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Intra-Cellular Therapies Presents Results from ITI-214 Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease at 2018 American Neurological Association Annual Meeting
The poster presentation (M217) entitled, “A Phase I/II Clinical Study of ITI-214, a Novel Phosphodiesterase I Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Motor and Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease” is being presented Monday, October 22, 2018, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm ET.
About ITI-214
ITI-214 is a potent and selective phosphodiesterase 1 (PDE1) inhibitor. As the clinical lead compound in the Company’s PDE1 portfolio, ITI-214, has been found to be generally well tolerated with a favorable safety profile in four Phase 1 clinical trials, in healthy volunteers. Inhibitors of PDE1 block the breakdown of cyclic nucleotides (cAMP, cGMP), potentiating downstream intracellular signaling. The PDE1 enzyme is highly active in pathological or disease states, and our PDE1 inhibitors are designed to reestablish normal function in these disease states. PDE1 inhibitors have minimal effect on normal function, only acting when cells in the nervous system are stimulated. These "on-demand" effects make this an exciting and novel approach for the treatment of disease. In animal models, inhibition of PDE1 has been shown to reduce neuroinflammation and to reduce neurodegeneration. The mechanism of action of PDE1 inhibitors suggests therapeutic potential across a variety of neurological and cardiovascular diseases.
Preclinical studies suggest that PDE1 inhibitors potentiate L-DOPA and other dopamine replacement therapies yielding improved motor symptom control while reducing adverse motor complications associated with these treatments. Preclinical models have also shown the potential for PDE-1 inhibitors to address non-motor symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness, cognitive impairment and other non-motor symptoms. The Company has recently demonstrated the importance of ITI-214 and inhibition of PDE1 in reducing neuroinflammation and in regulating microglial function suggesting utility in treating neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disease.
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