Sodium oligomannate
Sodium oligomannate (development code GV-971) is a mixture of oligosaccharides isolated from the marine algae Ecklonia kurome that is used in China as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD).[1] It was conditionally approved in China by the National Medical Products Administration in 2019 for mild to moderate AD to improve cognitive function.[1] However, the clinical data supporting its potential benefits have been received skeptically elsewhere[2][3][4] and are considered insufficient for approval in other countries. Therefore, it is still undergoing Phase III clinical trials necessary for regulatory approval in the United States and Europe.[5][6]
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Other names | Sodium oligo-mannurarate; GV-971; GV971 |
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The mechanism by which sodium oligomannate may function is unclear and several possibilities have been proposed,[6] including amyloid beta disaggregation,[7] mediation of inflammatory responses to amyloid plaques,[8] protein binding inside neurons,[9] and alteration of intestinal bacteria.[10]
References
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- Servick K, Normile D (5 November 2019). "Alzheimer's experts greet China's surprise approval of a drug for brain disease with hope and caution". Science Magazine. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- Rao Y (September 2020). "Omission of previous publications by an author should be corrected". Cell Research. 30 (9): 819. doi:10.1038/s41422-020-0344-3. PMC 7609295. PMID 32632254.
- Ye Y (July 9, 2020). "Neuroscientist Speaks Out Against Chinese Alzheimer's Drug, Again". Sixth Tone.
- Clinical trial number NCT04520412 for "A Study of Sodium Oligomannate (GV-971) in Participants With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease (GREEN MEMORY)" at ClinicalTrials.gov
- "GV-971". Alzforum. 10 May 2021.
- Hu J, Geng M, Li J, Xin X, Wang J, Tang M, et al. (June 2004). "Acidic oligosaccharide sugar chain, a marine-derived acidic oligosaccharide, inhibits the cytotoxicity and aggregation of amyloid beta protein". Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 95 (2): 248–55. doi:10.1254/jphs.fpj04004x. PMID 15215650.
- Wang S, Li J, Xia W, Geng M (January 2007). "A marine-derived acidic oligosaccharide sugar chain specifically inhibits neuronal cell injury mediated by beta-amyloid-induced astrocyte activation in vitro". Neurological Research. 29 (1): 96–102. doi:10.1179/174313206X152483. PMID 17427283. S2CID 13359092.
- Liu M, Nie Q, Xin X, Geng M (2008). "Identification of AOSC-binding proteins in neurons". Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 26 (4): 394–399. Bibcode:2008ChJOL..26..394L. doi:10.1007/s00343-008-0394-8. S2CID 84261464.
- Wang X, Sun G, Feng T, Zhang J, Huang X, Wang T, et al. (October 2019). "Sodium oligomannate therapeutically remodels gut microbiota and suppresses gut bacterial amino acids-shaped neuroinflammation to inhibit Alzheimer's disease progression". Cell Research. 29 (10): 787–803. doi:10.1038/s41422-019-0216-x. PMC 6796854. PMID 31488882.