Multi-target-directed ligands to combat neurodegenerative diseases

A Cavalli, ML Bolognesi, A Minarini… - Journal of medicinal …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Our understanding of the pathogenesis of diseases has advanced enormously in recent
decades. As a consequence, drug discovery has gradually shifted from an entirely …

Emerging therapeutic potentials of dual‐acting MAO and AChE inhibitors in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

B Mathew, DGT Parambi, GE Mathew… - Archiv der …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
No drug has been approved to prevent neuronal cell loss in patients suffering from
Parkinson's disease (PD) or Alzheimer's disease (AD); despite increased comprehension of …

Tacrine-6-Ferulic Acid, a Novel Multifunctional Dimer, Inhibits Amyloid-β-Mediated Alzheimer's Disease-Associated Pathogenesis In Vitro and In Vivo

R Pi, X Mao, X Chao, Z Cheng, M Liu, X Duan, M Ye… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
We have previously synthesized a series of hybrid compounds by linking ferulic acid to
tacrine as multifunctional agents based on the hypotheses that Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors as Disease-Modifying Therapies for Alzheimer s Disease

DM Torrero - Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry: Volume 7, 2015 - benthamdirect.com
The therapeutic arsenal for the treatment of Alzheimer s disease (AD) remains confined to a
group of four inhibitors of AChE and one NMDA receptor antagonist, which are used to …

Natural products in neurodegenerative diseases: a great promise but an ethical challenge

M Di Paolo, L Papi, F Gori, E Turillazzi - International Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) represent one of the most important public health
problems and concerns, as they are a growing cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide …

Brain iron toxicity: differential responses of astrocytes, neurons, and endothelial cells

JA Gaasch, PR Lockman, WJ Geldenhuys… - Neurochemical …, 2007 - Springer
Iron accumulation or iron overload in brain is commonly associated with neurodegenerative
disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, and also plays a role in cellular …

Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, β-amyloid aggregation, and NMDA receptors in Alzheimer's disease: a promising direction for the multi-target-directed ligands gold …

M Rosini, E Simoni, M Bartolini, A Cavalli… - Journal of medicinal …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial syndrome with several target proteins
contributing to its etiology. To confront AD, an innovative strategy is to design single …

Iron dysregulation in Alzheimer's disease: multimodal brain permeable iron chelating drugs, possessing neuroprotective-neurorescue and amyloid precursor protein …

S Mandel, T Amit, O Bar-Am, MBH Youdim - Progress in neurobiology, 2007 - Elsevier
Considering the multi-etiological character of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the current
pharmacological approaches using drugs oriented towards a single molecular target …

Tacrine–melatonin hybrids as multifunctional agents for Alzheimer's disease, with cholinergic, antioxidant, and neuroprotective properties

MI Fernández‐Bachiller, C Pérez… - ChemMedChem …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Tacrine–melatonin hybrids are potential multifunctional drugs for Alzheimer's disease that
may simultaneously palliate intellectual deficits and protect the brain against both β‐amyloid …