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The potent BACE1 inhibitor LY2886721 elicits robust central A? pharmacodynamic responses in mice, dogs, and humans.

ABSTRACT: BACE1 is a key protease controlling the formation of amyloid ?, a peptide hypothesized to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Therefore, the development of potent and selective inhibitors of BACE1 has been a focus of many drug discovery efforts in academia and industry. Herein, we report the nonclinical and early clinical development of LY2886721, a BACE1 active site inhibitor that reached phase 2 clinical trials in AD. LY2886721 has high selectivity against key off-target proteases, which efficiently translates in vitro activity into robust in vivo amyloid ? lowering in nonclinical animal models. Similar potent and persistent amyloid ? lowering was observed in plasma and lumbar CSF when single and multiple doses of LY2886721 were administered to healthy human subjects. Collectively, these data add support for BACE1 inhibition as an effective means of amyloid lowering and as an attractive target for potential disease modification therapy in AD.

SUBMITTER: May PC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6605527 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The potent BACE1 inhibitor LY2886721 elicits robust central Aβ pharmacodynamic responses in mice, dogs, and humans.

May Patrick C PC Willis Brian A BA Lowe Stephen L SL Dean Robert A RA Monk Scott A SA Cocke Patrick J PJ Audia James E JE Boggs Leonard N LN Borders Anthony R AR Brier Richard A RA Calligaro David O DO Day Theresa A TA Ereshefsky Larry L Erickson Jon A JA Gevorkyan Hykop H Gonzales Celedon R CR James Douglas E DE Jhee Stanford S SS Komjathy Steven F SF Li Linglin L Lindstrom Terry D TD Mathes Brian M BM Martényi Ferenc F Sheehan Scott M SM Stout Stephanie L SL Timm David E DE Vaught Grant M GM Watson Brian M BM Winneroski Leonard L LL Yang Zhixiang Z Mergott Dustin J DJ

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 20150101 3

BACE1 is a key protease controlling the formation of amyloid β, a peptide hypothesized to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Therefore, the development of potent and selective inhibitors of BACE1 has been a focus of many drug discovery efforts in academia and industry. Herein, we report the nonclinical and early clinical development of LY2886721, a BACE1 active site inhibitor that reached phase 2 clinical trials in AD. LY2886721 has high selectivity against ...[more]

PMID: 25609634

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The potent BACE1 inhibitor LY2886721 elicits robust central A? pharmacodynamic responses in mice, dogs, and humans.

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The potent BACE1 inhibitor LY2886721 elicits robust central Aβ pharmacodynamic responses in mice, dogs, and humans.

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