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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2025

Drug Repurposing and Screening for Multiple Sclerosis Targeting Microglia and Macrophages.

Nandi Bao, Jing Liu, Heran Wang, Lei Xing, Zhonghui Xie, Chuanbin Liu, Shaowei Jin, Jianjun Jia, Minghua Zhang, Jiao Fan

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Nandi Bao *Senior Department of Cardiology, the Sixth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100048, China.
Jing Liu *Institute of Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center of Geriatrics Disease, the Second Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Heran Wang *Institute of Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center of Geriatrics Disease, the Second Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Lei XingInstitute of Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center of Geriatrics Disease, the Second Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Zhonghui XieDepartment of Cardiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Chuanbin LiuInstitute of Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center of Geriatrics Disease, the Second Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Shaowei JinNational Supercomputing Shenzhen Center, Shenzhen, 518052, China.
Jianjun JiaInstitute of Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center of Geriatrics Disease, the Second Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China. jiajianjun301@126.com.
Minghua ZhangMedical Supplies Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China. zmreformer@126.com.
Jiao FanInstitute of Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center of Geriatrics Disease, the Second Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China. fanjiao@301hospital.com.cn.

Funding

Beijing Nova Program Grant 20220484020Chinese PLA General Hospital 22QNFC051Chinese PLA General Hospital XYZ-202108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia/macrophages (MG/Mφ) play a central role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the intricacies of the immunomodulatory microenvironment in MS, particularly the heterogeneity and regulatory mechanisms of MG/Mφ subpopulations, remain elusive. The commonly used treatment options for MS have several drawbacks, such as significant side effects and uncertain efficacy. The exploration of developing new drugs targeting MG/Mφ for the treatment of MS remains to be investigated. We identified three distinct subpopulations of MG/Mφ, among which MG/Mφ_3 significantly increased as the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) progressed. Ifenprodil and RO-25-6981 demonstrated notable inhibition of inflammatory factor expression, accompanied by reduced cytotoxicity. The interaction modes of these compounds with the common binding pocket in the GluN1b-GluN2B amino terminal domain heterodimer were elucidated. Virtual docking, based on the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, showed that homo-skeleton compounds of ifenprodil potentially exhibit low binding free energy with the receptor, including eliprodil and volinanserin. In vitro cell models corroborated the effective inhibition of inflammatory factor expression and minimal cytotoxicity of eliprodil and volinanserin. CoMFA (standard error of estimate = 0.378, R

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Drug RepositioningMacrophagesMicrogliaMultiple SclerosisAnimalsDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular Docking SimulationPiperidinesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateifenprodilPiperidinesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateDrug repositioning analysisMacrophageMicrogliaMultiple sclerosisNMDA receptor inhibitors

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