Steffen VoßSep 12, 2025

#GoodNews: Ein einst abgelehntes HIV-Medikament könnte die Hirnplastizität revolutionieren! #Maraviroc – ursprünglich gegen HIV – wird nun als „Neuroreha-Pille“ getestet. Es könnte nach Schlaganfall oder Trauma das „Umlern-Fenster“ des Gehirns verlängern & Patienten neue Chancen auf Genesung geben – selbst wenn klassische Reha schon beendet ist. 🧠✨

via: Fix The News

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/science/neuroscience-brain-injury-pill.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lE8.a6yp.KKMz_fI3UyeT&smid=url-share

Could a Pill Fix the Brain?

Neurologists are exploring medications that would help the brain recover after a stroke or traumatic injury.

The New York Times
Caramelized ShallotsMar 1, 2024

I started the process of trying to get into the #Truvada / #maraviroc trial.🤞 🤞 🤞

Wish me luck!!!

#LongCovid

https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2024/mount-sinai-receives-26-million-grant-from-polybio-research-foundation-for-long-covid-clinical-trials

Mount Sinai Receives $2.6 Million Grant From PolyBio Research Foundation for Long COVID Clinical Trials

Funding will also support researching other complex illnesses and medical education

Mount Sinai Health System
Matt WillemsenJun 26, 2023
Double Duty: HIV Drug Maraviroc Takes On Dementia and Huntington’s Disease
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found a way to enhance the brain’s self-cleaning process (autophagy) in mice with Huntington’s disease and dementia. They discovered that an existing HIV drug, maraviroc, can inhibit a switch (CCR5) that impairs autophagy, leading to a reduction in harmful protein build-up and potentially slowing down memory loss.
https://scitechdaily.com/double-duty-hiv-drug-maraviroc-takes-on-dementia-and-huntingtons-disease/ #HIVDrug #Maraviroc #Dementia #HuntingtonsDisease #autophagy #neurodegenerative
Double Duty: HIV Drug Maraviroc Takes On Dementia and Huntington’s Disease

HIV drug helps protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains. Cambridge scientists have shown how the brain’s ability to clear out toxic proteins is impaired in Huntington’s disease and other forms of dementia – and how, in a study in mice, a repurposed HIV drug was able t

SciTechDaily
4stratMay 1, 2023
#ScifiVsReality Research shows an HIV drug, #Maraviroc, appears to help the brain eliminate toxic proteins that lead to Huntington's disease and a type of dementia, raising the possibility that it could be repurposed as a therapy for such diseases. https://bit.ly/3ACl3R6
HIV drug shown to help protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains

Cambridge scientists have shown how the brain's ability to clear out toxic proteins is impaired in Huntington's disease and other forms of dementia—and how, in a study in mice, a repurposed HIV drug was able to restore this function, helping prevent this dangerous build-up and slowing progression of the disease.

Medical Xpress