WO2018029658A1 - Therapeutic agents for neurodegenerative diseases - Google Patents

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WO2018029658A1
WO2018029658A1 PCT/IB2017/054929 IB2017054929W WO2018029658A1 WO 2018029658 A1 WO2018029658 A1 WO 2018029658A1 IB 2017054929 W IB2017054929 W IB 2017054929W WO 2018029658 A1 WO2018029658 A1 WO 2018029658A1
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  • Neurodegenerative diseases are those that affect neurons.
  • the degenerative process can involve the progressive loss of neuronal structure, the progressive loss of neuronal function, or progressive neuron cell death.
  • progressive neurodegeneration often results in physical disability and mental deterioration.
  • Many neurodegenerative diseases are severely progressive and unremitting, and there are few, if any, curative treatments.
  • neurodegenerative diseases are associated with lysosomal dysfunction. This includes both neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) and many other neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, where links to lysosomal defects have been suggested.
  • LSDs neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders
  • other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, where links to lysosomal defects have been suggested.
  • the present disclosure addresses a need to develop improved and widely applicable treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.
  • the present disclosure describes acetyl-leucine for treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease in a subject.
  • the neurodegenerative disease may, but need not, be associated with lysosomal dysfunction.
  • acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease in a subject in need thereof, wherein the neurodegenerative disease is not cerebellar ataxia or Niemann-Pick type C disease.
  • Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 are disclosed, for use in a method of treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease in a subject in need thereof, wherein the neurodegenerative disease is not cerebellar ataxia or Niemann-Pick type C disease.
  • acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is disclosed for use in a method of treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject in need thereof, wherein the subject is asymptomatic.
  • acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of delaying onset of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease that would otherwise be expected to manifest according to typical disease progression.
  • the present disclosure includes acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of treating a
  • neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with a
  • the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of the acetyl-leucine to the subject in need thereof for a duration chosen from at least about 3 months, at least about 6 months, at least about 1 year, at least about 2 years, and at least about 5 years.
  • the present disclosure describes acetyl-leucine, or a
  • the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of the acetyl -leucine to the subject in need thereof for a duration chosen from at least about 3 months, at least about 6 months, at least about 1 year, at least about 2 years, and at least about 5 years.
  • acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is disclosed for use in a method of reversing progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease over time, wherein the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of the acetyl -leucine to the subject in need thereof for a duration chosen from at least about 3 months, at least about 6 months, at least about 1 year, at least about 2 years, and at least about 5 years.
  • acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is disclosed for use in a method of improving in a subject in need thereof a biochemical marker of a neurodegenerative disease over time, wherein the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of the acetyl-leucine to the subject in Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 need thereof for a duration chosen from at least about 3 months, at least about 6 months, at least about 1 year, at least about 2 years, and at least about 5 years.
  • the present disclosure includes acetyl-leucine, or a
  • a neurodegenerative disease for use in a method of reducing the severity of a neurodegenerative disease or reducing the severity of or eliminating one or more existing symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease in a subject in need thereof, wherein the neurodegenerative disease is not cerebellar ataxia or Niemann- Pick Type C.
  • the present disclosure includes acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of providing
  • neuroprotection in a subject having, suspected of having, or at risk of having a neurodegenerative disease comprises administering a
  • acetyl -leucine therapeutically effective amount of the acetyl -leucine to the subject for a duration chosen from at least about 3 months, at least about 6 months, at least about 1 year, at least about 2 years, and at least about 5 years.
  • Additional embodiments of the present disclosure include, acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of delaying progression of a neurodegenerative disease or a lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) in a subject.
  • acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in a method of providing neuroprotection in a subject having a neurodegenerative disease or a LSD.
  • the acetyl-leucine is in racemate form, in an enantiomeric excess of the L-enantiomer or in an enantiomeric excess of the D- enantiomer.
  • the methods further comprise administering the acetyl -leucine in a dose of between 1.5 g and 10 g per day. Further still, in an embodiment, the methods further comprise administering the acetyl-leucine for a treatment duration of two weeks or more. For example, the methods comprise administering the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, before the onset of a symptom of the disease or disorder to be treated. Yet in an additional embodiment, the methods further comprise administering another therapy or agent intended to prevent or treat the disease or disorder to be treated. In an embodiment of the present disclosure provides for a kit for delaying progression of a
  • the kit comprising a means for diagnosing or prognosing a neurodegenerative disease or a LSD, and acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • the kit comprises a means for Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 diagnosing or prognosing a neurodegenerative disease or a LSD, and acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • it provides for use of acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as a neuroprotective agent in a subject having a neurodegenerative disease or a LSD.
  • the kits, or the uses the kits comprising a means for diagnosing or prognosing a neurodegenerative disease or a LSD, and acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is associated with defects in lysosomal storage.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is alcoholism, Alexander's disease, Alper's disease, Alzheimer's Disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), ataxia telangiectasia, neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses, Batten disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), Canavan disease, cerebral palsy, Cockayne syndrome, corticobasal degeneration, Creutzfeldt -Jakob disease,
  • frontotemporal lobar degeneration Huntington's disease, HIV-associated dementia, Kennedy's disease, Lewy body dementia, neuroborreliosis, Machado-Joseph disease, multiple system atrophy, multiple sclerosis, multiple sulfatase deficiency,
  • the kits, or the uses the LSD is Niemann-Pick Type C (NPCi and/or NPC2 defect), Smith-Lemli-Opitz
  • the kits, or the uses the primary glycosphingolipidosis is Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, GMi gangliosidosis, GM2 gangliosidosis, Krabbe disease or metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).
  • the LSD is NPC, Tay- Sachs disease, Sandhoff disease, GMi gangliosidosis, Fabry disease, a
  • the neurodegenerative mucopolysaccharidosis is cerebellar ataxia, Niemann Pick disease, parkinsonism, neuronopathic Gaucher disease, Sandhoff s disease, Louis-Barr syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple systems atrophy, fronto-temporal dementia or lower body Parkinson's syndrome.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is Niemann Pick disease, Niemann Pick type C, Niemann Pick type A, Tay-Sachs disease, Sandhoff s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multisystemic atrophy cerebellar type (MSA-C), fronto-temporal dementia with parkinsonism, corticobasal-degeneration-syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy or cerebellar downbeat nystagmus.
  • the kits, or the uses the LSD is Niemann Pick disease, Niemann Pick type C, Niemann Pick type A, Tay-Sachs disease, Sandhoff s disease or mucolipidosis type II.
  • Figure 1 shows photographs of treated (Figure lA) and untreated (Figure lB) Npc / ⁇ mice at nine weeks of age.
  • Figures 2A and 2B show weight data for Npci ⁇ /- mice compared to wild-type (Npci + / + ) mice, with and without acetyl-DL-leucine treatment from weaning.
  • Figures 3A - 3G show gait analysis data for Npci ⁇ /- mice compared to wild-type
  • FIGS 3A - 3C diagonal support, cadence and step sequence data are shown in Figures 3A - 3C, respectively.
  • Figures 3D and 3E show front paw (FP) data (stand mean and step cycle in panel D; duty cycle in panel E).
  • Figures 3F and 3G show hind paw (HP) data (stand mean and step cycle in panel F; duty cycle in panel G).
  • Figures 4A - 4H show motor function analysis data for Npci ⁇ / ⁇ mice compared to wild- type (Npci +/+ ) mice, with and without acetyl-DL-leucine treatment from weaning.
  • Figure 5 shows that treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine (0.1 g/kg from 3 weeks of age) is associated with a small but statistically significant increase in lifespan in the Npci-/- mouse.
  • Figures 6A and 6B shows the reduction of lysosomal volume in non-neuronal NPC cells following treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine.
  • Figures 6C-6H show the effect of treatment with acetyl-DL- Leucine on lysosomal volume in NPA, MLII, MPS IIIB, Aspartylglucosaminuria, MLIIIA, and MPS VII patient fibroblasts, respectively.
  • Figure 7A shows a survival curve representing mortality in untreated or acetyl-leucine- treated wild-type and Sandhoff mice.
  • Figure 7B shows bar crossing scores for untreated and acetyl-leucine-treated Sandhoff model mice.
  • Figure 7C shows the step cycle time for untreated and acetyl-leucine-treated Sandhoff mice assessed at 12 weeks of age.
  • Figures 8A-8C show the effect of treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine on
  • Figure 9 shows a gait analysis matrix for a 75 year-old male patient diagnosed with corticobasal-degeneration-syndrome before and during treatment with acetyl-leucine, wherein fewer pink areas in the matrix indicate improvement compared to before treatment.
  • Figures 10A and 10B show the effect of treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine over time on the overall clinical severity score (CSS) and overall annual severity increment score (ASIS), respectively, of ten NPC patients.
  • Figures 11A-11J show the effect of treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine over time on the CSS subscores for each of the ten NPC patients.
  • Figures 12A and 12B show the effect of treating wild type NPCr /_ mice with acetyl-DL- leucine on levels of amyloid precursor protein C-terminal fragments (APP-CTFs) and levels of microtubule-associated protein iA/ iB-light chain 3-phosphatidylethanolamine conjugate (LC3-II), respectively.
  • APP-CTFs amyloid precursor protein C-terminal fragments
  • LC3-II microtubule-associated protein iA/ iB-light chain 3-phosphatidylethanolamine conjugate
  • Figures 13A-13C show that after treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, a patient who had been diagnosed with downbeat nystagmus syndrome could partially suppress the nystagmus by visual fixation.
  • Acetyl-leucine in racemate form (acetyl-DL-leucine) and salts of the same are effective in the treatment of vertigo of various origins, notably Meniere's vertigo and vertigo of inflammatory (vestibular neuritis) or toxic origin.
  • acetyl-leucine is marketed by Pierre Fabre Medicament in racemate form as an anti-vertigo medicament Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 under the name Tanganil®.
  • Clinical results of Tanganil® reported by various authors demonstrate an improvement in vertigo symptomology in more than 95% of cases, including the disappearance of vertigo attacks.
  • Acetyl-DL-leucine has been used in France to treat acute vertigo since 1957 and has an excellent safety profile, but its long-term safety in chronic use has not been determined. Despite numerous hypotheses, including stabilisation of membrane potential, its pharmacological and electrophysiological modes of action remain unclear. (Vibert et al. (2001) Eur J Neurosci; 13(4): 735-48; Ferber-Viart et al. (2009) Audiol Neurootol; 14(1): 17-25). A FDG- ⁇ study in a rat model of an acute unilateral labyrinthectomy (Zwergal et al.
  • Acetyl-leucine is not known to treat neurodegenerative diseases, which generally progress over the course of years to decades.
  • the present disclosure surprisingly shows that acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the same, can be used in a method of treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject in need thereof, for example, by delaying onset of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease that would otherwise be expected to manifest according to typical disease progression, and/ or by delaying or reversing progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a
  • acetyl-leucine is acting as a neuroprotective agent and so inhibiting the neurodegeneration that would otherwise be expected to manifest.
  • many neurodegenerative diseases are associated with defects in lysosomal storage, and, lysosomal dysfunction, such as aberrantly high levels of lysosomal storage, may be a cause of neuronal dysfunction and death.
  • lysosomal dysfunction such as aberrantly high levels of lysosomal storage
  • the present inventors discovered, inter alia, that acetyl-leucine can improve cellular dysfunction (e.g., by reducing lysosomal volumes towards control values) and provide neuroprotection.
  • the present disclosure provides acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the same, for use in a method of treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease in a subject in need thereof.
  • a "subject”, as used herein, may be a vertebrate, mammal or domestic animal.
  • compositions according to the disclosure may be used to treat any mammal, for example livestock (e.g. a horse, cow, sheep or pig), pets (e.g. a cat, dog, rabbit or guinea pig), a laboratory animal (e.g. a mouse or rat), or may be used in other veterinary applications.
  • livestock e.g. a horse, cow, sheep or pig
  • pets e.g. a cat, dog, rabbit or guinea pig
  • a laboratory animal e.g. a mouse or rat
  • the subject is a human being.
  • Neuronal disease refers to any disorder that affects neurons and involves the progressive loss of neuronal structure, the progressive loss of neuronal function, or progressive neuron cell death.
  • administer refers to (1) providing, giving, dosing and/or prescribing by either a health practitioner or his authorized agent or under his direction a composition according to the disclosure, and (2) putting into, taking or consuming by the patient or person himself or herself, a composition according to the disclosure.
  • acetyl-leucine throughout include pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the same, even if not expressly stated.
  • the acetyl-leucine may be in racemic form, which means that the compound comprises about equal amounts of enantiomers. Alternatively it may be present in an
  • the acetyl- leucine may be in a single enantiomeric form of either the L-enantiomer or the D- enantiomer.
  • the single enantiomeric form is the L-enantiomer.
  • the racemic and enantiomeric forms may be obtained in accordance with known procedures in the art.
  • a "pharmaceutically acceptable salt” as referred to herein, is any salt preparation that is appropriate for use in a pharmaceutical application.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, amine salts, such as N,N'-dibenzylethylenediamine, chloroprocaine, choline, ammonia, diethanolamine and other hydroxyalkylamines, ethylenediamine, N-methylglucamine, procaine, N-benzylphenethylamine, l-para- chloro- benzyl-2-pyrrolidin-i'-ylmethylbenzimidazole, diethylamine and other alkylamines, piperazine, tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane and the like; alkali metal salts, such as lithium, potassium, sodium and the like; alkali earth metal salts, such as barium, calcium, magnesium and the like; transition metal salts, such as zinc, aluminum and the like; other metal salts, such as sodium hydrogen phosphate, diso
  • the acetyl -leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the same may be formulated and administered to a subject in accordance with known teachings in the art.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the same maybe formulated as a pharmaceutical composition.
  • the pharmaceutical composition may comprise acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the same, and a Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • Reference to the pharmaceutical composition encompasses the active agent alone or in the form of a pharmaceutical composition.
  • the pharmaceutical composition may take any of a number of different forms depending, in particular, on the manner in which it is to be used. Thus, for example, it may be in the form of a powder, tablet, capsule, liquid, ointment, cream, gel, hydrogel, aerosol, spray, micellar solution, transdermal patch, liposome suspension or any other suitable form that may be administered to a person or animal in need of treatment.
  • a "pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” as referred to herein, is any known compound or combination of known compounds that are known to those skilled in the art to be useful in formulating pharmaceutical compositions. It will be appreciated that the carrier of the pharmaceutical composition should be one which is tolerated by the subject to whom it is given.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier may be a solid, and the composition may be in the form of a powder or tablet.
  • a solid pharmaceutically acceptable carrier may include, but is not limited to, one or more substances which may also act as flavouring agents, buffers, lubricants, stabilisers, solubilisers, suspending agents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, dyes, fillers, glidants, compression aids, inert binders, sweeteners, preservatives, dyes, coatings, or tablet-disintegrating agents.
  • the carrier may also be an encapsulating material.
  • the carrier maybe a finely divided solid that is in admixture with the finely divided active agents according to the invention.
  • the active agent may be mixed with a carrier having the necessary compression properties in suitable proportions and compacted in the shape and size desired.
  • the powders and tablets may, for example, contain up to 99% of the active agents.
  • Suitable solid carriers include, for example, calcium phosphate, magnesium stearate, talc, sugars, lactose, dextrin, starch, gelatin, cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidine, low melting waxes and ion exchange resins.
  • the active agent may be mixed with a carrier having the necessary compression properties in suitable proportions and compacted in the shape and size desired.
  • the powders and tablets may, for example, contain up to 99% of the active agents.
  • Suitable solid carriers include, for example, calcium phosphate, magnesium stearate, talc, sugars, lactose, dextrin, starch, gelatin, cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidine, low melting waxes and ion exchange resins.
  • the active agent may be mixed with
  • pharmaceutically acceptable carrier may be a gel and the composition may be in the form of a cream or the like.
  • the carrier may include, but is not limited to, one or more excipients or diluents.
  • excipients examples include gelatin, gum arabicum, lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, sodium starch glycolate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, magnesium stearate, talcum, colloidal silicon dioxide, and the like.
  • Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 are gelatin, gum arabicum, lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, sodium starch glycolate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, magnesium stearate, talcum, colloidal silicon dioxide, and the like.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier may be a liquid.
  • the pharmaceutical composition is in the form of a solution.
  • Liquid carriers are used in preparing solutions, suspensions, emulsions, syrups, elixirs and pressurized compositions.
  • the acetyl-leucine may be dissolved or suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid carrier such as water, an organic solvent, a mixture of both or pharmaceutically acceptable oils or fats.
  • the liquid carrier may contain other suitable pharmaceutical additives such as solubilisers, emulsifiers, buffers,
  • liquid carriers for oral and parenteral administration include water (partially containing additives as above, e.g. cellulose derivatives, such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose solution), alcohols (including monohydric alcohols and polyhydric alcohols, e.g.
  • the carrier may also be an oily ester such as ethyl oleate and isopropyl myristate.
  • Sterile liquid carriers are useful in sterile liquid form compositions for parenteral administration.
  • the liquid carrier for pressurised compositions may be a halogenated hydrocarbon or other pharmaceutically acceptable propellant.
  • Liquid pharmaceutical compositions which are sterile solutions or suspensions, may be utilised by, for example, intramuscular, intrathecal, epidural, intraperitoneal, intravenous and particularly subcutaneous injection.
  • the active agent may be prepared as a sterile solid composition that may be dissolved or suspended at the time of administration using sterile water, saline, or other appropriate sterile injectable medium.
  • compositions may be administered orally in the form of a sterile solution or suspension containing other solutes or suspending agents (for example, enough saline or glucose to make the solution isotonic), bile salts, acacia, gelatin, sorbitan monoleate, polysorbate 80 (oleate esters of sorbitol and its anhydrides copolymerized with ethylene oxide) and the like.
  • the compositions may also be administered orally either in liquid or solid composition form.
  • Compositions suitable for oral administration include solid forms, such as pills, capsules, granules, tablets, and powders, and liquid forms, such as solutions, syrups, elixirs, and suspensions.
  • Forms useful for parenteral administration include sterile solutions, emulsions, and suspensions. Agents Ref. 14243.8-304
  • Acetyl-leucine and compositions comprising the same may alternatively be
  • compositions may also be formulated for topical use. For instance, creams or ointments may be applied to the skin.
  • Acetyl-leucine may be incorporated within a slow- or delayed-release device. Such devices may, for example, be inserted on or under the skin, and the medicament may be released over weeks or even months. Such devices maybe advantageous when long- term treatment with acetyl-leucine used according to the present disclosure is required and which would normally require frequent administration (e.g. at least daily administration).
  • the pharmaceutical composition is in the form of a tablet.
  • the active agent may be mixed with a vehicle, such as a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, having the necessary compression properties in suitable proportions and compacted in the shape and size desired.
  • the tablets may contain up to 99% by weight of the active agents.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the same may be provided in a solid dosage form suitable for oral administration, notably in the form of a tablet.
  • compositions in solid oral dosage form may be prepared by any method known in the art of pharmacy.
  • Pharmaceutical compositions are usually prepared by mixing the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, with conventional pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
  • a tablet may be formulated as is known in the art.
  • Tanganil® for example, includes wheat starch, pregelatinised maize (corn) starch, calcium carbonate and magnesium stearate as excipients. The same, or similar, excipients, for example, may be employed with the present disclosure.
  • composition of each 700 mg Tanganil® tablet is as follows: 500 mg acetyl-DL- leucine, 88 mg wheat starch, 88 mg pregelatinised maize (corn) starch, 13 mg calcium carbonate and 11 mg magnesium stearate.
  • the present disclosure describes acetyl-leucine, including compositions and methods thereof, for treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease in a subject in need thereof.
  • the subject in need thereof may have a genetic, biochemical, or other similar identifiable marker of a
  • the marker of a neurodegenerative disease maybe a cellular marker.
  • the subject in need thereof may have been diagnosed as having a neurodegenerative disease.
  • the subject may have been diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease according to a genetic, biochemical, or other similar identifiable marker.
  • the subject in need thereof may be suspected of having or at risk of having a neurodegenerative disease.
  • the subject may have a genetic predisposition to a neurodegenerative disease (e.g., the subject may have one or more family members with a neurodegenerative disease).
  • the subject in need thereof may be symptomatic (i.e., have one or more symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease).
  • the subject in need thereof maybe asymptomatic.
  • symptomatic and asymptomatic are used with reference to symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease.
  • Subjects who have a genetic, biochemical, or other similar identifiable marker of a neurodegenerative disease such as subjects who have been diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease based on a genetic, biochemical, or other similar identifiable marker, but who have no further symptoms of the disease are included within the scope of "asymptomatic” for purposes of the present disclosure.
  • treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease refers to delaying onset of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease that would otherwise be expected to manifest according to typical disease progression, reducing the severity of a neurodegenerative disease or reducing the severity of or eliminating one or more existing symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease, delaying progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease over time as compared to typical disease progression, and/or reversing progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a
  • Treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease may also refer to improving a biochemical marker of a neurodegenerative disease. Agents Ref. 14243.8-304
  • typically disease progression As used herein, “typical disease progression,” “disease progression that would typically be expected” and the like refer to the typical or expected progression of a
  • neurodegenerative disease one or more symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease, or a biochemical marker of a neurodegenerative disease if the subject were untreated.
  • Typical or expected disease progression may be based, for example, on a known scale, index, rating, or score, or other suitable test, for assessing the progression of a neurodegenerative disease, one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease, or a biochemical marker of a neurodegenerative disease, such as those described as examples herein.
  • the scale, index, rating, score, or other suitable test may correspond to the progression of the disease overall or to the progression of one or more symptoms associated with the disease.
  • typical or expected disease progression may be based on the typical or expected onset or severity of the neurodegenerative disease or a symptom or collection of symptoms associated with the neurodegenerative disease.
  • the typical or expected disease progression may be determined on a subject -by-subject basis or may be based on what is typically observed for or experienced by a collection of subjects afflicted with the neurodegenerative disease, such as a population or subpopulation of subjects.
  • Subpopulations may include, for example, subpopulations of the same gender, of the same or similar age, of the same or similar timing for the onset of one or more symptoms, etc.
  • treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease refers to delaying onset of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease that would otherwise be expected to manifest according to typical disease progression.
  • delaying onset of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease refers to increasing the time to, or preventing, onset of the neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of the
  • onset can be said to be delayed when the time to manifestation of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease takes at least 5% longer than that observed according to typical disease progression. Further, for example, an increase in time of at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 40%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90% or at least 100% is observed.
  • the subject is asymptomatic.
  • the administration of acetyl-leucine may be initiated at the time the subject is asymptomatic to delay onset of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease that would otherwise Agents Ref.
  • the subject is symptomatic.
  • the administration of acetyl-leucine may be initiated at the time the subject has some symptoms in order to delay onset of one or more additional symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease that would otherwise be expected to manifest according to typical disease progression.
  • the subject in need thereof may continue to receive treatment with acetyl-leucine in accordance with the durations described herein.
  • the treatment prevents onset of one or more symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease that would otherwise be expected to manifest according to typical disease progression.
  • treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease refers to reducing the severity of a neurodegenerative disease or reducing the severity of or eliminating one or more existing symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease.
  • the severity of a neurodegenerative disease or of the existing symptom(s) may be assessed using a known scale, index, rating, or score, such as those described as examples herein, or another suitable test for assessing severity.
  • the scale, index, rating, score, or other suitable test may correspond to the severity of the disease overall or to the severity of one or more symptoms associated with the disease.
  • the treatment improves such an assessment from a value or degree characteristic of a symptomatic patient to a value or degree characteristic of a non-symptomatic patient.
  • treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease refers to delaying progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease over time as compared to typical disease progression, or reversing progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with a
  • the time over which the treatment delays or reverses progression may coincide with the duration of treatment as described herein.
  • the treatment may delay or reverse progression over a duration of, for example, about seven days or more, about two weeks or more, about three weeks or more, about one month or more, about six weeks or more, about seven weeks or more or about two months or more.
  • the treatment may delay or reverse progression over a duration of, for example, about three months or more, about four months or more, about five months or more or about six months or more. It may delay or reverse progression over a duration of, for example, about 1 year or more, about 2 years or more, about 3 years Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 or more, about 4 years or more, about 5 years or more, or about 10 years or more.
  • the treatment may delay or reverse progression of the neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with the neurodegenerative disease over the lifetime of the patient.
  • treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease refers to delaying progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease over time as compared to typical disease progression.
  • delaying progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease refers to delaying progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease.
  • neurodegenerative disease over time refers to slowing and/or stopping progression of the disease or one or more symptoms of the disease (e.g., slowing and/or stopping the worsening or increasing severity of the disease or one or more symptoms of the disease) over time.
  • Disease progression may be determined, for example, using a known scale, index, rating, or score, such as those described as examples herein, or another suitable test for assessing progression.
  • the scale, index, rating, score, or other suitable test may correspond to the progression of the disease overall or to the progression of one or more symptoms associated with the disease.
  • "delaying progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease” means that a subject's disease severity value (e.g., overall severity or severity of one or more symptoms) determined by a known scale, index, rating, score, etc., or other suitable test for evaluating severity, does not meaningfully increase (e.g., at least remains substantially constant).
  • a subject's disease severity value e.g., overall severity or severity of one or more symptoms
  • "delaying progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease” means preventing the subject from reaching, or increasing the time taken for a subject to reach (e.g., decreasing the rate of change of increasing severity), a severity value according to a known scale, index, rating, score, etc., or other suitable test, for assessing progression compared to a value corresponding to typical disease progression. For example, progression can be said to be delayed when the time to reach a severity value takes at least 5% longer than that observed according to typical disease progression.
  • an increase in time of at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 40%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90% or at least 100% is observed.
  • neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease may coincide with the duration of treatment as described herein.
  • Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 the treatment delays progression for at least about three months, at least about four months, at least about five months, or at least about six months.
  • the treatment may delay progression for at least about 1 year, at least about 2 years, at least about 3 years, at least about 4 years, at least about 5 years, or at least about 10 years.
  • the treatment may delay progression over the lifetime of the patient.
  • treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease refers to reversing progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease over time.
  • reversing progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease over time and the like refer to stopping progression and reducing the severity of the disease or one or more symptoms of the disease over time.
  • Disease progression and severity may be determined, for example, using a known scale, index, rating, or score, such as those described as examples herein, or another suitable test for assessing progression and severity.
  • the scale, index, rating, score, or other suitable test may correspond to the progression and severity of the disease overall or to the progression and severity of one or more symptoms associated with the disease.
  • "reversing progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease over time” means that a subject's disease severity value (e.g., overall severity or severity of one or more symptoms) determined by a known scale, index, rating, score, etc., or another suitable test, for evaluating severity, improves over time (i.e., shows a reduction in severity over time). The time over which the treatment reverses progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a
  • neurodegenerative disease may coincide with the duration of treatment as described herein.
  • the treatment reverses progression for at least about three months, at least about four months, at least about five months, or at least about six months.
  • the treatment reverses progression for at least about 1 year, at least about 2 years, at least about 3 years, at least about 4 years, at least about 5 years, or at least about 10 years.
  • the treatment may reverse progression over the lifetime of the patient.
  • treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease refers to improving in the subject a biochemical marker of a neurodegenerative disease (e.g., increased levels of the storage metabolite(s) or secondary biochemical changes resulting from the primary storage).
  • a biochemical Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 marker is a signal of disease activity and may provide ongoing indications of disease severity and progression over time.
  • the biochemical marker is improved in view of a control value.
  • the biochemical marker is chosen from increased lysosomal volume, increased glycosphingolipid (GSL) levels, increased microtubule-associated protein iA/ iB-light chain 3- phosphatidylethanolamine conjugate (LC3-II) levels, and increased amyloid precursor protein C-terminal fragment (APP-CTF) levels.
  • GSL glycosphingolipid
  • LC3-II microtubule-associated protein iA/ iB-light chain 3- phosphatidylethanolamine conjugate
  • APP-CTF amyloid precursor protein C-terminal fragment
  • the biochemical marker is increased microtubule-associated protein lA/iB-light chain 3-phosphatidylethanolamine conjugate (LC3-II) levels and the treatment reduces LC3-II levels in the subject.
  • the biochemical marker is increased amyloid precursor protein C-terminal fragment (APP-CTF) levels and the treatment reduces APP-CTF levels in the subject.
  • the treatment improves a biochemical marker over time.
  • improving a biochemical marker over time means that the treatment improves a biochemical marker over time toward a control value, prevents the progression of a biochemical marker over time, and/ or delays the progression of the biochemical marker over time as compared to typical disease progression.
  • the time over which the treatment improves a biochemical marker may coincide with the duration of treatment as described herein.
  • the treatment improves a biochemical marker for at least about three months, at least about four months, at least about five months, or at least about six months.
  • the treatment may improve a biochemical marker for at least about 1 year, at least about 2 years, at least about 3 years, at least about 4 years, at least about 5 years, or at least about 10 years.
  • the treatment may improve the biochemical marker over the lifetime of the patient.
  • a "symptom" of a neurodegenerative disease includes any clinical or laboratory manifestation associated with a neurodegenerative disease and is not limited to what the subject can feel or observe. Symptoms as described herein include, but are not limited to, neurological symptoms and psychiatric symptoms. Examples of
  • neurological symptoms include ataxia, other movement disorders such as hypokinesia, rigor, tremor or dystonia, central ocular motor disorders such as vertical and horizontal supranuclear saccade/gaze palsy and neuropsychological deficits such as dementia.
  • Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 include ataxia, other movement disorders such as hypokinesia, rigor, tremor or dystonia, central ocular motor disorders such as vertical and horizontal supranuclear saccade/gaze palsy and neuropsychological deficits such as dementia.
  • psychiatric symptoms include depression, behavioural disoders or psychosis. Onset of symptoms may range from birth to adulthood.
  • Progression of a neurodegenerative disease over time or through treatment can be monitored, for example, using one or more known tests at two or more time points and comparing the results.
  • Disease progression and/or severity can be assessed, for example, using the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA),
  • SCAFI Spinocerebellar Ataxia Functional Index
  • ICARS International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale
  • BARS brief ataxia rating scale
  • mDRS modified Disability Rating Scale
  • EQ-5D-5L EuroQol 5Q-5D-5L
  • VAS visual analogue scale
  • WAIS-R Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised
  • WISC-IV Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV
  • MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment
  • scales used in movement disorders such as the Unified Parkinson's Rating Scale (UPRS) or the Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale (UMSARS), or other suitable tests.
  • UPRS Unified Parkinson's Rating Scale
  • UMSARS Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale
  • neurodegenerative disease for example, may be equated to achieving an improved assessment, such as those described herein, of a SARA, SCAFI, ICARS, BARS, mDRS, EQ-5D-5L, VAS, WAIS-R, WISC-IV, CSS, UPRS, UMSARS, and/or MoCA score, or result of another test suitable for characterising a neurodegenerative disease patient.
  • an improved assessment such as those described herein, of a SARA, SCAFI, ICARS, BARS, mDRS, EQ-5D-5L, VAS, WAIS-R, WISC-IV, CSS, UPRS, UMSARS, and/or MoCA score, or result of another test suitable for characterising a neurodegenerative disease patient.
  • reducing the severity of a neurodegenerative disease or reducing the severity of or eliminating one or more existing symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease means improving a SARA, SCAFI, ICARS, BARS, mDRS, EQ-5D-5L, VAS, WAIS-R, WISC-IV, CSS, UPRS,UMSARS, and/or MoCA score, or a Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 result of another suitable test, for evaluating severity, such as improving the score or result from a severity value characteristic of a symptomatic subject to a value characteristic of a non-symptomatic subject.
  • "delaying progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease means improving a SARA, SCAFI, ICARS, BARS, mDRS, EQ-5D-5L, VAS, WAIS-R, WISC-IV, CSS, UPRS,UMSARS, and/or MoCA score, or a Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 result of another suitable test, for
  • neurodegenerative disease means that a subject's SARA, SCAFI, ICARS, BARS, mDRS, EQ-5D-5L, VAS, WAIS-R, WISC-IV, CSS, UPRS, UMSARS, and/or MoCA score, or a result of another suitable test for evaluating progression, does not meaningfully increase (e.g., at least remains substantially constant).
  • "delaying progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease” means preventing a subject's SARA, SCAFI, ICARS, BARS, mDRS, EQ-5D-5L, VAS, WAIS-R, WISC-IV, CSS, UPRS,
  • UMSARS, and/or MoCA score or a result of another suitable test for evaluating progression, from reaching, or increasing the time taken to reach, a value compared to that of typical disease progression.
  • "reversing progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease over time” means that a subject's SARA, SCAFI, mDRS, EQ-5D-5L, VAS, WAIS-R, WISC-rV, CSS and/or MoCA score, or a result of another suitable test for evaluating progression, improves over time (i.e., shows a reduction in severity over time).
  • mDRS a four-domain scale (ambulation, manipulation, language and swallowing), may be applied.
  • Cerebellar function may be evaluated using SARA, an eight-item clinical rating scale (gait, stance, sitting, speech, fine motor function and taxis; range 0-40, where o is the best neurological status and 40 the worst), and SCAFI, comprising the 8-m- Walking-Time (8MW; performed by having patients walking twice as quickly as possible from one line to another excluding turning), 9-Hole-Peg-Test (9HPT) and the number of "PATA" repetitions over 10 s.
  • Subjective impairment and quality of life may be evaluated using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire and VAS.
  • 3-dimensional videooculography may be used to measure the peak velocity of saccades, gain of smooth pursuit, peak slow phase velocity of gaze-evoked nystagmus (gaze- holding function), peak slow phase velocity of optokinetic nystagmus, and gain of horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex.
  • WAIS-R or WISC-rV, and MoCA assessing different cognitive domains, including attention and
  • concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation with a maximum of 30 points and a Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 cut-off score of 26, may be used. The skilled person will know how to perform these and other such tests.
  • the acetyl -leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the same may be administered, for example, at a dose ranging from about 500 mg to about 15 g per day or ranging from about 500 mg to about 10 g per day, such as ranging from about 1.5 g to about 10 g per day, optionally by solid oral or liquid oral route.
  • the acetyl -leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the same may be administered, for example, in a dose according to that of Tanganil®, which is prescribed to adults in a dose of 1.5 g to 2 g per day, 3-4 tablets in two doses, morning and evening.
  • the doses may be reduced accordingly. For instance if only acetyl-L-leucine or if only acetyl-D-leucine is administered, the dose may range from about 250 mg to about 15 g per day, range from about 250 mg to about 10 g per day, or range from about 250 mg to about 5 g per day, such as from about 0.75 g to about 5 g per day.
  • the administered dose ranges from about 1 g to about 15 g per day, from about 1 g to about 10 g per day, or from about 1.5 g to about 7 g per day. It may be from about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 g to about 15 g per day. It may be from about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 g to about 10 g per day. It may be more than about 1.5 g per day, but less than about 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 or 5 g per day. In one embodiment, the dose ranges from about 4 g to about 6 g per day. In one embodiment, the dose ranges from about 4 g to about 5 g per day. In one embodiment, the dose is about 4.5 g per day.
  • the dose is about 5 g per day.
  • these doses are administered in a solid oral dosage form, notably tablets.
  • these doses are for acetyl-leucine when in its racemic form. Doses for acetyl-leucine when an enantiomeric excess is present may be lower than those recited here, for example, around 50% lower. The above recited dose-ranges when halved are thus also explicitly encompassed by the present disclosure.
  • the total daily dose may be spread across multiple administrations, i.e. administration may occur two or more times a day to achieve the total daily dose.
  • the required number of tablets to provide the total daily dose of acetyl-leucine may be split across two administrations (for example, in the morning and evening) or three administrations (for example, in the morning, noon and evening).
  • Each dose may be Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 suitably administered with or without food.
  • acetyl -leucine may be dosed by about 1 or about 2 hours before meals, such as at least about 20 minutes, at least about 30 minutes, at least about 40 minutes, or at least about 1 hour before meals, or may be dosed by about 1, about 2, or about 3 hours after meals, such as waiting at least about 20 minutes, at least about 30 minutes, at least about 1 hour, at least about 1.5 hours, at least about 2 hours, or at least about 2.5 hours after meals.
  • a total daily dose of 4.5 g acetyl-DL-leucine may be administered as three Tanganil® (or equivalent) tablets before, with, or after breakfast, three further tablets before, with, or after lunch and three further tablets before, with, or after dinner.
  • Administration of acetyl -leucine in accordance with the present disclosure may be initiated before or after a subject is found to have a genetic, biochemical, or other similar identifiable marker of a neurodegenerative disease, such as, in the case of the former, when the subject is suspected of having or is at risk of having a
  • Administration may be initiated at or around the time a subject is found to have a genetic, biochemical, or other similar identifiable marker of a neurodegenerative disease.
  • administration may be initiated before, at or around the time, or after a subject is diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease, such as before, at or around the time, or after a subject is found to have a genetic, biochemical, or other similar identifiable marker of a neurodegenerative disease.
  • Administration of acetyl -leucine may be initiated when the subject is symptomatic or asymptomatic.
  • one of the advantages of treatment with acetyl-leucine is that the administration of acetyl-leucine may be initiated as early as the time after a subject is found to have a genetic and/or biochemical marker of a neurodegenerative disease but before the subject shows symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease (other than the genetic and/ or biochemical marker, i.e., the subject is asymptomatic) or before the subject shows one or more symptoms considered hallmarks of the disease.
  • the treatment may delay onset of the neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms associated with the
  • the treatment may also be continued for a duration as described herein.
  • an advantage of treatment with acetyl-leucine is that acetyl-leucine may be administered over a long duration of time to, for example, delay or even reverse progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease in a subject as compared to Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 typical disease progression.
  • Treatment duration may be, for example, about seven days or more, about two weeks or more, about three weeks or more, about one month or more, about six weeks or more, about seven weeks or more, or about two months or more. In one embodiment, it is about three months or more, about four months or more, about five months or more or about six months or more.
  • the treatment duration may be about 1 year or more, about 2 years or more, about 4 years or more, about 5 years or more, or about 10 years or more.
  • the treatment duration may be the life-time of the patient. Any and all combinations of dosage form, dose amount, dosing schedule and treatment duration are envisaged and encompassed by the invention.
  • the dose is from about 4 g to about 10 g per day, taken across one, two, or three
  • the dosage form may be a solid oral dosage form, notably tablets.
  • the pharmaceutical composition may be used as a monotherapy (e.g., use of the active agent alone) for treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject.
  • the pharmaceutical composition may be used as an adjunct to, or in combination with, other known therapies, e.g., for treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject.
  • the neurodegenerative disease may, but need not, be associated with lysosomal dysfunction (e.g., lysosomal storage defect).
  • Neurodegenerative diseases, according to the present disclosure, not associated with lysosomal dysfunction include, but are not limited to, Alexander's disease, Alper's disease, cerebral palsy, Cockayne syndrome, corticobasal degeneration, HIV-associated dementia, Kennedy's disease,
  • HTS Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome
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  • SCA Spinocerebellar Ataxia
  • SCA Spinocerebellar Ataxia
  • SCA Spinocerebellar Ataxia
  • SCA Spinocerebellar Ataxia
  • SCA Spinocerebellar Ataxia
  • EA Episodic Ataxia
  • EA Episodic Ataxia
  • EA Episodic Ataxia
  • EA Episodic Ataxia
  • EA Episodic Ataxia
  • EA Episodic Ataxia
  • EA Episodic Ataxia
  • EA Episodic Ataxia
  • EA Episodic Ataxia
  • EA Episodic Ataxia
  • EA Episodic Ataxia
  • EA Epi
  • MEMSA Myclonic Epilepsy Myopathy Sensory Ataxia
  • SANDO Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy Dysarthria Opthalmoparesis
  • infantile-onset spinocerebellar ataxia MEMSA
  • MEMSA Sensory Ataxia
  • SANDO Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy Dysarthria Opthalmoparesis
  • infantile-onset spinocerebellar ataxia MEMSA
  • MEMSA Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy Dysarthria Opthalmoparesis
  • infantile-onset spinocerebellar ataxia infantile-onset spinocerebellar ataxia
  • HSP SPG7 gene Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia 7 (HSP SPG7 gene), mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactacidosis, stroke syndrome (MELAS), myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers (MERRF), neurogenic muscle weakness, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa (NARP), Kearns-Sayre (KSS), Fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), Arts Syndrome, X-linked Spinocerebellar Ataxia 1, X-linked Spinocerebellar Ataxia 2, X-linked Spinocerebellar Ataxia 3, X-linked Spinocerebellar Ataxia 4 or X-linked Spinocerebellar Ataxia 5, Christianson type X-linked syndromic mental retardation, X- linked sideroblastic anemia, Idiopathic Late-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia, Sporadic Adult- Onset Ataxia of Unknown Etiology (S
  • LSDs neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders
  • Other neurodegenerative diseases where links to lysosomal defects have been suggested. See, e.g., Boman et al., Journal of Parkinson's Disease, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 307-315 (March 2016); Makioka et al., Neuroreport, 23(5)1270-276 (March 2012); Agents Ref. 14243.8-304
  • the neurodegenerative disease is associated with lysosomal dysfunction (e.g., lysosomal storage defect).
  • Neurodegenerative diseases, according to the present disclosure, associated with lysosomal dysfunction include, but are not limited to, alcoholism, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Canavan disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Huntington's disease, Lewy body dementia, multiple system atrophy (MSA-P/MSA-C), multiple sclerosis, narcolepsy, Parkinson's Disease, Smith Lemli Opitz Syndrome (SLOS) (an inborn error of cholesterol synthesis), Tangier disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Pick's disease, frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17, prion diseases, including scrapie, transmissible mink encephalopathy, chronic wasting disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), feline spongiform encephalopathy, exotic
  • the neurodegenerative disease associated with lysosomal dysfunction is chosen from alcoholism, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Canavan disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Huntington's disease, multiple system atrophy (MSA-P/MSA-C), multiple sclerosis, narcolepsy, Parkinson's Disease, Smith Lemli Opitz Syndrome (SLOS) (an inborn error of cholesterol synthesis), Tangier disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Pick's disease, frontotemporal dementia, frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism, prion diseases, progressive supranuclear palsy, and spinal muscular atrophy.
  • ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Canavan disease frontotemporal lobar degeneration
  • Huntington's disease multiple system atrophy
  • MSA-P/MSA-C multiple system atrophy
  • SLOS Smith Lemli Opitz Syndrome
  • Tangier disease Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
  • the neurodegenerative disease associated with lysosomal dysfunction is chosen from ALS, MSA-P, MSA-C, frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism, progressive supranuclear palsy, SCA 28, SCA 1, and Alzheimer's disease.
  • Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 are chosen from ALS, MSA-P, MSA-C, frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism, progressive supranuclear palsy, SCA 28, SCA 1, and Alzheimer's disease.
  • neurodegeneration which is often progressive leading to physical disability and/ or mental deterioration. They tend to present in the first few years of life and the severe progression results in frequent hospitalization. If left untreated, patients often die in their mid-teens. Adult-onset patients have also been described.
  • Neurodegenerative LSDs include, but are not limited to, neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (Types 1-10), Gaucher disease Type 2/3 (neuronopathic), Krabbe disease, multiple sulfatase deficiency, mucolipidoses, including mucolipidosis I, mucolipidosis II, and mucolipidosis IV, Niemann-Pick Disease Type A, Niemann-Pick Disease Type B, Niemann-Pick Disease Type C, Infantile-Onset Pompe Disease, Late- Onset Pompe Disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Sandhoff disease, Farber disease,
  • galactosialidosis Fabry disease, Schindler disease, GMi gangliosidosis, AB variant GM2 gangliosidosis, metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), mucopolysaccharidoses, including MPS IH, MPS IS, MPS IH-S, MPS II, MPS IIIA, MPS IIIB, MPS IIIC, MPS HID, and MPS VII, beta-mannosidosis, aspartylglucosaminuria, fucosidosis, Salla disease, infantile free sialic acid storage disease (ISSD), and Danon disease.
  • MLD metachromatic leukodystrophy
  • the neurodegenerative LSD is chosen from NPC, NPA, mucolipidosis II, MPS IIIB, aspartylglucosaminuria, mucolipidosis IIIA, MPS VII, Sandhoff disease, Tay- Sachs disease, the AB variant of Tay-Sachs disease, and GMi gangliosidosis.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is not chosen from a neurodegenerative LSD.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is a Motor Neuron Disease.
  • the Motor Neuron Disease is chosen from primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, progressive bulbar palsy, pseudobulbar palsy, ALS, Alzheimer's disease, Canavan disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, narcolepsy, Parkinson's Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, and spinal muscular atrophy.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is cerebellar ataxia. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is Niemann-Pick disease. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is Niemann-Pick type C. In one
  • the neurodegenerative disease is Niemann-Pick type A. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is Niemann-Pick type A. In one
  • the neurodegenerative disease is parkinsonism. In one embodiment, the Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 neurodegenerative disease is neuronopathic Gaucher disease. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is Tay-Sachs disease. In one embodiment, the
  • neurodegenerative disease is Sandhoff s disease.
  • the sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcoma sarcomas disease.
  • neurodegenerative disease is Fabry disease. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is GMi gangliosidosis. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is Louis-Barr syndrome. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is
  • the neurodegenerative disease is Parkinson's disease. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is multiple system atrophy. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is multiple system atrophy type C (MSA-C). In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is multiple system atrophy type P (MSA-P). In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is fronto- temporal dementia. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is fronto- temporal dementia with parkinsonism. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is lower body Parkinson's syndrome. In one embodiment, the
  • neurodegenerative disease is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
  • the neurodegenerative disease is corticobasal-degeneration-syndrome.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is progressive supranuclear palsy.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is cerebellar downbeat nystagmus.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is SCA 28.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is ataxia telangiectasia. In one embodiment, the
  • neurodegenerative disease is SCA 1.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is AOA4.
  • Parkinson's Disease Major symptoms of Parkinson's Disease (PD) include rigidity, tremor, and slow movement. There are other diseases in which these symptoms are prevalent. These diseases, and PD itself, fall under the umbrella term Parkinsonism. PD can be referred to as Primary Parkinsonism. Other examples of Parkinsonisms include: Multiple System Atrophy; Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; and Vascular or arteriosclerotic parkinsonism. Those diseases that can be classed as Parkinsonisms, but are not PD, can also be referred to as "Parkinson-Plus Syndromes". Unlike PD patients, individuals with Parkinson-Plus Syndromes do not respond to L- Dopa.
  • Parkinsonian syndrome may refer to a motor syndrome whose main symptoms are tremor at rest, stiffness, slowing of movement and postural instability. Parkinsonian syndromes can be divided into four subtypes, according to their origin: primary or idiopathic; secondary or acquired; hereditary parkinsonism; and Parkinson plus syndromes or multiple system degeneration. Agents Ref. 14243.8-304
  • the parkinsonism is a Parkinson plus syndrome or multiple system degeneration.
  • the parkinsonism is vascular (arteriosclerotic) Parkinsonism, lower-body Parkinsonism, Multiple System Atrophy with predominant parkinsonism (MSA-P), Multiple System Atrophy with cerebellar features (MSA-C; Sporadic olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA)), Shy-Drager syndrome, Progressive
  • Supranuclear Palsy (Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome), Lewy body dementia, Pick's disease, or frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17.
  • Niemann-Pick diseases are a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive LSDs.
  • SM sphingomyelin
  • NPC neurovisceral LSD caused by abnormal intracellular cholesterol transport-induced accumulation of unesterified cholesterol in late endosome/lysosomal compartments.
  • GSLs lipids
  • NPC disease is caused by mutations in either the Npci or Npc2 genes. The precise mechanistic link between these two genes remains unknown and the functional roles of these proteins remains enigmatic.
  • NPCi encodes a multimembrane spanning protein of the limiting membrane of the late endosome/lysosome, whereas NPC2 is a soluble cholesterol binding protein of the lysosome.
  • sphingosine When NPCi is inactivated, sphingosine is the first lipid to be stored, suggesting that NPCi plays a role in the transport of sphingosine from the lysosome, where it is normally generated as part of sphingolipid catabolism. Elevated sphingosine in turn causes a defect in calcium entry into acidic stores resulting in greatly reduced calcium release from this compartment. This then prevents late endosome-lysosome fusion, which is a calcium Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 dependent process, and causes the secondary accumulation of lipids (cholesterol, sphingomyelin and glycosphingolipids) that are cargos in transit through the late endocytic pathway.
  • lipids cholesterol, sphingomyelin and glycosphingolipids
  • NPCi function Other secondary consequences include defective endocytosis and failure to clear autophagic vacuoles. It has been shown that the NPC1/NPC2 cellular pathway is targeted by pathogenic mycobacteria to promote their survival in late endosomes.
  • the NPC mouse model shares a number of pathological features with, e.g., Alzheimer's disease (AD).
  • AD Alzheimer's disease
  • Microtubule-associated protein iA/iB-light chain 3- phosphatidylethanolamine conjugate (LC3-II) levels have previously been reported to be elevated in the NPC mouse.
  • LC3-II is a marker of autophagosome formation, and increased levels of LC3-II can reflect impaired clearance of autophagic vacuoles.
  • AD brains exhibit increased levels of LC3-II.
  • amyloid precursor protein APP
  • ⁇ plaques are a hallmark of the AD brain and have been proposed to be a causative factor in disease pathology.
  • Amyloid precursor protein C-terminal fragments APP-CTFs, which are an intermediate in the proteolysis of APP to ⁇ , accumulate in the AD brain and also progressively accumulate in the brains of NPCi mice.
  • Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism characterised especially in CNS tissue due to deficiency of the A isozyme of ⁇ -hexosaminidase.
  • HEXA HEXA gene
  • ⁇ -hexosaminidase a subunit of ⁇ -hexosaminidase
  • Tay-Sachs is a prototype of a group of disorders, the GM2 gangliosidoses, characterized by defective GM2 ganglioside degradation.
  • the GM2 ganglioside (monosialylated ganglioside 2) accumulates in the neurons beginning already in fetal life.
  • Sandhoff disease results from a deficiency of both the A and B (basic) isozymes of ⁇ - hexosaminidase. Mutations in the HEXB gene, which encodes the ⁇ subunit of ⁇ - hexosaminidase, cause the B isozyme deficiency.
  • GMi gangliosidosis is caused by a deficiency of ⁇ -galactosidase, which results in lysosomal storage of GMi ganglioside (monosialylated ganglioside 1).
  • Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 are responsible for a deficiency of ⁇ -galactosidase, which results in lysosomal storage of GMi ganglioside (monosialylated ganglioside 1).
  • Fabry disease is caused by a deficiency of a-galactosidase, which results in lysosomal storage of a ceramide trihexoside.
  • the neurodegenerative disease is not cerebellar ataxia. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is not Niemann Pick disease. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is not Niemann Pick type C disease. In one embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease is not cerebellar ataxia or Niemann Pick disease (e.g., Niemann Pick type C disease). In one embodiment, the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, treats weight loss, gait deterioration, and/ or motor function deterioration associated with Niemann-Pick disease (e.g., Niemann-Pick type C or A) or mucolipidosis type II.
  • Niemann-Pick disease e.g., Niemann-Pick type C or A
  • mucolipidosis type II mucolipidosis type II.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaeutically acceptable salt thereof may delay onset of, reduce the severity of or eliminate, or delay or reverse the progression of weight loss, gait deterioration, and/ or motor function deterioration associated with
  • Niemann-Pick disease e.g. Niemann-Pick type C or A
  • the weight loss, gait deterioration, and/or motor function deterioration is associated with Niemann-Pick type A or mucolipidosis type II.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof treats gait deterioration, motor function deterioration and/ or reduced mobility associated with Sandhoff s disease.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may delay onset of, reduce the severity of or eliminate, or delay or reverse the progression of gait deterioration, motor function deterioration, and/ or reduced mobility associated with Sandhoff s disease.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof treats reduced co-ordination, tremors, reduced mobility, cognitive impairment, and/ or gait deterioration associated with Tay-Sachs disease.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may delay onset of, reduce the severity of or eliminate, or delay or reverse the progression of reduced co-ordination, tremors, reduced mobility, cognitive impairment, and/ or gait deterioration associated with Tay- Sachs disease.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof treats speech deterioration (e.g., fluency of speech and/or modulation of voice), gait Agents Ref.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may delay onset of, reduce the severity of or eliminate, or delay or reverse the progression of speech deterioration (e.g., fluency of speech and/or modulation of voice), gait deterioration, reduced mobility, reduced swallowing functions, and/ or paresis associated with ALS.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof treats reduced sleep quality associated with ALS.
  • the acetyl -leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may delay onset of, reduce the severity of or eliminate, or delay or reverse the progression of reduced sleep quality associated with ALS.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof treats speech deterioration, gait deterioration, and/ or increased propensity to falls associated with multisystemic atrophy cerebellar type (MSA-C).
  • MSA-C multisystemic atrophy cerebellar type
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may delay onset of, reduce the severity of or eliminate, or delay or reverse the progression of speech deterioration, gait deterioration, and/or increased propensity to falls associated with MSA-C.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof treats gait deterioration, increased propensity to falls, and/ or speech deterioration associated with fronto-temporal dementia with parkinsonism.
  • the acetyl- leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may delay onset of, reduce the severity of or eliminate, or delay or reverse the progression of gait deterioration, increased propensity to falls, and/or speech deterioration associated with fronto- temporal dementia with parkinsonism.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof treats increased propensity to falls and/ or gait deterioration associated with
  • corticobasal-degeneration-syndrome for example, the acetyl-leucine, or a
  • pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may delay onset of, reduce the severity of or eliminate, or delay or reverse the progression of increased propensity to falls and/ or gait deterioration associated with corticobasal-degeneration-syndrome.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof treats gait deterioration associated with progressive supranuclear palsy.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may delay onset of, Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 reduce the severity of or eliminate, or delay or reverse the progression of gait deterioration associated with progressive supranuclear palsy.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof treats oscillopsia, deterioration of spatial orientation, deterioration of visual acuity, and/or increase in postural sway associated with cerebellar downbeat nystagmus.
  • the acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may delay onset of, reduce the severity of or eliminate, or delay or reverse the progression of oscillopsia, deterioration of spatial orientation, deterioration of visual acuity, and/or increase in postural sway associated with cerebellar downbeat nystagmus.
  • a method of treating a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the subject.
  • a “therapeutically effective amount” of an agent is any amount which, when it is not
  • a daily dose may be from about 10 to about 225 mg per kg, from about 10 to about 150 mg per kg, or from about 10 to about 100 mg per kg of body weight.
  • kits for treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject comprising a means for diagnosing or prognosing the disease/disorder, and acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • the means for diagnosing or prognosing a neurodegenerative disease may include a specific binding agent, probe, primer, pair or combination of primers, an enzyme or antibody, including an antibody fragment, which is capable of detecting or aiding in the detection of a neurodegenerative disease, as defined herein.
  • the kit may comprise LysoTracker®, which is a fluorescent marker and is commercially-available from both Agents Ref. 14243.8-304
  • the LysoTracker® may be blue, blue-white, yellow, green or red.
  • the kit also comprises acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as defined herein.
  • the kit may further comprise buffers or aqueous solutions.
  • the kit may further comprise instructions for using the acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in a method of the invention.
  • acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of providing neuroprotection in a subject in need thereof (e.g., a subject having, suspected of having, or at risk of having a neurodegenerative disease).
  • Neuronal and its cognates, as used herein, refer to prevention, a slowing in, and/ or a reversed progression of neurodegeneration, including, but not limited to, progressive loss of neuronal structure, progressive loss of neuronal function, and/or progressive neuronal death.
  • Providing neuroprotection may result in delaying onset of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease that would otherwise be expected to manifest according to typical disease progression, reducing the severity of a neurodegenerative disease or reducing the severity of or eliminating one or more existing symptoms associated with a neurodegenerative disease, delaying progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease over time as compared to typical disease progression, and/or reversing progression of a neurodegenerative disease or one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease over time.
  • the time over which neuroprotection is provided may coincide with the duration of treatment as described herein.
  • the treatment may provide neuroprotection over a duration of, for example, about seven days or more, about two weeks or more, about three weeks or more, about one month or more, about six weeks or more, about seven weeks or more or about two months or more.
  • the treatment may provide neuroprotection over a duration of, for example, about three months or more, about four months or more, about five months or more or about six months or more. It may provide neuroprotection over a duration of, for example, about 1 year or more, about 2 years or more, about 3 years or more, about 4 years or more, about 5 years or more, or about 10 years or more.
  • the treatment may provide neuroprotection over the lifetime of the patient. Agents Ref. 14243.8-304
  • a method of providing neuroprotection in a subject in need thereof e.g., a subject having, suspected of having, or at risk of having a
  • neurodegenerative disease comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of acetyl -leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the subject.
  • kits for providing neuroprotection in a subject in need thereof comprising a means for diagnosing or prognosing the disease/disorder, and acetyl-leucine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  • the present disclosure further includes the use of acetyl-leucine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as a neuroprotective agent in a subject in need thereof (e.g., a subject having, suspected of having, or at risk of having a neurodegenerative disease).
  • a subject in need thereof e.g., a subject having, suspected of having, or at risk of having a neurodegenerative disease.
  • Example 1 demonstrate the utility of acetyl-leucine in treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject and providing neuroprotection in said subject.
  • This mutant strain arose spontaneously and has a lifespan in the range of 10-14 weeks and therefore has a course of disease more acute that the vast majority of patients.
  • the mutant mouse has been exploited successfully, not only for determining the ontogeny of disease and underlying pathogenic mechanisms, but also for the evaluation of experimental therapies. Analyses using these mice have been undertaken at the whole Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 animal, cellular, and molecular levels (Baudry, 2003; Smith, 2009; Cologna, 2014; Cologna, 2012). It is the most intensively studied animal model of NPC.
  • Npci ⁇ /- mice Prior to about 4-5 weeks of age Npci ⁇ /- mice have no discernible behavioural indication of disease that distinguishes them from wild-type littermates.
  • Wild-type (Npci + / + ) littermates were used as a control.
  • mice and a group of Npci + / + mice were treated with 0.1 g/kg acetyl- DL-leucine, provided mixed in the mouse chow, from weaning (three weeks of age). Separate groups of Npc / ⁇ and Npci + / + mice were left untreated, as controls.
  • mice were weighed twice a week. Weights were averaged (mean) across all mice in each group and compared.
  • Gait analysis was performed on mice at eight weeks of age using a CatWalk® 15.0 system according to manufacturer's instructions (Noldus, Nottingham, UK). Five runs were recorded per animal.
  • Stand Mean average duration (s) of paws in contact with glass plate
  • Step Cycle duration (s) between two consecutive contacts of the same paw; 3.
  • Duty Cycle percentage of time paws in contact with plate compared with time to complete a step cycle; Agents Ref. 14243.8-304
  • alternating pattern (LF: left front; RH: right hind; RF: right front; LH left hind);
  • Diagonal Support percentage of time with simultaneous contact of diagonal paws with the glass plate (RF&LH or RH&LF).
  • Front to Back (FR) count movement of the animal from front to back of the cage
  • Active Time duration (s/min) of activeness regardless of movement
  • Figure 1 B shows an untreated Npci ⁇ /- age matched littermate. Npci ⁇ /- mice were observed as having poor coat condition at nine weeks of age, as feeding and drinking had become difficult (see Figure lB).
  • Figure lA shows an Npci ⁇ / ⁇ mouse treated with acetyl-DL- leucine from weaning.
  • Npci ⁇ / ⁇ mice treated with acetyl-DL-leucine had a smooth and glossy coat, reminiscent of wild-type (Npci + / + ) littermates (see Figure lA).
  • Npci-/- mice initially put on weight, largely in the same manner as Npci + / + controls. However, the Npci ⁇ /- mice then began to lose weight from six weeks of age. At the end of the study (10 weeks of age), the mice weighed nearly as little as at just four weeks of age.
  • FIG. 2B A comparison of the weight changes in Npci ⁇ /- mice, with and without acetyl-DL- leucine treatment, is shown in Figure 2B.
  • Figure 2 B shows the change in weight (%) per group of mice at each point in time, for the Npc / ⁇ mice only.
  • the beneficial effect of acetyl-DL-leucine treatment in delaying weight loss is clearly evident from this Figure.
  • Diagonal support, cadence and step sequence data are shown in Figures 3A - 3C, respectively.
  • Figures 3D and 3E show front paw (FP) data (stand mean and step cycle in Figure 3D; duty cycle in Figure 3E).
  • Figures 3F and 3G show hind paw (HP) data (stand mean and step cycle in Figure 3F; duty cycle in Figure 3G).
  • the first bar in each graph shows the gait properties of wild-type (Npci + / + ) mice.
  • the second bar in each graph shows the gait properties of wild-type (Npci + / + ) mice treated with acetyl-DL-leucine. There was no significant difference in gait properties between these mice and their untreated littermates.
  • the third bar in each graph shows the gait properties of an Npci ⁇ /- mouse. On the whole, this mouse showed poor gait compared to Npci + / + mice.
  • the mouse spent Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 extremely little time, if any, in diagonal support (Figure 3A) or step sequence (Figure 3C), and its hind paw function in stand mean (Figure 3F) and duty cycle (Figure 3G) were also drastically hindered.
  • the fourth bar in each graph shows the gait properties of Npci ⁇ /- mice treated with acetyl-DL-leucine. These mice demonstrated significantly improved gait compared to their untreated littermates. In fact, they showed similar gait properties to Npci + / + mice.
  • the first bar in each graph shows the motor function properties of wild-type (Npci + / + ) mice.
  • the second bar in each graph shows the motor function properties of wild-type
  • mice treated with acetyl-DL-leucine. There was no significant difference in motor function properties between these mice and their untreated littermates.
  • the third bar in each graph shows the motor function properties of an Npci ⁇ / ⁇ mouse. On the whole, this mouse showed poor motor function compared to Npci +/+ mice. The mouse spent extremely little time, if any, rearing (panel H), particularly on its hind legs unsupported (panel A).
  • the fourth bar in each graph shows the motor function properties of Npci ⁇ /- mice treated with acetyl-DL-leucine. These mice demonstrated significantly improved motor Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 function compared to their untreated littermates. In fact, they showed similar motor function properties to Npci + / + mice.
  • Npci ⁇ / ⁇ mice had discernible indication of disease that distinguished them from wild-type littermates from 5-6 weeks of age, Npci ⁇ /- littermates treated with acetyl-DL- leucine from weaning did not display such symptoms until two or more weeks later. Treatment of Npci ⁇ /- mice with acetyl-DL-leucine delayed onset and progression of NPC symptoms and showed evidence of neuroprotection.
  • a fibroblast cell line from an NPC patient was treated for 3 days with N-acetyl-DL- leucine (1 mM) and relative lysosomal volume was quantified via LysoTracker, a fluorescent dye that accumulates in acidic organelles. Increased LysoTracker fluorescence is indicative of an increase in lysosomal size and/ or number, and is a hallmark of NPC cells.
  • LysoTracker a fluorescent dye that accumulates in acidic organelles.
  • fibroblasts derived from Niemann-Pick A NAA
  • Mucolipidosis Type II MLII
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB MFS IIIB
  • Aspartylglucosaminuria MCTIIIA
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII MFS VII
  • Fibroblasts derived from NPA, and MLII, MPS IIIB, Aspartylglucosaminuria, MLIIIA, and MPS VII patients were observed to have elevated LysoTracker fluorescence levels relative to age-matched wild-type controls ( Figures 6C-6H). This is indicative of an expanded lysosome occurring as a result of lipid storage compared to fibroblasts from healthy individuals.
  • Treatment with acetyl-leucine was associated with a statistically significant reduction in LysoTracker fluorescence toward control level in both the NPA, and MLII, and MPS IIIB fibroblasts relative to untreated NPA, and MLII, and MPS IIIB fibroblasts, respectively ( Figures 6C-6E), and was associated with a trend in reducing LysoTracker fluorescence toward control level in the aspartylglucosaminuria, MLIIIA, and MPS VII fibroblasts relative to untreated aspartylglucosaminuria, MLIIIA, and MPS VII fibroblasts, respectively ( Figures 6F-6H).
  • N-acetyl-DL-leucine treatment was associated with the rectification of disturbed lysosomal storage by reducing lysosomal volume and thus acetyl-leucine directly corrected a phenotype of these lysosomal storage disorders.
  • These diseases represent different classes of LSDs, and thus these results further support utility of acetyl- leucine's effect against a broad range of lysosomal storage disorders.
  • Sandhoff disease is a disorder which may result from the autosomal recessive inheritance of mutations in the HEXB gene, which encodes the beta-subunit of beta- hexosaminidase.
  • GM2 ganglioside fails to be degraded and Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 accumulates within lysosomes in cells of the periphery and the central nervous system (CNS).
  • the bar crossing test is a method for assessing motor function in mice in which the mouse is placed hanging from the centre of a horizontal bar by its front limbs.
  • a wild- type mouse with normal motor function will be able to engage its hind limbs and thereby move to one of the platforms at either end of the bar, and in doing so complete the test.
  • An untreated Sandhoff mouse is able to complete the test up until around 11 weeks of age. After this point motor function and hind-limb mobility/engagement have deteriorated to the point to which the mouse cannot complete the test, and will drop from the bar onto the padded surface below.
  • Step cycle is the length of time taken during locomotion by a limb from the time it leaves the ground until it leaves the ground on the next occasion.
  • Step cycle time was assessed at 12 weeks of age in untreated and acetyl-leucine treated Sandhoff model mice.
  • Acetyl-leucine treatment constituted o.ig/kg body weight acetyl- leucine from 3 weeks of age.
  • Treatment of the Sandhoff mouse model with acetyl-leucine was associated with significantly faster front step cycle times (p ⁇ 0.05 vs untreated SH mouse), significantly faster hind step cycle times (p ⁇ o.oi vs untreated SH mouse) and significantly faster average step cycle times (p ⁇ o.ooi vs untreated SH mouse) (Figure 7C).
  • Acetyl -leucine treatment of 0.1 g/kg body weight was provided from 3 weeks of age.
  • Front step cycle refers to the mouse's front limbs, hind step cycle to the mouse's rear limbs, and average step cycle takes into account all of the mouse's limbs.
  • the asterisks (*/**/***) indicate p-values of ⁇ o.05/0.01/0.001 versus untreated Sandhoff mouse. Data shown is mean ⁇ Stdev. Thus, acetyl-leucine treatment was associated with a faster step cycle in the Sandhoff mouse model, which may indicate improvement in motor function.
  • GM2 gangliosidoses are a group of lysosomal storage disorders arising from defects in ⁇ -hexosaminidase activity.
  • the group encompasses Tay-Sachs disease, Sandhoff disease, and the AB variant of Tay-Sachs disease.
  • Fibroblasts derived from GM2 patients (Tay-Sachs disease, Sandhoff disease, and the AB variant of Tay-Sachs disease) and healthy controls were treated with acetyl-DL- leucine (1 mM for 6 days) prior to extraction and quantification of glycosphingolipid (GSL) levels via high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
  • GSL glycosphingolipid
  • gangliosidosis demonstrated elevated GSL levels when compared to untreated wild- type controls.
  • treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine (1 mM for 6 days) was associated with a reduction in GSL storage.
  • this decrease was statistically significant (p ⁇ 0.05).
  • Sandhoff disease and the AB variant of Tay-Sachs there was a trend towards decreased GSL levels associated with treatment.
  • Data presented in Figures 8A - 8C show the results of the treatment for each cell line, respectively, with GSL levels adjusted for protein content and expressed as fold change relative to levels in untreated wild-type fibroblasts.
  • the patient in this case study was a 28 year-old male who was genetically diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease and who exhibited dysarthrophonia, tremor, ataxia of stance and gait, paraparesis and muscle atrophies.
  • the patient was not able to stand or walk, could do single steps with strong support, and had distinct postural instability, ocular movement disorder, dysphagia and dysarthria, and mild cognitive function disorder.
  • First symptoms were observed at the age of 16 years.
  • Video of the patient was also recorded for later comparison.
  • the day following this examination the patient was started on therapy with acetyl- leucine, at a dose of 3 g per day for the first week, followed by a dose of 5 g per day for the second week onwards.
  • the patient was re-examined while continuing treatment. After one month, the patient had improved fine motor skills and reduced hand tremor, for example while eating or drinking. Walking was not markedly changed. After four months, the patient was in stable condition with slightly improved cognitive function but had deterioration of stance, gait and fine motor function.
  • the patient's SARA scores and results from the patient's SCAFI analyses are shown below compared to baseline.
  • the patient in this case study was a 32 year-old female who was genetically diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease and who exhibited ataxia of stance and gait, fine motor impairment, paraparesis of lower extremities, and muscle atrophies. In particular, walking was not possible without support, and the patient suffered from dysphagia and Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 speech disorder, ocular movement disorder, and mild cognitive function disorder. First symptoms were observed at the age of 7 years.
  • the day of the examination the patient was started on therapy with acetyl -leucine at a dose of 3 g per day for the first week, followed by a dose of 5 g per day for the second week onwards. After one month, the patient was re-examined while continuing treatment and showed increased enunciation, improved postural stability, and enhanced cognitive function. Stance and gait were possible without support.
  • the patient's SARA score and results from the patient's SCAFI analysis are shown below compared to baseline.
  • the patient in this case study was an 8 year-old male who was genetically diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease and who had epileptic cramps (tonic-clonic, about 10 seconds, self-limiting) almost every day before falling asleep, ocular movement disorder, anarthria, distinct problems in cognitive function and concentration (neurological examination was not possible), was not able to stand or walk by himself, and was very limited in daily activities (eating, washing or dressing himself was not possible). First symptoms were observed at the age of 9 months.
  • the patient was started on therapy with acetyl -leucine at a dose of 1.5 g per day for the first week, followed by a dose of 3 g per day for the second week onwards.
  • the patient in this case study was a 13 year-old male who was genetically diagnosed with GMi Gangliosidosis and who was not able to stand or walk by himself, was very limited in daily activities (eating, washing, dressing himself was not possible), and had ocular movement disorder, anarthria, and distinct problems in cognitive function and Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 concentration (neurological examination was not possible). First symptoms were observed at the age of 2 years.
  • the patient was started on therapy with acetyl -leucine at a dose of 1.5 g per day for the first week, followed by a dose of 3 g per day for the second week onwards.
  • the patient was re-examined while continuing treatment and showed a stable general condition, increased gait (more fluent), and stable stance in natural position.
  • the patient's SARA, mRDS, and EQ-5D-5L visual scale scores are shown below compared to baseline.
  • the patient in this case study was a 73 year-old male who had previously been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
  • ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • the patient's symptomatology was characterised by progredient dysarthria (nasal and slurred speech) and weakness of the right dorsiflexor with consequent foot drop over the course of the previous three years.
  • the patient was then started on therapy with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 3 gram per day for the first week, then a dose of 5 gram per day for the second week onwards.
  • the results were documented by video.
  • the patient in this case study was a 74 old male who had been previously diagnosed with ALS.
  • the patient's symptomatology was characterised by progredient dysarthria (nasal and slurred speech) and concomitant dysphagia, and weakness while walking for over a year, and a paresis of the left upper limb for approximately four months.
  • EMG had shown generalised polyphasic activity and chronic neurogenic impairment in the bulbar, cervical and lumbar segment.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 3 g per day for the first week, then a dose of 5 g per day for the second week onwards. After approximately 2 months, the patient was re-examined and he reported
  • the patient in this case study was a 66 year old male who had been previously diagnosed with ALS.
  • the patient's symptomatology was characterized by progredient weakness and atrophy of both proximal upper extremities, slight impairment of fine motor skills, and generalized fasciculations and cramps.
  • EMG had shown pathologic spontaneous activity and chronic neurogenic change, MRT of the brain and cervical column did not show any pathology . Medication with Riluzol was started.
  • the patient in this case study was a 66 year old male who had been diagnosed with ALS.
  • the patient's symptomatology was characterized by progressive weakness and atrophy of both proximal upper extremities, slight impairment of fine motor skills, and generalized fasciculations and cramps.
  • EMG showed pathologic spontaneous activity and chronic neurogenic change. MRT of the brain and cervical column did not show any pathology. Treatment with riluzole was started.
  • a clinical examination showed a 3/5 to 4/5 paresis of both shoulders and proximal arms, a slowing of fine motor scills, generalized fasciculations, and normal reflexes, and an ALS-FRS score of 44/48.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 3 g per day for the first week, then a dose of 5 g per day for the second week onwards.
  • the patient After about one month, the patient reported subjective improvement of dysphagia and less hypersalivation. His relatives reported improved and more vital facial expression. Weakness of limbs was unchanged. Therapy was suspended and, 10 days later, the patient reported worsening of symptomatology, particularly subjective deterioration of dysphagia and hypersalivation. The patient resumed continuous treatment.
  • the patient was re-evaluated about 8 weeks later and symptomatology remained stable.
  • the patient's ALS-FRS score was 43/48. Compared to symptomatology around the time of diagnosis, there was only a slight progression of weakness of gait and upper limbs.
  • Acetyl-leucine treatment was demonstrated to give rise to improvements in 3 patients who had been diagnosed with multisystemic atrophy cerebellar type (MSA-C). Agents Ref. 14243.8-304
  • Patient 1 in this case study was a female in her late 50s who had shown progressive ataxia with speech problems and walking problems for the previous three years.
  • Clinical examination of the patient revealed central cerebellar ocular motor signs, moderate dysarthrophonia, mild limb ataxia, and moderate ataxia of stance and gait. Furthermore, a MRI of the patient showed atrophy of the cerebellum and the brainstem, in particular of the pons and mesencephalon. The patient was accordingly diagnosed as having MSA-C.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 5 g per day (2 g upon waking, 1.5 g prior to lunch and 1.5 g prior to the evening meal). After one week of treatment the patient already showed a significant improvement in speech.
  • the patient in this case study was a 77 year-old male who had been diagnosed with MSA-C.
  • the patient's symptomatology was characterised by progressive difficulties of walking and insecure gait with a tendency to fall (the patient fell approximately 10 times a month).
  • the patient exhibited dizziness, hypokinetic-rigid syndrome, saccadic eye movements, dysmetria in the coordination test, and autonomic dysfunction, for example erectile dysfunction, orthostatic hypotension and incomplete bladder emptying over the course of the last four years.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine at a dose of 3 gram per day for the first week, followed by a dose of up to 5 gram per day. After 3 weeks of treatment, a further examination was carried out. The patient and his wife reported significant improvement of gait: the patient walks more securely and the Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 falls completely stopped. In addition, dizziness experienced by the patient substantially improved.
  • the patient was instructed to stop the medication and after one week the patient reported a deterioration of gait and dizziness.
  • the patient reported feeling more insecure walking, with a strong tendency to fall.
  • the patient in this case study was a 76 year-old male who had been diagnosed with oligosymptomatic MSA-C.
  • the patient's symptomatology was characterised by progressive difficulties in walking and insecure gait (without falls), as well as dizziness.
  • the patient showed saccadic eye movement and dysmetria in the
  • cMRI showed an atrophy of the mesencephalon
  • FDG-PET of the brain showed a reduced metabolism of the striatum and cerebellum.
  • the patient's posturography test results were pathological with a high tendency to fall.
  • Gait analysis showed an improvement of gait speed, and reductions of track width and gait fluctuations.
  • the patient was instructed to stop the medication and he reported progressive deterioration of gait and dizziness approximately two to three weeks after stopping the medication.
  • the patient in this case study was a 59 year-old male with progredient personality change characterised by apathy, lethargy and indifference.
  • the patient showed a mainly left-side hypokinetic-rigid syndrome with impairment of fine motor skills and reduced resonation of left arm.
  • the patient showed generalised bradykinesia and gait disorder with small steps and 2-3 falls per month.
  • the patient also shows slurred speech and cognitive deficits concerning psychomotoric slowing and reduced semantic word fluency.
  • the patient was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism and Datscan revealed a reduction of dopamine receptors supporting the diagnosis.
  • FDG- PET of the brain showed a mainly frontal reduced metabolism.
  • the patient exhibited little improvement during treatment with L-Dopa and Ropinirol.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 3 gram per day for one week, then a dose of 5 gram per day for 4 weeks. After approximately one month of acetyl-leucine treatment, medication was stopped and the patient was re-examined 13 days later.
  • the patient and his wife and daughter reported a significant improvement of gait under therapy with acetyl-leucine and in addition the patient's falls stopped.
  • the patient also exhibited an improvement of speech, which was less slurred, more comprehensible and subjectively much more controlled. After suspension of treatment the symptoms worsened.
  • the patient in this case study was a 75 year-old male with progressive insecure gait disorder and dizziness leading to backward falls.
  • the patient was diagnosed with corticobasal syndrome.
  • a Datscan revealed a reduction of dopamine-receptors and an MRI showed an atrophic motorcortex of the right hemisphere supporting the diagnosis.
  • the patient exhibited no improvement during treatment with L-Dopa.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 3 g per day for the first week, then 5 g per day. Gait analysis was performed before treatment commenced.
  • the patient in this case study was a 76 year-old female with dizziness, which mainly occurred while walking. No falls were reported.
  • the patient also exhibited gait disorder with small steps and generalised bradykinesia and vertical gaze palsy with impairment of fine motor skills.
  • Datscan revealed a reduction of dopamine-receptors and FDG-PET of the brain showed a mainly frontal reduced metabolism, supporting the diagnosis.
  • the patient exhibited little improvement during treatment with L-Dopa.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 3 g per day for one week, then a dose of 5 g per day for 4 weeks. After 27 days of acetyl-leucine treatment, medication was stopped and the patient was re-examined 60 days later.
  • the patient reported a significant reduction of dizziness and slight improvement of gait under therapy with acetyl -leucine. After suspension of treatment, the symptoms worsened.
  • the patient in this case study was a 66 year-old female with symmetric hypokinetic- rigid syndrome, gait disorder with insecure and small steps (strong tendency to fall) and vertical gaze palsy with impairment of fine motor skills.
  • the patient was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy. Datscan revealed a reduction of dopamine- receptors and FDG-PET of the brain showed a mainly frontal reduced metabolism, supporting the diagnosis. There was no levodopa response.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 3 g per day for the first week, then 5 g per day. Gait analysis was performed before treatment commenced. After 17 days of treatment, medication was stopped and the patient was re-examined 4 days later. The patient reported no significant improvement of gait or hypokinetic rigid syndrome.
  • Table 8 Gait analysis parameters. The patient was reevaluated about two months later and reported no deterioration of symptoms after stopping medication.
  • the patient in this case study was a 56 year-old male with symmetric hypokinetic-rigid syndrome, insecure and history of falls and vertical gaze palsy with impairment of fine motor skills.
  • the patient was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy. Datscan revealed a reduction of dopamine-receptors and FDG-PET of the brain showed a frontomesial and parietotemporal reduced metabolism, supporting the diagnosis. There was no levodopa response.
  • the patient was reevaluated about two months later and reported no deterioration of symptoms after stopping medication.
  • the patient in this case study was a 76 year-old male with progredient gait disorder, insecure and small steps (strong tendency to fall), camptocormia, slow and hypometric saccades, blepharospasmus and impairment of fine motor skills.
  • the patient was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy. MRI showed discreet atrophy of the mid brain (Mickey Mouse sign). There was a slight levodopa response.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 3 g per day for the first week, then 5 g per day. Gait analysis was performed before treatment commenced. After three weeks of treatment, medication was stopped and the patient was re-examined. The patient reported gait with increased subjective security and with reduced frequency of falls. Gait analysis showed improvement of gait with increased speed, max. speed, and step cycle length and reduction of track width, double stance and coefficient of variation.
  • the patient in this case study was a 42 year-old male engineer who had suffered from dizziness and postural imbalance for almost one year.
  • the patient was diagnosed with downbeat nystagmus: the patient was severely impaired by blurred vision (oscillopsia) due to the nystagmus, and experienced difficulties while reading and writing.
  • the patient's visual acuity was: right 0.75, left 0.67, binocular 0.83, and the downbeat nystagmus was documented by video- oculography.
  • the patient also exhibited increased body sway, which was documented by posturography.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 3 g per day (1 g upon waking, 1 g prior to lunch and 1 g prior to the evening meal) for one week, then a dose of 5 gram per day (2 g upon waking, 1.5 g prior to lunch and 1.5 g prior to the evening meal).
  • the patient was re-examined approximately 14 weeks after starting acetyl-leucine treatment, during which the patient reported to be very happy with the benefit.
  • the Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 patient's reading and writing were much better, because of reduced oscillopsia: the image of the visual surrounding was stable. The patient was able to suppress the nystagmus by visual fixation. In addition, the patient's spatial orientation was improved.
  • Posturography demonstrated a reduction of postural sway.
  • the patient in this case study was diagnosed with downbeat nystagmus.
  • the patient showed postural imbalance and dizziness.
  • the patient did not benefit from Fampyra®.
  • the patient began taking acetyl-DL-leucine (3 g/ day for the first week; 5 g/ day thereafter) and subsequently showed improvement of gait, with the ability to walk much longer distances (one hour), and improved alertness.
  • the patient's downbeat nystagmus also improved (documented by video-oculography).
  • the patient could partially suppress the nystagmus by visual fixation, as evaluated using a target center (dot presented in the center of a display for 30 seconds, Figure 13A) and in complete darkness using goggles covered with special glasses for 45 seconds (Figure 13B).
  • Gait analysis showed an increase of self-chosen velocity from 56 to 85 cm/sec and maximal gait velocity from 122 to 155 cm/sec. Medication was then suspended. Agents Ref. 14243.8-304
  • Gait analysis showed a decrease of self-chosen velocity from 85 to 72 cm/sec and maximal gait velocity from 155 to 113 cm/sec.
  • the patient in this case study was a 70 year-old female with mainly right sided hypokinetic-rigid syndrome and tremor, antecollis, frequent falls, orthostatic
  • the patient was diagnosed with with multiple system atrophy Parkinson type (MSA-P). Datscan revealed a mainly left sided reduction of dopamine-receptors and FDG-PET of the brain showed a mainly parieto-occipital reduced metabolism. There was a discreet Levodopa response (ioo/25mg 3 x daily).
  • the patient began taking acetyl-DL-leucine (3 g/ day for the first week; 5 g/ day thereafter). After 3 weeks on acetyl-DL-leucine, the patient was evaluated and reported no significant improvement of gait, reduction of falls or improved hypokinetic rigid- syndrome. Medication was stopped.
  • the patient in this case study was a 78 year-old male diagnosed with multiple system atrophy Parkinson type (MSA-P).
  • MSA-P multiple system atrophy Parkinson type
  • the patient's symptomatology was characterized by a progressive hypokinetic-rigid syndrome, orthostatic dysfunction and consecutive dizziness and balance disorder.
  • the patient showed saccadic eye movement and symmetric rigor of both upper limbs. Balancing on an imaginary tightrope was associated with insecureness and loss of balance.
  • FDG-PET of the brain showed a reduced metabolism of both parietal and occipital cortex, suggestive for Lewy-Body- Dementia.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 3 g per day for the first week, then 5 g per day.
  • the patient was examined before initiation of Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 treatment and showed the clinical symptomatology described above, with very pronounced insecure gait and dizziness.
  • the patient in this case study was a 78 year-old male diagnosed with multiple system atrophy Parkinson type (MSA-P).
  • MSA-P multiple system atrophy Parkinson type
  • the patient's symptomatology was characterized by progressive hypokinetic-rigid syndrome, urinary incontinence, incipient cognitive Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 dysfunction, and gait disorder with small steps and 2-3 falls per month.
  • Cognitive deficits were characterized by psychomotoric slowing and intermittent mental confusion. Datscan revealed a reduction of dopamine-receptors, which supported the diagnosis.
  • FDG-PET of the brain showed a mainly striatal reduced metabolism.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine, at a dose of 3 g per day for the first week, then 5 g per day.
  • the patient's wife reported a significant improvement of cognitive function. Episodes of mental confusion completely disappeared.
  • the patient's cognitive structure seemed much clearer and straighter. There was no improvement of gait function.
  • the patient's wife supported continuing the medication.
  • the patient in this case study was a 45-year-old male diagnosed with spinocerebellar ataxia 28 (SCA 28). Genetic testing showed a known pathogenic variant in AFG3L2.
  • the patient's symptomatology was characterized by progressive cerebellar syndrome since the age of 30, characterized by slurred speech, unstable gait, balance disorder and dizziness.
  • the patient showed saccadic eye movements and dysmetria in the coordination tests, ataxic gait, slurred speech, exaggerated reflexes of the lower limbs, spasticity of the lower limbs and a positive Babinski sign on the left.
  • cMRI showed a marked atrophy of the cerebellum.
  • the patient was started on treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine at a dose of 5 g per day. A gait analysis was performed before treatment commenced. After about one month of treatment, medication was stopped and the patient was evaluated. The patient reported an improvement of the symptomatology, in particular reduced dizziness (almost vanished), and a more stable gait. The patient reported that he no longer walked like a robot and could climb the stairs without using the banisters. A gait analysis was performed, which showed an improvement of parameters.
  • the patients in this case study were 2 female siblings, 24 (Patient 1) and 19 (Patient 2) years old, respectively.
  • the patients suffer from ataxia telangiectasia.
  • Patient 1 showed delayed developmental milestones. The patient did not walk until 2 years of age and had progression of cerebellar ataxia signs and symptoms, seizures, together with generalized, distal pronounced hypertonia and telangiectasias on the eyes, ears, and chest. Diagnosis was established at the age of 9 years. Patient i's ocular motor function showed downbeat-nystagmus with gaze straight-ahead and in the gaze to the left greater than right, gaze-holding nystagmus upward, vertical and horizontal saccadic smooth pursuit, and hypometric saccades horizontally and vertically, with restricted motility upward.
  • Patient 2 showed delayed developmental milestones, seizure at the age of 1, generalized hypotonia, contractures of low extremities with pes equinovarus bilaterally, areflexia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 3 years, slightly enlarged spleen, hypercholesterolemia, hypochromatic microcytic anemia, pigmental naevi, and vitiligo.
  • First symptoms were noticed by the patient's parents at the age of 15 months.
  • Patient 2's ocular motor function showed square wave jerks, gaze-holding nystagmus left greater than right with vertical component, downbeat-nystagmus, saccadic smooth pursuit, vertical gaze palsy upward greater than downward, and impaired convergence.
  • Video-oculography parameters were improvement of fixation stability and significant improvement of downbeat-nystagmus intensity in Patient 2. Agents Ref. 14243.8-304
  • the patient in this case study was a 19 year old female suffering from ataxia
  • telangiectasia from early childhood having:
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, polymorphism MTHFR (C677T), lymphangioma of the lower lip, cholecystolithiasis, dilated cardiomyopathy, pigmental naevi, thoraco-lumbar kyphoscoliosis, and scleral teleangiectasias on both eyes.
  • the patient's ocular motor function showed gaze-holding nystagmus to the right and to the left, saccadic eye movements, slow saccades to all directions, especially horizontally, pathological vestibulo-ocular reflex with corrective catch-up saccades, and pathological visual-fixation suppression of the vestibulo-ocular reflex.
  • the patient began treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine (5 g/day) about six months after the examination. After slightly over 7 months of treatment, the patient was re- evaluated. Caregivers and patient reported general improvement of well-being, without clearer specification. Examination indicated a Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) score of 21.5/40. Results from the patient's Spinocerebellar Ataxia Functional Index (SCAFI) analysis were:
  • the patient showed slight improvement of SARA and SCAFI subset 9HPT, and significant improvement of fixation stability and decrease of intensity of gaze-holding nystagmus at all positions.
  • the patient in this case study was a 15 year-old female suffering from ataxia
  • telangiectasia from 4-years of age. From 7-years of age, the patient showed severe cerebellar ataxia signs and symptoms, fine motor impairment, muscular hypotonia with areflexia, muscular atrophy, and plantar flexion with discrete contractures. The patient was confined to a wheelchair, but was able to walk with constant support.
  • the Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 patient had severe hemolytic anemia, hypogammaglobulinemia, telangiectasias on the scleras and chest, Secondary Cushing syndrome due to corticosteroid intake, and was suspected of having CNS Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
  • the patient's ocular motor function showed slow deviation of the eyes upward, left beating nystagmus in the central position, gaze-holding nystagmus in all directions, horizontally with downbeating component, startle with sudden head movement.
  • the patient showed improvement of SARA and SCAFI subset 9HPT of the dominant hand.
  • Video-oculography showed general improvement of fixation stability and decrease of intensity of spontaneous and gaze-holding nystagmus at all positions.
  • the patient in this case study was a 10 year-old boy suffering from ataxia telangiectasia from his early childhood, having:
  • the patient was confined to a wheelchair but was able to perform a few steps with strong constant support.
  • the patient's ocular motor function showed oculomotor apraxia with pronounced head anteflexia, head and eye movement "en bloc" when looking to the right and left, vertical gaze palsy with slow vertical saccades and saccadic smooth pursuit, slow horizontal saccades to the left, saccade palsy to the right, restricted eye motility, especially vertically, and fixation instability in all positions.
  • the patient began treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine (5 g/day) following examination. After about 1 month of treatment, the patient was re-evaluated. The patient's mother described a significant improvement of stability of the gait; prior to the therapy, he was constantly falling backward and had to be partially "transported". On medication, he was able to walk with only holding the caregiver ' s hand.
  • Fine motor function the intensity of hand tremor, and body holding improved.
  • Improvement of fine motor function was reflected in daily activities, such as eating and drinking independently.
  • the patient gained 1.5 kg and had a better appetite.
  • Table 22 Video-oculography parameters. After almost 7 months of treatment, the patient was again re-evaluated. The patient's mother described significantly more stable gait; this finding remained constant from the first evaluation after treatment. The patient had improved concentration and speech. The patient could stand up on his own and was generally more independent with daily activities. The patient gained another 3 kg with improved appetite and showed improved strength.
  • SARA Spinocerebellar Ataxia Functional Index
  • the patient in this case study was a 10 year-old female suffering from ataxia telangiectasia who had ataxic gait and stance, fine motor function disorder with hand tremor, dysphagia and speech disorder, ocular movement disorder, and problems with cognitive function and concentration. First symptoms were observed at the age of one year.
  • the patient started acetyl-DL-leucine treatment at 1.5 g/day for the first week and at 3 g/day for the second week onwards.
  • the patient was evaluated after one month and six months of treatment, respectively.
  • the patient showed increased fine motor skills with reduced hand tremor, improved postural stability and gait, increased enunciation, and increased self- confidence.
  • the patient had stable general conditions, stable gait and stance, and improved handwriting.
  • the patient was suffering from anxiety, which would be expected to negatively influence the response.
  • the patient in this case study was a female in her early 60s who was genetically diagnosed with Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA) 1. Before treatment, the patient had severe problems with speaking and swallowing, tremor of both arms, spasticity and moderate ataxia of stance and gait. The patient also had problems sleeping. Three weeks on medication with acetyl-DL-leucine (5 g/day), all symptoms
  • the patient's daughter reported considerable progression of the disease over time with a persisting symptomatic effect, yet observed, anecdotally, that there was long-term symptomatic efficacy from treatment.
  • the patient in this case study was a 70 year-old female with insecure gait and frequent falls, visual hallucinations at night, REM-sleep disorder.
  • the patient had symmetric hypokinetic-rigid syndrome with impairment of fine motor skills and fluctuations in attention and awareness.
  • Agents Ref. 14243.8-304 were a 70 year-old female with insecure gait and frequent falls, visual hallucinations at night, REM-sleep disorder. The patient had symmetric hypokinetic-rigid syndrome with impairment of fine motor skills and fluctuations in attention and awareness. Agents Ref. 14243.8-304
  • the patient was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia.
  • FDG-PET of the brain showed a synaptic dysfunction in the parietal and occipital lobe and DATscan showed a degeneration of presynaptic dopamine transporter, supporting the diagnosis.
  • the patient started taking acetyl-leucine (3 g/day for one week; 5 g/day thereafter) and was evaluated after four weeks. The patient reported increased fatigue and a deterioration of balance and speech. Medication was reduced to 3 g/day, and the patient was instructed to stop medication about two weeks later.
  • the patient was re-evaluated about one month after ceasing medication and did not report improvement of symptomatology with the decreased dose and no deterioration of symptoms after stopping medication.
  • the youngest sibling was 11 years old at the time of onset. He began treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine at the age of 13. While on treatment, the youngest sibling did not walk with an expedient until nearly 18 years of age, as reported by the patient's mother. The patient's mother also reported that the youngest sibling had improved fine motor skills and improved speech at each age compared to his older siblings. No long-term clinical data is available for the youngest sibling.
  • CCS clinical severity score
  • the annual severity increment score (ASIS) quantities the annual rate of change in the CSS, calculated by dividing the CSS of a patient by the patient's age. For example, if untreated Patient B had a CSS of 8 at two years of age, the patient's ASIS would be 4. Each year, the patient would be expected to progress by 4 CSS points, such that at 4 years of age, the patient's CSS would be 16. If therapeutic intervention slowed or arrested disease progression, one would expect the patient to have a smaller ASIS score after such therapy than at baseline.
  • Table 25 Days post-initiation of acetyl-leucine administration at which CSS was assessed Tables 26-34 below show each CSS for overall, eye movement, ambulation, speech, swallow, fine motor skills, cognition, memory, and seizures, respectively.
  • Table 31 CSS fine motor skills.
  • the ASIS at baseline and each time point was calculated using each patient's CSS and age at the time of assessment.
  • the overall ASIS for each patient at each time point is shown below in Table 35.
  • Example 20 The Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC) mouse model shares a number of
  • AD Alzheimer's disease
  • the APP-CTF data is shown in Figure 12A.
  • the data replicated the previously noted accumulation of APP-CTFs in the NPCi mouse brain.
  • Treatment with acetyl-dl-leucine was associated with lowering of APP-CTFs.
  • the LC3-II data is shown in Figure 12B.
  • the data replicated the previously noted accumulation of LC3-II in the NPCi mouse brain.
  • Treatment with acetyl-dl-leucine was associated with a lowering of LC3-II, indicative of a partial restoration of autophagic flux.
  • Acetyl-leucine treatment was associated with an improvement in AD pathology in the NPCi mouse brain.

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