UPDATE-(NASDAQ: NRSN) shares are moving up again more than 31% today on news of positive preliminary results from Alzheimer’s Biomarker Study.

• Biomarkers show the potential of NeuroSense’s combination drug CogniC to treat Alzheimer’s disease
• CogniC is expected to advance into clinical trials in 2023

NeuroSense’s biomarker study identified several biomarkers associated with AD, which indicate CogniC’s mechanism of action may be effective in targeting the pathways involved in the disease, such as miRNA dysregulation, lysosomal dysfunction, and impaired autophagy. Additionally, hallmarks of AD were detected, such as increased levels of amyloid-β (Aβ) and intracellular aggregates of tau protein among the panel of biomarkers evaluated.

Preliminary results revealed high levels of TDP-43 in people who suffer from AD, when compared to the healthy control group. These findings provide additional support for TDP-43 pathology as an integral part of AD, reinforcing the growing body of evidence in AD research regarding the role of TDP-43 in neurodegenerative pathologies. TDP-43 has been found in up to 57% of AD cases and aggregates of TDP-43 have been shown to be cytotoxic both in vitro and in vivo. ^[1] NeuroSense’s platform combination therapy technology, the basis of CogniC, has already shown to impact TDP-43 in a Phase IIa clinical trial biomarker study in another neurodegenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 

“Having identified these promising biomarkers, which have the potential to be modulated by CogniC, we are now preparing to carry out a clinical proof-of-concept study in conjunction with a leading AD clinic. The study is expected to commence in 2023,” stated NeuroSense CEO, Alon Ben-Noon.

NeuroSense is conducting its AD biomarker study via utilization of Neuron-Derived Exosomes (NDE), a cutting-edge technology which allows one to observe key alterations in biomarkers found in the central nervous system in a non-invasive manner via collection of blood samples. Following further analysis, NeuroSense expects to share more detailed results on additional novel biomarkers that were evaluated in this study through scientific conferences and peer-reviewed publications.