Alpha Cognition Announces Positive Interim Pre-Clinical Data for ALPHA-1062 Use in a Military Relevant Model of Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
11 Diciembre 2024 - 7:30AM
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Alpha Cognition Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOG) (CSE: ACOG) (“Alpha
Cognition” [ACI], or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company
developing novel therapies for debilitating neurodegenerative
disorders, today announced interim preclinical data that supports
the continued development of ALPHA-1062 for the treatment of mild
traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The interim data provides evidence
of benefit for ALPHA-1062, in the treatment of mTBI resulting from
repetitive blast trauma, a highly relevant military injury. Blast
caused mTBI is considered to be the signature injury effecting
soldiers where brain injury from explosive devices and artillery
fire blast exposure is highly prevalent.
ACI previously documented extensive functional and
neuropathological protection, provided by ALPHA-1062
administration, following a single moderate traumatic brain injury.
This second pre-clinical study in a rodent model, supported by the
US Department of Defense (DOD), is a collaboration with
investigators at the Seattle Institute of Biomedical and Clinical
Research (affiliated with both the University of Washington and the
Veterans Administration). The study is ongoing, with interim data
demonstrating that ALPHA-1062 administration following 3
consecutive days of blast induced mTBI, results in a reduction of
TBI associated neuropathology.
Key findings demonstrated that, ALPHA-1062 administration
reduced levels of neuroinflammation markers and neuropathology that
occurs after blast trauma. High dose ALPHA-1062 reduced the levels
of myeloid cell activation [CD 68] across multiple brain regions
one month after blast. High dose ALPHA-1062 also demonstrated the
ability to reduce midbrain astrogliosis [GFAP]. Astrogliosis is a
process where brain cells called astrocytes become larger,
multiply, and change in response to injury or disease in the brain.
“These outcomes indicate a protective effect of ALPHA-1062, and
demonstrated a reduction of neuropathology. The data provide
further support for the continued development of ALPHA-1062 for the
treatment of acute mild traumatic brain injury,” said Denis Kay,
ACI’s Chief Scientific Officer. Further analysis of neuropathology
and neurobehavioral [functional recovery] data is ongoing with the
final study report due Q2/2025.
About Alpha Cognition Inc.
Alpha Cognition Inc. is a clinical stage, biopharmaceutical
company dedicated to developing treatments for patients suffering
from neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and
Cognitive Impairment with mild Traumatic Brain Injury (“mTBI”), for
which there are currently no approved treatment options.
ALPHA-1062, is a patented new chemical entity being developed as
a new generation acetylcholinesterase inhibitor for the treatment
of Alzheimer’s disease, with expected minimal gastrointestinal side
effects. ALPHA-1062’s active metabolite is differentiated from
donepezil and rivastigmine in that it binds neuronal nicotinic
receptors, most notably the alpha-7 subtype, which is known to have
a positive effect on cognition. ALPHA-1062 is also being developed
in combination with memantine to treat moderate to severe
Alzheimer’s dementia.
An intranasal formulation of ALPHA-1062 has demonstrated potent
preservation brain structure and function in a preclinical model of
moderate TBI, where enhanced recovery from the brain injury was
also seen. The intranasal formulation is currently being evaluated
for its ability to provide protection from a military relevant
model of repeated mild TBI, in a program sponsored by the US
Department of Defense.
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