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. 2021 Jan 6;18(1):387–400. doi: 10.1007/s13311-020-01002-5

Table 1.

Summary of treatment effects. Summary of in vitro and in vivo effects observed following administration of HCQ and indapamide alone and in combination. ++: marginal effect; +++: modest effect; ++++: robust effect

HCQ Indapamide Combination Effect?

Protection against neurotoxicity

in vitro

+++ +++ Unable to assess since each drug by itself was already very potent

Anti-oxidant capacity (HORAC)

in vitro

No effect ++++ No

Inhibition of microglial TNF-α

in vitro

++ ++ No
CD68+ microglia/macrophage in vivo No effect No effect Yes. Reduces CD68+ immunoreactivity within lesion
Axonal health (APP accumulation) in vivo No effect No effect Yes. Reduces number of APP+ axons in lesion
Marker of oxidative injury (4-HNE) in vivo ++++ No effect The magnitude of 4-HNE reduction by HCQ is marked, so it is not possible to determine any additional effect