USE OF LEVOSIMENDAN OR SALTS THEREOF FOR PRODUCING A DRUG FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS OR FOR PROTECTING ENDOTHELIAL AND/OR GANGLIAN CELLS AGAINST Aβ TOXICITY, AND METHOD OF TREATING SAID DISEASES

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of levosimendan or salts thereof for producing a drug for treating Alzheimer's disease and related disorders or for protecting endothelial and/or ganglion cells against Aβ toxicity, and also to a method of treating said diseases. In particular, the invention concerns the use of levosimendan or salts thereof which, alone or in combination(s), can effectively modulate synapse function and/or angiogenesis and/or cell stress response.