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Puhan Zhao

University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Pharmacological rescue of mitochondrial dysfunction, neurite degeneration, and premature death of ALS and AD iPSC-derived neurons

Neelam Shahani, Rupkatha Banerjee, Courtney MacMullen, Neelam Sharma, Mohammad Habibi, Henry D. Wasserman, Nathaniel C. Noyes, Puhan Zhao, Bahaa Elgendy, M S Cameron, Thomas D. Bannister, Lamees Hegazy, Brian N. Finck, Ronald L. Davis

This study identifies Dipyridamole as a drug that rescues mitochondrial dysfunction and neuronal death in ALS and AD iPSC-derived neurons by enhancing mitochondrial pyruvate uptake.

bioRxiv · May 5, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience