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Ribavirin mitigates Alzheimer's disease model phenotypes by enhancing lysosomal function and suppressing ISR.
Bioorganic chemistry - 15 Sept 2026
Yi Zhicheng, Yao Zihao, Wang Fuhao, Xu Meng, Deng Cui, Yao Wei, Chen Xinyi, Shi Jiaxin, Liu Fufeng, Dong Wei, Wang Xiangming
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder for which effective therapies remain an urgent unmet need. This study investigated the therapeutic potential of the synthetic nucleoside analogue ribavirin in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) models of AD. We demonstrate that ribavirin specifically reduced the paralysis rate and improved short-term non-associative learning...
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