Drew Simon C
Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of MelbourneMelbourne, VIC, Australia.
Front Neurosci. 2017 Jun 2;11:317. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00317. eCollection 2017.
The "therapeutic chelation" approach to treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) evolved from the metals hypothesis, with the premise that small molecules can be designed to prevent transition metal-induced amyloid deposition and oxidative stress within the AD brain. Over more than 20 years, countless studies have been devoted to characterizing metal binding, its effect on Aβ aggregation, ROS production, and toxicity. Despite a lack of evidence for any clinical benefit, the conjecture that therapeutic chelation is an effective approach for treating AD remains widespread. Here, the author plays the devil's advocate, questioning the experimental evidence, the dogma, and the value of therapeutic chelation, with a major focus on copper ions.
治疗阿尔茨海默病(AD)的“治疗性螯合”方法源自金属假说,其前提是可以设计小分子来预防过渡金属诱导的AD脑内淀粉样蛋白沉积和氧化应激。20多年来,无数研究致力于表征金属结合、其对Aβ聚集、活性氧生成和毒性的影响。尽管缺乏任何临床益处的证据,但治疗性螯合是治疗AD的有效方法这一推测仍然广泛存在。在此,作者唱唱反调,质疑实验证据、教条以及治疗性螯合的价值,主要聚焦于铜离子。