Recent development of multifunctional agents as potential drug candidates for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

N Guzior, A Wieckowska, D Panek… - Current medicinal …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex and progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The
available therapy is limited to the symptomatic treatment and its efficacy remains …

[HTML][HTML] A review of butyrylcholinesterase as a therapeutic target in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

A Nordberg, C Ballard, R Bullock… - The primary care …, 2013 - legacy.psychiatrist.com
Objective: To examine the role of butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) in cholinergic signaling and
neurologic conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). The rationale for inhibiting …

Target enzyme in Alzheimer's disease: Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

M Saxena, R Dubey - Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), affecting a large population worldwide is characterized by the
loss of memory and learning ability in the old population. The enzyme Acetylcholinesterase …

Protein misfolding and aggregation in Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus

G M. Ashraf, N H. Greig, T A. Khan… - CNS & Neurological …, 2014 - benthamdirect.com
In general, proteins can only execute their various biological functions when they are
appropriately folded. Their amino acid sequence encodes the relevant information required …

Structure and therapeutic uses of butyrylcholinesterase: application in detoxification, Alzheimer's disease, and fat metabolism

S **ng, Q Li, B **ong, Y Chen, F Feng… - Medicinal Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Structural information of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and its variants associated with
several diseases are discussed here. Pure human BChE has been proved safe and effective …

Recent research progress on natural small molecule bibenzyls and its derivatives in Dendrobium species

L He, Q Su, L Bai, M Li, J Liu, X Liu, C Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Orchidaceous plant Dendrobium genus is often used as a tonic, and its phenolic
components have attracted attention for its anti-tumor and anti-diabetic complications …

Amyloid–cholinesterase interactions: implications for Alzheimer's disease

NC Inestrosa, MC Dinamarca, A Alvarez - The FEBS journal, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Acetylcholinesterase is an enzyme associated with senile plaques. Biochemical studies
have indicated that acetylcholinesterase induces amyloid fibril formation by interaction …

Lipid rafts and Alzheimer's disease: protein-lipid interactions and perturbation of signaling

DA Hicks, NN Nalivaeva, AJ Turner - Frontiers in physiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Lipid rafts are membrane domains, more ordered than the bulk membrane and enriched in
cholesterol and sphingolipids. They represent a platform for protein-lipid and protein–protein …

Tacrine derivatives and Alzheimer's disease

V Tumiatti, A Minarini, ML Bolognesi… - Current medicinal …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
To date, the pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has relied on
acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors (AChEIs) and, more recently, an N-methyl-D …

Cholinesterases and the fine line between poison and remedy

CN Pope, S Brimijoin - Biochemical pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Acetylcholinesterase (AChE, EC 3.1. 1.7) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE, EC 3.1.
1.8) are related enzymes found across the animal kingdom. The critical role of …