STIM2-MEDIATED CAPACITIVE CALCIUM ENTRY

摘要

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibitor of STIM2 or an inhibitor of STIM2-regulated plasma membrane calcium channel activity and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient and/or diluent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an inhibitor of STIM2 or an inhibitor of STIM2-regulated plasma membrane calcium channel activity for the treatment and/or prevention of a neurological disorder associated with pathologically increased cytosolic calcium concentrations. The present invention also relates to a method of treating and/or preventing a neurological disorder associated with pathologically increased cytosolic calcium concentrations comprising administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an inhibitor of STIM2 or of an inhibitor of STIM2-regulated plasma membrane calcium channel activity to a subject in need thereof. The present invention further relates to methods of identifying a compound suitable as a lead compound and/or as a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of a neurological disorder associated with pathologically increased cytosolic calcium concentrations.