Cognition Therapeutics to Present Preclinical Results Demonstrating Therapeutic Potential for Sigma-2 Receptor Modulators in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration

NEW YORK, April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CGTX), a clinical stage neuroscience company developing drugs that treat age-related degenerative diseases of the central nervous system and retina, will be presenting a poster at the annual meeting of The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) summarizing preclinical results showing that sigma-2 (σ-2) receptor modulators protect RPE cells and normalize key homeostatic processes disrupted in dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD). Cognition plans to initiate a Phase 2 clinical study for CT1812, the company’s lead σ-2 receptor modulator, in patients with dry AMD.

Oxidative stress and toxic proteins such as amyloid-beta (Aβ) oligomers have been implicated in the progression of dry AMD. These stressors have been shown to disrupt key processes in the cells of the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), a single layer of cells that acts as a blood-retinal barrier and supports the health and function of photoreceptors, the specialized neuroepithelial cells that capture and convey visual information to the brain.

Poster details:

Title:		Sigma-2 receptor modulators rescue POS trafficking deficits in RPE cell-based models of dry AMD
Authors:		Evi Malagise, Eloise Keeling, Nicole Knezovich, Lora Waybright, Emily Watto, Anthony O. Caggiano, J. Arjuna Ratnayaka, Mary E. Hamby
Date/Time:		May 3, 2022; 3:30-5:30pm MT

ARVO 2022 will be held in-person in Denver, CO from May 1-4, 2022 and virtually from May 11-12, 2022. Cognition will be hosting a booth (#3126) during the live and virtual meetings where additional information will be made available on the company’s planned Phase 2 program in dry AMD.

About Dry AMD
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible central vision loss in the world, affecting approximately 190 million people. Dry AMD, one of two forms of AMD, is common among people over 50 and is caused by a degeneration and thinning of the macula, the part of the retina responsible for central vision. The gradual loss of central vision associated with dry AMD can present limitations on reading and driving. As the disease progresses, loss of retinal cells results in permanent vision loss known as geographic atrophy (GA). In about 10% of AMD, the disease progresses to neovascular (wet) AMD, in which abnormal blood vessels grow beneath the retina, leak fluid and damage the retina, causing permanent vision loss.   

About Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.
Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of innovative, small molecule therapeutics targeting age-related degenerative disorders of the central nervous system and retina. We are currently investigating our lead candidate CT1812 in clinical programs in Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD). We believe CT1812 and our pipeline of σ-2 receptor modulators can regulate pathways that are impaired in these diseases. We believe that targeting the σ-2 receptor with CT1812 represents a mechanism functionally distinct from other current approaches in clinical development for the treatment of degenerative diseases. More about Cognition Therapeutics and its pipeline can be found at https://cogrx.com/.

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