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Dimethyl Fumarate Alleviates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis, through the Activation of Nrf2-Mediated Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Pathways. [PDF]
Oxidative stress and chronic inflammation play critical roles in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). A previous study has demonstrated that dimethyl fumarate (DMF) protects mice from dextran sulfate sodium ...
Farzaneh, Ted +8 more
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Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by well-demarcated scaly plaques. Oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the psoriasis pathogenesis and is associated with the disease severity.
Elena Campione +16 more
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Dimethyl Fumarate Ameliorates Lewis Rat Experimental Autoimmune Neuritis and Mediates Axonal Protection. [PDF]
Dimethyl fumarate is an immunomodulatory and neuroprotective drug, approved recently for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. In view of the limited therapeutic options for human acute and chronic polyneuritis, we used the animal ...
Kalliopi Pitarokoili +4 more
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Cost-Effectiveness of Treatments for Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A French Societal Perspective. [PDF]
The paper aimed to estimate the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) at the public published price for delayed-release dimethyl fumarate versus relevant Multiple Sclerosis disease-modifying therapies available in France in June 2015.The economic ...
Julie Chevalier +3 more
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Drug-Repurposing Strategy for Dimethyl Fumarate
In the area of drug discovery, repurposing strategies represent an approach to discover new uses of approved drugs besides their original indications.
Salvatore Giunta +8 more
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A Drug Combination Rescues Frataxin-Dependent Neural and Cardiac Pathophysiology in FA Models
Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) is an inherited multisystemic neuro- and cardio-degenerative disorder. Seventy-four clinical trials are listed for FA (including past and present), but none are considered FDA/EMA-approved therapy.
Rosella Abeti +7 more
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Klotho pathways, myelination disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, and epigenetic drugs [PDF]
In this review we outline a rationale for identifying neuroprotectants aimed at inducing endogenous Klotho activity and expression, which is epigenetic action, by definition. Such an approach should promote remyelination and/or stimulate myelin repair by
Chen, Xiaohong +15 more
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Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is an effective oral treatment for psoriasis administered in Europe for nearly 60 years. However, its potential has been limited by contact dermatitis that prohibits topical application.
Krzysztof Bojanowski +4 more
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