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ReviewExpert opinion on therapeutic patents2025

Update on mGlu4 modulator patents: 2017 to present.

Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Thomas M Webster, Corey R Hopkins

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Review in Expert opinion on therapeutic patents, 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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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Fahad Imtiaz RahmanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Thomas M WebsterDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Corey R HopkinsDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4958-1697

Funding

UNMC Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Drug DiscoveryT32AG076407 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI HOWARD S FOX, Paul Trippier · 2022 to 2026
$1.1M
NIA NIH HHS T32 AG076407
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMetabotropic glutamate receptor 4 (mGluR4) regulates disease by modulating neurotransmitter release and synaptic plasticity and has been implicated in various diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders and psychiatric conditions, where its dysregulation can impact synaptic function and neuronal signaling. AREAS COVERED: This review covers the patents and key literature concerning mGluR4 PAMs by utilizing the search engines: SciFinder, Google Patents, and PubMed from 2017 to 2024. It summarizes the key exemplified compounds, relevant SAR, and key biological data presented in the patents and primary literature. The key findings and potential path forward are also discussed. EXPERT OPINION: The mGluR4 receptor serves as a novel target for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders (namely Parkinson's disease), multiple sclerosis, and chronic pain along with other brain disorders. Two compounds have been advanced to early-stage clinical trials from Prexton Therapeutics and Appello Pharmaceuticals. The first compound from Prexton failed due to efficacy and the Appello compound has yet to have results disclosed. The results from this trial will be an important test for whether future mGluR4 PAMs are advanced into clinical trials.

Indexed as

Receptors, Metabotropic GlutamateAnimalsChronic PainDrug DesignDrug DevelopmentHumansMental DisordersMolecular Targeted TherapyNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronal PlasticityPatents as Topicmetabotropic glutamate receptor 4Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamateallosteric modulationclinical trialsmetabotropic glutamate receptormGlur4Parkinson’s diseasepositive allosteric mod

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PMID39948693
PMCPMC12048291

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