Alzheimer’s Disease and COVID-19 Pathogenic Overlap: Implications for Drug Repurposing

Author:

Golzari-Sorkheh Mahdieh,Liyanage Imindu,Reed Mark A.,Weaver Donald F.ORCID

Abstract

ABSTRACT:As COVID-19 continues, a safe, cost-effective treatment strategy demands continued inquiry. Chronic neuroinflammatory disorders may appear to be of little relevance in this regard; often indolent and progressive disorders characterized by neuroinflammation (such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD)) are fundamentally dissimilar in etiology and symptomology to COVID-19’s rapid infectivity and pathology. However, the two disorders share extensive pathognomonic features, including at membrane, cytoplasmic, and extracellular levels, culminating in analogous immunogenic destruction of their respective organ parenchyma. We hypothesize that these mechanistic similarities may extent to therapeutic targets, namely that it is conceivable an agent against AD’s immunopathy may have efficacy against COVID-19 and vice versa. It is notable that while extensively investigated, no agent has yet demonstrated significant therapeutic efficacy against AD’s cognitive and memory declines. Yet this very failure has driven the development of numerous agents with strong mechanistic potential and clinical characteristics. Having already approved for clinical trials, these agents may be an expedient starting point in the urgent search for an effective COVID-19 therapy. Herein, we review the overlapping Alzheimer’s/ COVID-19 targets and theorize several initial platforms.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Neurology (clinical),Neurology,General Medicine

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