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. 2021 Feb 10;15:624648. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2021.624648

Table 2.

Kinase inhibitors in clinical trials for the treatment of neurological disorders.

Kinase Disease Agent Mechanism of action Therapeutic goal Clinical trial ID
GSK3β AD Tideglusib Non-ATP competitive inhibitor of GSK3β Reduction of tau phosphorylation NCT00948259
NCT01350362
NCT02586935
(USA)
DYRK1A AD
DS
SM07883

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG)
ATP competitive inhibitor of DYRK1A

Non-ATP competitive inhibitor of DYRK1A
Inhibition of tau hyperphosphorylation, aggregation, and NFT formation
Amelioration of DS cognitive symptoms through DYRK1A inhibition
ACTRN12619000327189 (Australia)
NCT01394796
(USA)
FYN AD Saracatinib ATP-competitive inhibitor of Src family of tyrosine kinases Reduced Fyn activation by Aβ NCT02167256
(USA)
ABL AD Nilotinib ATP competitive inhibitor of ABL Stabilization of levels of phosphorylated tau, total tau and Aβ NCT02947893
(USA)
p38 MAPK AD
DLB
Neflamapiod ATP-competitive inhibitor of p38 MAPK Decrease neuroinflammatory markers, reduced decline in cognitive function NCT03402659
NCT03435861
NCT04001517
(USA)
LRRK2 PD DNL151 Inhibition of LRRK2 kinase Decrease neuroinflammatory markers NCT04056689
(USA)