NOVEL MEANS TO MODULATE NMDA RECEPTOR-MEDIATED TOXICITY

摘要

The present invention relates to the field of neurodegenerative processes and means to provide protection against the same. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides, fusion proteins, and other compounds interacting with the N-terminal domain of transient receptor potential melastatin subfamily member 4 (TRPM4), which are capable of interfering with NMDA receptor mediated neurotoxicity. The present invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding the aforementioned polypeptides or fusion proteins, compositions comprising the same and the use of said polypeptides, fusion proteins, and other compounds in methods for treating or preventing a disease of the human or animal body, for example in a method of treating diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease (HD) or stroke.