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Novel Therapeutic Targets for Huntington's Disease Treatment

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Novel Therapeutic Targets for Huntington's Disease Treatment

Advances in understanding HD pathogenesis have revealed novel therapeutic targets that could offer potential treatments. One such target is the excitotoxicity pathway. Excessive activation of excitatory neurotransmitters, particularly glutamate, leads to neuronal damage in HD. NMDA receptor antagonists, such as memantine, have shown neuroprotective effects in animal models and are being explored in clinical trials for HD.


Another emerging target is neuroinflammation. Inflammatory processes play a significant role in HD progression, contributing to neurodegeneration. Modulating the immune response using anti-inflammatory drugs or targeting specific inflammatory pathways has shown promise in preclinical studies, with potential to attenuate disease progression.


Additionally, the role of neurotrophic factors, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), is being investigated. BDNF is crucial for neuronal survival and plasticity, and its levels are reduced in HD.


Huntington's Disease Treatment Therapies aimed at increasing BDNF expression, such as histone deacetylase inhibitors, hold promise in ameliorating disease symptoms. The treatment landscape for Huntington's disease is undergoing a significant transformation with the emergence of new strategies targeting the underlying genetic and molecular mechanisms of the disease. Gene therapy approaches, such as siRNA and ASOs, hold potential for directly reducing mutant HTT protein levels.


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