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Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a gradually growing irreversible illness of the brain that almost affects every fifth person (aged > 80 years) in the world. World Health Organization (WHO) also revealed that the prevalence of this disease will enhance (upto double) significantly upto 2030. The poor cholinergic transmission at the synapse is considered to be one of the main reasons behind the progression and occurrence of this disorder. Natural inhibitors of acetylcholine (ACh) such as galanthamine and rivastigmine are used commercially in the treatmentof AD. The biomolecules such assesquiterpenes, possess a great structural diversity and are responsible for a plethora of pharmacological properties. The potential of various sesquiterpenes as anticholinesterase has been reviewed in this article. For this purpose, the various databases, mainly PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were investigatedwith different keywords such as “sesquiterpenes+acetylcholinesterase” and “sesquiterpenes+cholinesterase+inhibitors” in the surveyed time frame (2010–2020). A vast literature was evident in the last decade, which affirms the potential of various sesquiterpenes in the improvement of cholinergic transmission by inhibiting the AChE. After data analysis, it was found that 12 compounds out of a total of 58 sesquiterpenes were reported to possess IC50 < 9 μM and can be considered as potential candidates for the improvement of learning and memory. Sesquiterpene is an important category of terpenoids, found to possess a large spectrum of biological activities. The outcome of the review clearly states that sesquiterpenes (such as amberboin, lipidiol, etc.) from herbs could offer fresh, functional compounds for possible prevention and treatment of AD.
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This narrative review surveys sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpene-containing extracts as acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease, drawing on literature from 2010–2020. It reports that 12 of 58 sesquiterpenes had AChE IC50 <9 µM and highlights amberboin and lipidiol as promising leads, while noting assay and safety caveats.
Key findings
- Across 58 sesquiterpenes reviewed, 12 had AChE IC50 <9 µM and were considered potential candidates for improving learning and memory.
- Amberboin and lipidiol from *Volutaria abyssinica* inhibited AChE with IC50 = 0.8 ± 0.03 µM and 0.5 ± 0.01 µM, respectively; amberboin also inhibited BChE (IC50 = 0.6 ± 0.13 µM), compared with galanthamine (AChE IC50 = 3 ± 0.2 µM; BChE IC50 = 47 ± 1 µM).
- Volvalerenic acid K had in vitro AChE IC50 = 0.16 µM and improved learning/memory in APPswe/PS1E9 mice; Huperzine-A showed reversible AChE inhibition (IC50 = 22 µM) and is described as the only sesquiterpene alkaloid clinically established and USFDA-approved for AD.
- Sesquiterpenes were also linked to alternate AD targets: Stigmene A and B reduced Aβ aggregation by 82.9 ± 2.52% and 70.1 ± 3.01% vs 69.8 ± 1.55% for positive control; bilobalide antagonized GABA_A receptors (IC50 = 4.6 ± 0.5 µM); nootkatone and ambrosin reduced NF-κβp65 expression.
Methods
- Narrative review; PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched with keywords “sesquiterpenes+acetylcholinesterase” and “sesquiterpenes+cholinesterase+inhibitors” for 2010–2020.
- Synthesized studies on sesquiterpenoids, sesquiterpene lactones, coumarins, agarofuran, and alkaloids; AChE inhibition was commonly assessed by Ellman’s method, with some docking and in vivo mouse studies.
- Qualitative synthesis; the paper reports counting 58 sesquiterpenes and identifying 12 with IC50 <9 µM.
Limitations
- Stated: IC50 alone should not determine anti-Alzheimer potential; Ellman assays with carbonyl-containing compounds can produce false positives; most plant actives were not evaluated for unwanted side effects; animal-model and clinical confirmation are needed; galliardin has cytotoxic properties.
- Evident: as a narrative review, it lacks a formal systematic protocol, explicit inclusion/exclusion criteria, risk-of-bias assessment, or meta-analysis; evidence is heterogeneous (in vitro IC50 values, essential-oil mixtures, docking, and mouse models) and IC50 units vary (µM, µg/mL, mg/mL).
- Evident: many compounds are discussed without blood-brain barrier permeability, bioavailability, or toxicity data, though the paper notes lipophilicity may aid bioavailability and calls for toxicological profiling.
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“Hence ambrosin and nootkatone, as novel sesquiterpenes, could significantly reduce the expression of this transcription factor (NF-κβp65) in experimental groups.”
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- Not checked yetcites [143] Wanga, 2018, Nootkatone, a neuroprotective agent from AlpiniaeOxyphyllae Fructus, improves cognitive impairment in lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, Int. Immunopharmacol. source
- Partly supportedcites [144] Khalil, M.N., Choucry, M.A., El Senousy, A.S., Hassan, A., El-Marasy, S.A., El Awdan, S.A., and Omar, F.A. (2019). Ambrosin, a potent NF-κβ inhibitor, ameliorates lipopolysaccharide induced memory impairment, comparison to curcumin. PLoS ONE, 14. sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results (‘Curcumin and ambrosin reduced NF-κβp65 transcript and protein levels’; page unavailable) report that ambrosin significantly reduced NF-κβp65 expression in the LPS-treated experimental model. The paper compares ambrosin with curcumin; it does not report a nootkatone experimental group or establish the claimed effect for nootkatone. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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“Both the oils showed significant AChE and BChE inhibitory activity (p < 0.05) in a dose-dependent manner at the concentration of 416 µg/mL.”
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- Not checked yetcites [96] Olawuni, 2018, In vitro anti-cholinesterase and cognitive enhancing properties of essential oils from Piper nigrum L. and Monodora myristica (Gaertn) dunal, Int.J. Pharmacol. Toxicol. source
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“In contrast, the extract exhibited 63 ± 0.8% activity only against BChE at the concentration of 500 μg/mL.”
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What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [94] Tel, 2010, Chemical composition of the essential oil and hexane extract of Salvia chionantha and their antioxidant and anticholinesterase activities, Food Chem. Toxicol. source
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“Further, amberboin also inhibited the BChE at IC50 of 0.6 ± 0.13 µM.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.2. Sesquiterpene Lactones (SLs)
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [121] Elsebaia, 2018, Amberboin and lipidiol: X-ray crystalographic data, absolute configuration and inhibition of cholinesterase, Phytochem. Lett. source
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“Petroleum ether fraction was found to be loaded with SLs (about 80%), accounting for its anti-AChE activity.”
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What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [125] Patel, M.B., and Amin, D. (2012). Sphaeranthus indicus flower derived constituents exhibits synergistic effect against acetylcholinesterase and possess potential antiamnestic activity. J. Complement. Integr. Med., 9. source
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“The oil was observed to exhibit AChE inhibitory activity with an IC50 = 8 ± 0.6 mg/mL, which can be helpful in the treatment of AD.”
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What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [92] Christianah, 2018, Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory effect and characterization of the essential oil of Plectranthusa egyptiacus (Forssk.) C. Chr. growing in Nigeria, Med. Aromat. Plants
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- Rests on an assumption: In vitro AChE inhibition by a sesquiterpene is sufficient to indicate potential for treating AD or improving learning and memory.
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“It was concluded that essential oil from flower buds of Hertia cheirifolia are rich in the anti-AChE activity of 1.86 mg Eq donepezil/g of essential oil due to the presence of Germacrene d.”
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- Not checked yetcites [93] Rahali, 2017, Antioxidant, α-amylase, and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities of Hertiacheiri folia essential oils: Influence of plant organs and seasonal variation, Int. J. Food Prop.
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“Furthermore, the bisabolane-type sesquiterpenoid derivatives from plants, such as (+)-(7S,9S)-ar-turmerol, (+)-(7S,9R)-ar-turmerol, (+)-(7S,9S)-dihydro-ar-turmerol, (+)-(7S,9R)-dihydro-ar-turmerol, (+)-(S)-ar-curcumene, and (+)-(S)-dihydro-ar-curcumene, were synthesized which were found to exhibit the acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity in the order hydrocarbons <alcohols < ketones.”
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What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [90] Fujiwara, 2010, Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of volatile oil from Peltophorum dasyrachis Kurz ex Bakar (yellow batai) and bisabolane-type sesquiterpenoids, J. Agric. Food Chem. source
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“The β-asarone showed the maximum inhibition against AChE [95].”
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- Not checked yetcites [95] Mukherjee, 2007, In vitro acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of the essential oil from Acorus calamus and its main constituents, Planta Medica source
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“The maximum activity was observed through the oxidation of the functional group at C9 position and C10–C11 structure of single-bond moiety, (+)-(S)-dihydro-ar-turmerone.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.1. Sesquiterpenoids
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- Not checked yetcites [90] Fujiwara, 2010, Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of volatile oil from Peltophorum dasyrachis Kurz ex Bakar (yellow batai) and bisabolane-type sesquiterpenoids, J. Agric. Food Chem. source
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“In addition, the ethanolic extracts of this plant have shown agood inhibitory activity of 44.49% against AChE at 0.1 mg/mL concentration.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.1. Sesquiterpenoids
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [89] Shi, S.H., Zhao, X., Liu, B., Li, H., Liu, A.J., Wu, B., Bi, K.S., and Jia, Y. (2014). The effects of sesquiterpenes-rich extract of Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. on amyloid-𝛽-induced cognitive impairment and neuronal abnormalities in the cortex and hippocampus of mice. Oxidative Med. Cell. Longev. source
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“It was observed that out of the three evaluated compounds, the Gaillardin (36) was the most versatile secondary metabolites (IC50 for AChE 729 μM) present in the plants and can be investigated for further AD studies.”
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What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [123] Hajimehdipoor, 2014, Natural sesquiterpene lactones as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências source
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“and for BChE inhibition was at 3 ± 0.02 (Amberin), 5 ± 0.2 (Amberin-A), 2.5 ± 0.2 (Amberin-B) and 18 ± 0.05 (Amberin-C).”
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- Not checked yetcites [124] Ibrahim, 2013, Acetyl and butyryl cholinesterase inhibitory sesquiterpene lactones from Amberboaramosa, Chem. Cent. J. source
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“It was observed from the study that sibthorpine isolated from Cynara cornigera is responsible for the inhibition of anticholinesterase (IC50 = 71 μM) activity”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.2. Sesquiterpene Lactones (SLs)
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- Not checked yetcites [122] Hegazy, 2016, Sesquiterpene lactones from Cynara cornigera: Acetyl cholinesterase inhibition and in silico ligand docking, Planta Medica
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“The outcome of the review clearly states that sesquiterpenes (such as amberboin, lipidiol, etc.) from herbs could offer fresh, functional compounds for possible prevention and treatment of AD.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > Abstract
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- Rests on an assumption: In vitro AChE inhibition by a sesquiterpene is sufficient to indicate potential for treating AD or improving learning and memory.
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“An increase of acetylcholine concentration (ACh) at the synapse by inhibiting the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is one of the approaches to slow down the progression of AD [18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 1. Introduction
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“A vast literature was evident in the last decade, which affirms the potential of various sesquiterpenes in the improvement of cholinergic transmission by inhibiting the AChE.”
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- Rests on an assumption: In vitro AChE inhibition by a sesquiterpene is sufficient to indicate potential for treating AD or improving learning and memory.
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“Studies conducted on the agarofuran compounds with a motive of developing some new AChE inhibitors have achieved great success in the past years and suggested that agarofuran compounds may act as lead compounds in the designing of new, less toxic, and highly selective anticholinesterase agents along with some other positive therapeutic effects [130,131].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.3. Miscellaneous Sesquiterpenes
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- Not checked yetcites [130] Rojas, 2011, Dihydro-β-agarofuran sesquiterpenes isolated from Celastrusvulcanicola as potential anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis multidrug-resistant agents, Bioorg. Med. Chem. source
- Not checked yetcites [131] Alarcon, 2015, Dihydroagarofuranoid sesquiterpenes as cetylcholinesterase inhibitors from Celastraceae plants: Maytenusdisticha and Euonymus japonicas, J. Agric. Food. Chem. source
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“The sesquiterpenoids in essential oil from the Gynura bicolor were found to act synergistically against AChE inhibition.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.1. Sesquiterpenoids
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- Not checked yetcites [91] Miyazawa, 2016, Chemical composition, aroma evaluation, and inhibitory activity towards acetylcholinesterase of essential oils from Gynura bicolor DC, J. Nat. Med. source
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“Moreover, as a biologically important class, sesquiterpenes has emerged as a potent inhibitor of AChE in the last decade.”
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“Thus, ChEi, which are effective against both enzymes, are highly desirable in AD therapy [34].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 1. Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [34] Arendt, 1992, Changes in acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase in Alzheimer’s disease resemble embryonic development—A study of molecular forms, Neurochem. Int. source
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“Cholinesterase inhibitory activity could be attributed to the presence of Germacrene d, a sesquiterpenoid in the oil.”
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What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [94] Tel, 2010, Chemical composition of the essential oil and hexane extract of Salvia chionantha and their antioxidant and anticholinesterase activities, Food Chem. Toxicol. source
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“Huperzine-A has been proved to lessen the glutamate-induced cytotoxicity by its antagonizing action on cerebral N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors”
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- Not checked yetcites [134] Wang, 2006, Progress in studies of huperzine A, a natural cholinesterase inhibitor from Chinese herbal medicine, Acta. Pharmacol. Sin. source
- Not checked yetcites [135] Wang, 2002, Huperzine A attenuates cognitive deficits and brain injury in neonatal rats after hypoxia ischemia, Brain Res. source
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“Neuroinflammation is one of the major factors of AD and other disorders related to cholinergic transmission. It can be attenuated by reducing the expression of NF-κB-p65 via NLRP3 pathways.”
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- Not checked yetcites [141] Shi, 2016, Upstream regulators and downstream effectors of NF-κB in Alzheimer’s disease, J. Neurol. Sci. source
- Not checked yetcites [142] Srinivasan, 2015, Significance of NF-κB as a pivotal therapeutic target in the neurodegenerative pathologies of Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis, Expert Opin. Ther. Targets source
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“On the other hand, these compounds are found to be selective inhibitors for AChE activity.”
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- Not checked yetcites [131] Alarcon, 2015, Dihydroagarofuranoid sesquiterpenes as cetylcholinesterase inhibitors from Celastraceae plants: Maytenusdisticha and Euonymus japonicas, J. Agric. Food. Chem. source
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“Therefore, it was observed that the agarofuran compounds isolated from the aerial parts of Maytenus disticha and seeds of Maytenus boaria have good signs for their further use in the treatment of AD or as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.”
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- Not checked yetcites [132] Astudillo, 2008, Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity by dihydro-β-agarofuran sesquiterpenes isolated from Chilean Celastraceae, Zeitschriftfür Naturforschung
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“It was concluded from the above-cited examples that the selective inhibitory potential of agarofuran compounds for AChE and low toxicity might lead to the development of novel therapeutic agents for possible AD management.”
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“In addition, ambrosin, another sesquiterpene lactone, was isolated from the ethanolic extract of Ambrosia maritima (Family-Asteraceae). Although it was not evaluated for the AChE inhibitory potential but found to reduce the expression of NF-κβp65, transcription factor, in experimental mice.”
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- Not checked yetcites [144] Khalil, M.N., Choucry, M.A., El Senousy, A.S., Hassan, A., El-Marasy, S.A., El Awdan, S.A., and Omar, F.A. (2019). Ambrosin, a potent NF-κβ inhibitor, ameliorates lipopolysaccharide induced memory impairment, comparison to curcumin. PLoS ONE, 14. source
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“The secondary metabolites of the various classes such as alkaloids, terpenoids, coumarins, flavonoids, etc. have been reported to have potent AChEinhibitory activity [71,72,73,74].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments
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- Not checked yetcites [71] Houghton, 2006, Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from plants and fungi, Nat. Prod. Rep. source
- Not checked yetcites [72] Williams, 2011, Natural products as a source of Alzheimer’s drugs leads, Nat. Prod. Rep. source
- Not checked yetcites [73] Mukherjee, 2007, Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from plants, Phytomedicine source
- Not checked yetcites [74] Orhan, 2009, Contemporary anticholinesterase pharmaceuticals of natural origin and their synthetic analogues for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, Recent. Pat. CNS Drug. Discov. source
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“Gul et al. [133] extracted a broad neuroprotective sesquiterpene alkaloid, Huperzine-A (58) from the Chinese herb, Huperia serrata.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.3. Miscellaneous Sesquiterpenes
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- Not checked yetcites [133] Gul, 2019, Huperzine: A response to cognitive impairment and task switching deficits in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, J. Chin. Med. Assoc. source
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“Moreover, ambrosin at 10 mg/kg dose also reduces the detrimental effect of lipopolysaccharide on the learning and memory potential of mice [144].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [144] Khalil, M.N., Choucry, M.A., El Senousy, A.S., Hassan, A., El-Marasy, S.A., El Awdan, S.A., and Omar, F.A. (2019). Ambrosin, a potent NF-κβ inhibitor, ameliorates lipopolysaccharide induced memory impairment, comparison to curcumin. PLoS ONE, 14. source
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“which was proposed to be associated with its attenuating neuroinflammatory activity through the expression of transcription factor NF-κB-p65.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [143] Wanga, 2018, Nootkatone, a neuroprotective agent from AlpiniaeOxyphyllae Fructus, improves cognitive impairment in lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, Int. Immunopharmacol. source
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“In addition, the cytotoxicity of neuroblastoma cells by Aβ deposition decreased significantly by sesquiterpene lactones [63].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 1. Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [63] Elmann, 2018, β-amyloid cytotoxicity is prevented by natural achillolide A, J. Nat. Med. source
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“The result of the study suggested that the presence of these two valuable compounds made Stigma maydis crop waste a promising source for the pharmaceutical firms involved in the manufacturing/research of formulations for neurological disorders such as AD.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [138] Qi, 2018, Sesquiterpenes from stigma maydis (Zea mays) as a crop by-product & their potential neuroprotection and inhibitory activities of Aβ aggregation, Ind. Crops Prod. source
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“The above discussed sesquiterpenes, from plants or natural sources, have been demonstrated as potent inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase.”
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“Based on these data, the majority of the compounds indicated acceptable inhibitory activity in the submicromolar concentrations ranges, i.e., 0.1–0.4 mg/mL on comparison with the reference drug, galanthamine.”
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“Nootkatone at 10 mg/kg showed significant improvement in neuroprotective potential on evaluation through various behavioral models (Morris water maze and Y maze).”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [143] Wanga, 2018, Nootkatone, a neuroprotective agent from AlpiniaeOxyphyllae Fructus, improves cognitive impairment in lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, Int. Immunopharmacol. source
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“The chief constituent of the extract, bilobalide, a sesquiterpene trilactone, was found to deter the straight action of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [139] Huanga, 2003, Bilobalide, a sesquiterpene trilactone from Ginkgo biloba, is an antagonist at recombinant α1β2Ƴ2L GABAA receptors, Eur. J. Pharmacol. source
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“Thus targeting the transcription factor (NF-κβp65) could be the novel approach for the treatment of AD.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [141] Shi, 2016, Upstream regulators and downstream effectors of NF-κB in Alzheimer’s disease, J. Neurol. Sci. source
- Not checked yetcites [142] Srinivasan, 2015, Significance of NF-κB as a pivotal therapeutic target in the neurodegenerative pathologies of Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis, Expert Opin. Ther. Targets source
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“The compounds isolated from seeds of M. disticha and E. japonicas showed the AChE inhibitory activity with the IC50 (mg/mL) of 0.1 ± 0.01 (44), 0.3 ± 0.02 (45), 0.1 ± 0.004 (46), 0.1 ± 0.006 (47), 0.1 ± 0.002 (48), 0.3 ± 0.015 (49), 0.4 ± 0.006 (50) and 0.4 ± 0.009 for the compound (51).”
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- Not checked yetcites [131] Alarcon, 2015, Dihydroagarofuranoid sesquiterpenes as cetylcholinesterase inhibitors from Celastraceae plants: Maytenusdisticha and Euonymus japonicas, J. Agric. Food. Chem. source
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“Wanga et al. [143] isolated the nootkatone from petroleum ether extract of Alpiniae oxyphyllae Fructus and demonstrated that it could improve the lipopolysaccharide-induced memory and learning impairment”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [143] Wanga, 2018, Nootkatone, a neuroprotective agent from AlpiniaeOxyphyllae Fructus, improves cognitive impairment in lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, Int. Immunopharmacol. source
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“Rivastigmine can also hydrolyze the butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) present at glial cells of the temporal cortex region of the brain [33].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 1. Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [33] Grossberg, 2003, Cholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: Getting on and staying on, Curr. Ther. Res. source
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“However, the neuroprotective effects possessed by these tested compounds were found more correlated to the existence of the guaiane ring in comparison to the presence of the lactone ring for which mechanism of action is described by Michael-type nucleophilic addition.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [140] Amoah, 2015, Inhibitory effect of sesquiterpene lactones and these squiterpene alcohol aromadendrane-4β, 10α-diol on memory impairment in a mouse model of Alzheimer, Eur. J. Pharmacol. source
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“During the investigation, it was observed that aromadendrane-4β,10α-diol (ARD), 13-hydroxy-8,9-dehydroshizukanolide (HDS) and podoandin (PDA), efficiently ameliorated the Aβ peptide-induced memory impairment in models of the passive avoidance task (p < 0.05).”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [140] Amoah, 2015, Inhibitory effect of sesquiterpene lactones and these squiterpene alcohol aromadendrane-4β, 10α-diol on memory impairment in a mouse model of Alzheimer, Eur. J. Pharmacol. source
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“Moreover, the conformational changes due to AChE-Aβ complex formation also enhanced the metabolism of Aβ and senile plaque generation [30].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 1. Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [30] Castro, 2006, Targeting beta-amyloid pathogenesis through acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, Curr. Pharm. Des. source
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“However, in reality, only a few marketed drugs clinically improve cholinergic transmission by inhibiting the cholinesterase enzyme.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 4. Market Formulations to Alleviate AD Symptoms
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“Moreover, the literature review reveals that only a single cholinesterase inhibitor is in Phase II and Phase III clinical trials, for AD management [147,148].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 4. Market Formulations to Alleviate AD Symptoms
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- Not checked yetcites [147] Huang, L.K., Chao, S.P., and Hu, C.J. (2020). Clinical trials of new drugs for Alzheimer disease. J. Biomed. Sci., 27. source
- Not checked yetcites [148] Cummings, 2018, Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2018, Alzheimers Dement. Transl. Res. Clin. Interv. source
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“The neuroprotective, anti-cerebral ischemic and antioxidative properties of various Jatanolides present in the plant may be the reason for its memory-enhancing activity.”
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“The ability of the ambrosin, a sesquiterpene, was successfully predicted by using this technique [144].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 5. Final Remarks and Future Prospects
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- Not checked yetcites [144] Khalil, M.N., Choucry, M.A., El Senousy, A.S., Hassan, A., El-Marasy, S.A., El Awdan, S.A., and Omar, F.A. (2019). Ambrosin, a potent NF-κβ inhibitor, ameliorates lipopolysaccharide induced memory impairment, comparison to curcumin. PLoS ONE, 14. source
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“Unfortunately, most of the plant actives reported in this article were not evaluated for the unwanted side effects.”
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“The mechanism of action can be credited to its anti-oxidative property.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [146] Joshi, 2006, Nardostachysjatamansi improves learning and memory in mice, J. Med. Food source
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“As discussed in the present review, these plant actives have been reported to play a significant role in the improvement of cholinergic transmission by inhibiting the AChE.”
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“In the light of reviewed articles, it can also be stated that the Asteraceae/Compositae family plants reported yielding the sesquiterpenes lactones such as amberboin and lipidiol that were having very low inhibitory concentration (IC50 = 0.8 μM and 0.5 μM, respectively) against acetylcholinesterase.”
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“Sesquiterpenes such asambrosin and nootkatone alleviate neuroinflammation by reducing the expression of transcription factor NF-κβp65.”
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“In literature, multiple sesquiterpenes havebeen evident from the past decade to possess the AChE inhibitory activity.”
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“The literature revealed the potential of sesquiterpenes such as amberboin and lipidiol in the inhibition of AChE.”
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“The lipophilic nature and low polarity of sesquiterpenes render them bioavailable at specific sites [105,153].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 5. Final Remarks and Future Prospects
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- Not checked yetcites [105] Medimagh, 2012, Chemical composition, antimicrobial and anti-acetylcholinesterase activities of essential oils from the Tunisian Asteriscusm aritimes(L.) less, Mediterr. J. Chem. source
- Not checked yetcites [153] Veber, 2002, Molecular properties that influence the oral bioavailability of drug candidates, J. Med. Chem. source
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“However, most of the time the patients discontinue their use due to associated side effects.”
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“Furthermore, it has been established that for the proper functioning of neurons, there should be a critical balance between the excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters [155,156,157,158].”
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- Partly supportedcites [155] Kehrer, C., Maziashvili, N., Dugladze, T., and Gloveli, T. (2008). Altered excitatory-inhibitory balance in the NMDA-hypofunction model of schizophrenia. Front. Mol. Neurosci., 1. sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
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- Not checked yetcites [156] Cummings, 2009, Alterations in cortical excitation and inhibition in genetic mouse models of Huntington’s disease, J. Neurosci. source
- Supportedcites [157] Sun, 2009, Imbalance between GABAergic and glutamatergic transmission impairs adult neurogenesis in an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, Cell Stem Cell source
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- Not checked yetcites [158] Gueli, 2013, Alzheimer’s disease: Amino acid levels and brain metabolic status, Neurol. Sci. source
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“After data analysis, it was found that 12 compounds out of a total of 58 sesquiterpenes were reported to possess IC50 < 9 μM and can be considered as potential candidates for the improvement of learning and memory.”
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“The leaf oil inhibited the AChE with IC50 = 85 µg/mL), On the other hand, stem oil showed the same inhibition with IC50 = 92 μg/mL. It indicated the leaf oil as a stronger inhibitor of AChE activity than the stem oil.”
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- Not checked yetcites [91] Miyazawa, 2016, Chemical composition, aroma evaluation, and inhibitory activity towards acetylcholinesterase of essential oils from Gynura bicolor DC, J. Nat. Med. source
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“The results clearly stated that the two isolated sesquiterpene lactones are the better inhibitors of AChE and BChEas compared to the reference, galanthamine (IC50 = 3 ± 0.2 μM and 47 ± 1 μM for AChE and BChE, respectively).”
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- Not checked yetcites [121] Elsebaia, 2018, Amberboin and lipidiol: X-ray crystalographic data, absolute configuration and inhibition of cholinesterase, Phytochem. Lett. source
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“The IC50 values for alcoholic extract, essential oil, and two chief constituents of oil, i.e., β-asarone (11) and α-asarone (12) were reported as 182 ± 17 μg/mL, 11 ± 0.8 μg/mL, 3 ± 0.02 μM, and 46 ± 3 μM, respectively.”
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- Not checked yetcites [95] Mukherjee, 2007, In vitro acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of the essential oil from Acorus calamus and its main constituents, Planta Medica source
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“Their IC50 (μM) for AChE inhibition was reported as 17 ± 0.01, 9 ± 0.2, 0.9 ± 0.02 and 1 ± 0.08 for sesquiterpene lactones Amberin (37), Amberbin-A (38), Amberbin-B (39), and Amberbin-C (40), respectively”
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- Not checked yetcites [124] Ibrahim, 2013, Acetyl and butyryl cholinesterase inhibitory sesquiterpene lactones from Amberboaramosa, Chem. Cent. J. source
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“Di hydro derivative of turmerone is most potent with IC50 at 82 ± 0.2 μM, followed by volatile oil (IC50 = 83 ± 3 μg/mL).”
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- Not checked yetcites [90] Fujiwara, 2010, Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of volatile oil from Peltophorum dasyrachis Kurz ex Bakar (yellow batai) and bisabolane-type sesquiterpenoids, J. Agric. Food Chem. source
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“The crude extract with artemisinin and chrysosplenetin showed the inhibition of AChE activity by 72% and 80% at 0.1 mg/mL with IC50 of 104 µM and 73 µM.”
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- Not checked yetcites [51] Duan, 2001, Immunosuppressive sesquiterpene alkaloids from Tripterygium wilfordii, J. Nat. Prod. source
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“M. myristica elicited stronger inhibition for AChE and BChE with IC50 of 205 ± 0.06 µg/mL and 178 ± 0.02 µg/mL with 79% and 89% inhibition”
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- Not checked yetcites [96] Olawuni, 2018, In vitro anti-cholinesterase and cognitive enhancing properties of essential oils from Piper nigrum L. and Monodora myristica (Gaertn) dunal, Int.J. Pharmacol. Toxicol. source
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“Long term exposure to chloroform extract improved the cognitive abilities while performing the behavioral tasks, increased the glutathione peroxidase (GSH-px) activities, decreased the acetylcholinesterase (AChE), malondialdehyde level (MDA), and β-amyloid (Aβ), and ultimately overturned the microglia activation, neuronal acidophilia degeneration, and cortex and hippocampus nuclear condensation.”
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- Not checked yetcites [89] Shi, S.H., Zhao, X., Liu, B., Li, H., Liu, A.J., Wu, B., Bi, K.S., and Jia, Y. (2014). The effects of sesquiterpenes-rich extract of Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. on amyloid-𝛽-induced cognitive impairment and neuronal abnormalities in the cortex and hippocampus of mice. Oxidative Med. Cell. Longev. source
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“It was observed that petroleum ether fraction was the only portion with AChE inhibitory potential with an IC50 of 37 mg/mL and the extract at a dose of 10 mg/kg, per orally. in mice considerably inverted the cognitive damages caused through the passive avoidance test (p < 0.05).”
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- Not checked yetcites [125] Patel, M.B., and Amin, D. (2012). Sphaeranthus indicus flower derived constituents exhibits synergistic effect against acetylcholinesterase and possess potential antiamnestic activity. J. Complement. Integr. Med., 9. source
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“Similarly, the greenish-yellow color essential oil from the Salvia chionantha moderate AChE and BChE activity, i.e., 57 ± 2% and 41 ± 9%, respectively.”
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- Not checked yetcites [94] Tel, 2010, Chemical composition of the essential oil and hexane extract of Salvia chionantha and their antioxidant and anticholinesterase activities, Food Chem. Toxicol. source
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“whereas the P. nigrum oil inhibited the AChE (75%) and BChE (85%) with IC50 = 0.3 ± 0.02 µg/mL and 223 ± 0.002 µg/mL, respectively.”
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- Not checked yetcites [96] Olawuni, 2018, In vitro anti-cholinesterase and cognitive enhancing properties of essential oils from Piper nigrum L. and Monodora myristica (Gaertn) dunal, Int.J. Pharmacol. Toxicol. source
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“Moreover, the Turmerone was analyzed to be a competitive inhibitor of AChE, whereas the dihydro derivative is the non-competitive inhibitor of this enzyme.”
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- Not checked yetcites [90] Fujiwara, 2010, Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of volatile oil from Peltophorum dasyrachis Kurz ex Bakar (yellow batai) and bisabolane-type sesquiterpenoids, J. Agric. Food Chem. source
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“Docking study of both compounds confirms the affinity of them towards the active sites of AChE, which indicated inhibitory activity against AChE at IC50 = 0.8 ± 0.03 µM and 0.5 ± 0.01 µM, respectively.”
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- Not checked yetcites [121] Elsebaia, 2018, Amberboin and lipidiol: X-ray crystalographic data, absolute configuration and inhibition of cholinesterase, Phytochem. Lett. source
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“Isolated compounds were found out to be 7-β-H-9-(10)-ene-11,12-epoxy-8-oxoeremophilane (5) (48 ± 2% inhibition at 50 mg/mL with IC50 = 275 ± 5 µM); 7α-H-9(10)-ene-11,12-epoxy-8-oxoeremophilane (6) with 31 ± 1% inhibition at 50 mg/mL with IC50 = 491 ± 4 µM); neopetasane (7) (62 ± 1% inhibition at 50 mg/mL with IC50 = 158 ± 4 µM).”
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- Not checked yetcites [87] Yang, 2014, Fragrant agarofuran and eremophilane sesquiterpenes in agarwood ‘Qi-Nan’ from Aquilaria sinensis, Phytochem. Lett. source
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“The oil exhibited the AChE inhibitory potential with IC50 = 0.08 μg/mL, and this activity is attributed to the higher binding affinity of δ-cadinene and γ-cadinene (oil constituents) toward AChE as predicted by the docking score of –7.35 and –6.77, respectively [97].”
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- Not checked yetcites [97] Holanda, 2020, Chemical composition and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory potential, in silico, of Myrciaria floribunda (H. West ex Willd.) O. Berg fruit peel essential oil, Ind. Crops Prod. source
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“The compounds showed potential inhibitory activity against AChE (IC50 = 6 ± 0.03 μM and 1 ± 0.01 μM, respectively) and BChE (IC50 = 10 ± 0.24μM and 1 ± 0.19 μM, respectively) and established the plant as an emerging source in AD treatment.”
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- Not checked yetcites [129] Guvenalp, 2017, Cholinesterase inhibition and molecular docking studies of sesquiterpene coumarin ethers from Heptapteracilicica, Rec. Nat. Prod. source
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“This compound exhibited significant butyrylcholinesterase activity with the IC50 = 68 μM when compared to the positive control, berberine (IC50 = 19 μM)”
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- Not checked yetcites [86] Jung, 2017, Sesquiterpenoids from the heartwood of Juniperus chinensis, Nat. Prod. Sci. source
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“The results of the study showed that, in mice (APPswe/PS1E9 double-transgenic mouse) from middle and high dose groups, the AChT (acetylcholine transferase) activity had been improved in the brain tissues, while the AChE activity was significantly decreased causing an increase in the learning memory.”
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- Not checked yetcites [88] Chen, 2016, Sesquiterpenes and a monoterpenoid with acetylcholinesterase (AchE) inhibitory activity from Valeriana officinalis var. latiofolia in vitro and in vivo, Fitoterapia source
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“It was observed that the Volvalerenic acid K (8) improved the learning and memory abilities of mice, with IC50 = 0.16 µM in vitro.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.1. Sesquiterpenoids
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- Not checked yetcites [88] Chen, 2016, Sesquiterpenes and a monoterpenoid with acetylcholinesterase (AchE) inhibitory activity from Valeriana officinalis var. latiofolia in vitro and in vivo, Fitoterapia source
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“GC–MS analysis confirmed the presence of (E)-β-caryophyllene (31%) and bicycle germacrene (8%) as the major sesquiterpenoids from the Gynura bicolor DC leaves oil.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.1. Sesquiterpenoids
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- Not checked yetcites [91] Miyazawa, 2016, Chemical composition, aroma evaluation, and inhibitory activity towards acetylcholinesterase of essential oils from Gynura bicolor DC, J. Nat. Med. source
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“Pterosinone was reported to have mild inhibitory activity against acetyl and butyl cholinesterase enzymes with IC50 = 88 μM and 73 μM, respectively.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.1. Sesquiterpenoids
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- Not checked yetcites [85] Choi, 2018, (−)-Pteroside N and pterosinone, new BACE1 and cholinesterase inhibitors from Pteridium aquilinum, Phytochem. Lett. source
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“AChE inhibition can help in maintaining the normal neurotransmission mediated by ACh in a healthy brain and could prevent the occurrence or slow down the progression of AD.”
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“The poor cholinergic transmission at the synapse is considered to be one of the main reasons behind the progression and occurrence of this disorder.”
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“Moreover, the reduction in substrate concentration (AChE) by these inhibitors may affect the Aβ plaque formation and thus justify the use of ChEi as multi-target therapy for AD.”
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“In the light of the above-cited examples, various SLs (Figure 3) seem to be promising acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and helpful in improving the equilibrium between the excitatory and inhibitory potential of neurons and thus can be used in the possible management of AD.”
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“One of the chemotypes contained prenylated 4-hydroxycoumarins, which are toxic while the second one demonstrated therapeutic activity because of the presence of the SC ethers [127,128].”
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“It was concluded that the Alpinia oxyphylla ameliorates the learning and memory deficits by attenuating the oxidative stress, regulating the activation of the microglia, and degeneration of the neuronal acidophilia to reinforce the cholinergic functions.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.1. Sesquiterpenoids
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- Not checked yetcites [89] Shi, S.H., Zhao, X., Liu, B., Li, H., Liu, A.J., Wu, B., Bi, K.S., and Jia, Y. (2014). The effects of sesquiterpenes-rich extract of Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. on amyloid-𝛽-induced cognitive impairment and neuronal abnormalities in the cortex and hippocampus of mice. Oxidative Med. Cell. Longev. source
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“However, during the late stages of AD, the concentration of AChE decreases significantly (upto 45%) and BuChE is enhanced (upto 40–90%).”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 1. Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [34] Arendt, 1992, Changes in acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase in Alzheimer’s disease resemble embryonic development—A study of molecular forms, Neurochem. Int. source
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“The essential oils containing sesquiterpenoids in comparison to the oils containing monoterpenoids were found to be more effective inhibitors of AChE activity, and the same is the case of mixtures where it ruled by monoterpenoids showed weaker inhibition than the mixture dominated by sesquiterpenoids.”
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“The ACh temporarily sequesters to the PAS through π-cation interaction between tryptophan on enzyme surface and quaternary amine of ACh.”
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“Qi et al. [138] investigated the waste produced of Stigma maydis (maize) industry and isolated macrocarpene type sesquiterpenes compounds, namely Stigmene A and Stigmene B”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [138] Qi, 2018, Sesquiterpenes from stigma maydis (Zea mays) as a crop by-product & their potential neuroprotection and inhibitory activities of Aβ aggregation, Ind. Crops Prod. source
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“The compounds and their AChE inhibitory potential of (IC50 in mg/mL) were found to be, 1-α,2-α,6,8α-tetraacetoxy-9-benzoyloxy-15-hydroxy agarofuran (52) (0.1 ± 0.01)”
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“1-α-acetoxy-6-β, 9-β-difuroyloxy-4-β-hydroxy- β-agarofuran (56) (0.4 ± 0.04), and 6-β,8-α-diacetoxy-9-β-furoyloxy-1-α-hydroxy-β-agarofuran(57) (0.3 ± 0.02).”
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- Not checked yetcites [132] Astudillo, 2008, Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity by dihydro-β-agarofuran sesquiterpenes isolated from Chilean Celastraceae, Zeitschriftfür Naturforschung
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“Later, a tetrahedral intermediate forms at CAS (at the deeper gorge of enzyme) by a reaction between the oxygen atom of the acetyl group of ACh and serine–histidine–glutamate residue of the enzyme through a covalent bond (Figure 1) [27,28].”
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“Moreover, the active constituents of different essential oils such as farnesol, caryophyllene, and α-humulene significantly alter the various intracellular signaling parameters of inflammation [64].”
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- Not checked yetcites [64] Andrade, 2015, Sesquiterpenes from essential oils and anti-inflammatory activity, Nat. Prod. Commun.
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“Halting the expression of this factor could reduce the production of β-amyloid (Aβ), which results in enhancement of cholinergic transmission at the synapse.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [144] Khalil, M.N., Choucry, M.A., El Senousy, A.S., Hassan, A., El-Marasy, S.A., El Awdan, S.A., and Omar, F.A. (2019). Ambrosin, a potent NF-κβ inhibitor, ameliorates lipopolysaccharide induced memory impairment, comparison to curcumin. PLoS ONE, 14. source
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“The enzyme mainly has two active sites, peripheral anionic site (PAS) and catalytic active site (CAS), for the binding of substrate, i.e., acetylcholine.”
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“and can enhance cognitive abilities and task switching functions rapidly in people suffering from AD.”
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- Not checked yetcites [133] Gul, 2019, Huperzine: A response to cognitive impairment and task switching deficits in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, J. Chin. Med. Assoc. source
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“The potency level of bilobalide decreased with increasing GABA concentrations indicating a module of competitive antagonism.”
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- Not checked yetcites [139] Huanga, 2003, Bilobalide, a sesquiterpene trilactone from Ginkgo biloba, is an antagonist at recombinant α1β2Ƴ2L GABAA receptors, Eur. J. Pharmacol. source
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“This study indicated that the compound, nootkatone, might play a role as a potent therapeutic agent in treating AD and neuroinflammation via improvement in cholinergic transmission, clearing amyloid-β-peptide, and reducing oxidative stress.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [143] Wanga, 2018, Nootkatone, a neuroprotective agent from AlpiniaeOxyphyllae Fructus, improves cognitive impairment in lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, Int. Immunopharmacol. source
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“It was observed that (%) decrease in Aβ aggregation was found more in the case of Stigmene A (82.9 ± 2.52%) and Stigmene B (70.1 ± 3.01%) when compared against a positive control, (69.8 ± 1.55%).”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [138] Qi, 2018, Sesquiterpenes from stigma maydis (Zea mays) as a crop by-product & their potential neuroprotection and inhibitory activities of Aβ aggregation, Ind. Crops Prod. source
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“PAS of AChE also reported to have an affinity toward the peptide of Aβ and the binding of this protein to enzyme promotes the amyloid fibrogenesis and converts the non-amyloidogenic form of Aβ to amyloidogenic form [29].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 1. Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [29] Valenzuela, 2006, Dual binding site acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: Potential new disease-modifying agents for AD, J Mol. Neurosci. source
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“The bilobalide IC50 (4.6 ± 0.5 μM) was reported as comparable to conventional antagonists of GABA receptors, picrotoxinin (2.4 ± 0.5 μM) and bicuculline (2.0 ± 0.1 μM) at α1β2γ2LGABAA receptors against GABA neurotransmitter.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [139] Huanga, 2003, Bilobalide, a sesquiterpene trilactone from Ginkgo biloba, is an antagonist at recombinant α1β2Ƴ2L GABAA receptors, Eur. J. Pharmacol. source
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“Sesquiterpene such as nerolidol was reported to reduce the damage to biomolecules (DNA, protein, lipids) due to elevated levels of reactive oxygen species in cells [62].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 1. Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [62] Chan, W.K., Tan, L.T.H., Chan, K.G., Lee, L.H., and Goh, B.H. (2016). Nerolidol: A sesquiterpene alcohol with multi-faceted pharmacological and biological activities. Molecules, 21. source
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“This natural compound showed reversible AChE inhibitory activity (IC50 = 22 μM)”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 2. Review Methodology and Current Developments > 2.3. Miscellaneous Sesquiterpenes
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- Not checked yetcites [133] Gul, 2019, Huperzine: A response to cognitive impairment and task switching deficits in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, J. Chin. Med. Assoc. source
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“This factor upregulates the expression of inflammatory cytokines and genes related to oxidative stress and BACE-1 (B-site APP Cleaving Enzyme), responsible for the production of β-amyloid [141,142].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [141] Shi, 2016, Upstream regulators and downstream effectors of NF-κB in Alzheimer’s disease, J. Neurol. Sci. source
- Not checked yetcites [142] Srinivasan, 2015, Significance of NF-κB as a pivotal therapeutic target in the neurodegenerative pathologies of Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis, Expert Opin. Ther. Targets source
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“Bilobalide amplified the levels of GABA in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of mice; in addition, bilobalide also enhanced the neuronal excitability in hippocampus sites through the blockade of GABAergic neurotransmission, which is directly correlated with the learning and memory motions.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [139] Huanga, 2003, Bilobalide, a sesquiterpene trilactone from Ginkgo biloba, is an antagonist at recombinant α1β2Ƴ2L GABAA receptors, Eur. J. Pharmacol. source
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“Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEi) such as galantamine and rivastigmine mainly bind to the peripheral site in a competitive and reversible manner and spare the ACh at the synapse and thus help in the improvement of cholinergic transmission [31,32].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 1. Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [31] Heinrich, 2010, Galanthamine from galanthus and other amaryllidaceae—Chemistry and biology based on traditional use, Alkaloids Chem. Biol. source
- Not checked yetcites [32] Thomsen, 1990, Selective inhibition of human acetylcholinesterase by galanthamine in vitro and in vivo, Life Sci. source
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“Huang et al. [3] investigation about the compound provided a marked base for the establishment of this compound as a reversible, selective, potent, and finely tolerated inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase which can considerably improve the memory and learning deficit in the persons suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.”
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Huang, 2013, Natural products as sources of new lead compounds for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, Curr. Top. Med. Chem. source
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“The above-stated SLs compounds showed a considerable effect on oxidative stress and enhanced the memory power in animals that received Aβ-42 infusion.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [140] Amoah, 2015, Inhibitory effect of sesquiterpene lactones and these squiterpene alcohol aromadendrane-4β, 10α-diol on memory impairment in a mouse model of Alzheimer, Eur. J. Pharmacol. source
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“This study confirmed that ARD, HDS, and PDA, the constituents of H. brasiliense, are efficient in inhibiting the cognitive deficits of animals and may be used in treating AD.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [140] Amoah, 2015, Inhibitory effect of sesquiterpene lactones and these squiterpene alcohol aromadendrane-4β, 10α-diol on memory impairment in a mouse model of Alzheimer, Eur. J. Pharmacol. source
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“Hence, this could be the possible rationale for the inclusion of these herbs as food supplements for AD.”
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- Not checked yetcites [41] Mancuso, 2012, Natural substances and Alzheimer’s disease: From preclinical studies to evidence based medicine, Biochimica Biophysica Acta (BBA) Mol. Basis Dis. source
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“In recent years, the treatment paradigm for AD is moving toward alleviating the inflammation associated with the development of this disease [163,164].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 5. Final Remarks and Future Prospects
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- Not checked yetcites [163] Karunaweera, 2015, Plant polyphenols as inhibitors of NF-κB induced cytokine production—A potential anti-inflammatory treatment for Alzheimer’s disease?, Front. Mol. Neurosci. source
- Not checked yetcites [164] Carrillo, 2016, The roles of inflammation and immune mechanisms in Alzheimer’s disease, Alzheimers Dement. Transl. Res. Clin. Interv. source
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“The above-cited compounds may potentially be used as moieties in the building of a better multi-target anti-AD drug for possible prevention and treatment of AD.”
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“However, mere possession of significant IC50 (for AChE) should not be the criteria for the selection of a compound for anti-Alzheimer potential. Because the evaluation of cholinesterase inhibition potential of compounds, with carbonyl group, by in vitro methods such as Ellman reagent could produce the false positive [149].”
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- Not checked yetcites [149] Rhee, 2003, Qualitative determination of false-positive effects in the acetylcholinesterase assay using thin layer chromatography, Phytochem. Anal. source
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“The extracts of these herbs are reported to contain sesquiterpenes such asBilabolide and Jatanolides/Jatamansone as main ingredients.”
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“Nowadays, the paradigm for AD management has shifted toward the management of neuroinflammation by novel compounds.”
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“Critically analyzing the literature, it has been found that 12 compounds out of total 58 sesquiterpenes were reported to possess IC50 < 9 µM and can be considered as potential candidates for the improvement of learning and memory.”
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“It was concluded that memory enhancement could be a result of the facilitation of cholinergic transmission in the brain becausethe extract showed potential against scopolamine-induced impairment.”
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- Not checked yetcites [146] Joshi, 2006, Nardostachysjatamansi improves learning and memory in mice, J. Med. Food source
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“Recent clinical studies have shown that the AChE inhibitors significantly alleviate Alzheimer’s symptoms and also lessen the rates of related mortality [154].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 5. Final Remarks and Future Prospects
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- Not checked yetcites [154] Castells, 2017, Discontinuation, efficacy, and safety of cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease: A meta-analysis and metaregression of 43 randomized clinical trials enrolling 16 106 patients, Int. J. Neuropsychopharmacol. source
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“Preclinical studies prove the neuroprotective role of these herbs due to reduction in neuronal damage by free radicals and restoration of calcium homeostasis [41].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 4. Market Formulations to Alleviate AD Symptoms
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- Not checked yetcites [41] Mancuso, 2012, Natural substances and Alzheimer’s disease: From preclinical studies to evidence based medicine, Biochimica Biophysica Acta (BBA) Mol. Basis Dis. source
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“Hence, the exploration of novel sesquiterpenes for the expression of NF-κβp65 could be a target for scientists for the management of neurodegenerative disorderssuch asAD.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 5. Final Remarks and Future Prospects
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- Not checked yetcites [163] Karunaweera, 2015, Plant polyphenols as inhibitors of NF-κB induced cytokine production—A potential anti-inflammatory treatment for Alzheimer’s disease?, Front. Mol. Neurosci. source
- Not checked yetcites [164] Carrillo, 2016, The roles of inflammation and immune mechanisms in Alzheimer’s disease, Alzheimers Dement. Transl. Res. Clin. Interv. source
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“The Jatanolides, Jatamansone, and Jatamansic acid are the main sesquiterpene alkaloids isolated from the Nardostachys jatamansi, which are helpful in cognitive disorders as they improve the learning and memory supremacy of a person [145,146].”
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“Furthermore, the extract also reversed the aging-related amnesia proving it as a beneficial memory restorative constituent in elderly individuals with dementia.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
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- Not checked yetcites [146] Joshi, 2006, Nardostachysjatamansi improves learning and memory in mice, J. Med. Food source
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“It is evident that β-amyloid (Aβ) could also enhance the translation of GABAA receptor (at α6 subunit) by the phosphorylation of mTOR and ERK in the cerebellum of experimental mice [28,159,160], and hence an increase in inhibitory transmission at synapse affects the learning and memory process [161].”
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- Not checked yetcites [28] Li, 2016, Implications of GABAergic neurotransmission in Alzheimer’s disease, Front. Aging Neurosci. source
- Not checked yetcites [159] Zhan, 2014, A β40 modulates GABAA receptor α6 subunit expression and rat cerebellar granule neuron maturation through the ERK/mTOR pathway, J. Neurochem. source
- Not checked yetcites [160] Schweizer, 2003, The γ2 subunit of GABAA receptors is required for maintenance of receptors at mature synapses, Mol. Cell. Neurosci. source
- Not checked yetcites [161] Palop, 2007, Aberrant excitatory neuronal activity and compensatory remodeling of inhibitory hippocampal circuits in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease, Neuron source
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“Hence, it can also be concluded that the use of suggested herbs as nutraceuticals/dietary supplements could significantly alleviate the symptoms of AD and prove highly beneficial for mankind.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 6. Conclusions
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- Rests on an assumption: In vitro AChE inhibitory activity of sesquiterpenes predicts clinical efficacy in Alzheimer's disease.
- Rests on an assumption: Findings from animal models of AD translate to humans.
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“Furthermore, the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease includes the degeneration of neurons at vulnerable spots in the brain such as thehippocampus and cortex region [150,151,152].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 5. Final Remarks and Future Prospects
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- Not checked yetcites [150] Selkoe, 1998, The cell biology of β-amyloid precursor protein and presenilin in Alzheimer’s disease, Trends Cell Biol. source
- Not checked yetcites [151] Hu, J., Liu, C.C., Chen, X.F., Zhang, Y.W., Xu, H., and Bu, G. (2015). Opposing effects of viral mediated brain expression of apolipoprotein E2 (apoE2) and apoE4 on apoElipidation and Aβ metabolism in apoE4- targeted replacement mice. Mol. Neurodegener., 10. source
- Not checked yetcites [152] Stancu, I.C., Vasconcelos, B., Terwel, D., and Dewachter, I. (2014). Models of β-amyloid induced Tau-pathology: The long and “folded” road to understand the mechanism. Mol. Neurodegener., 9. source
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“Moreover, the Aβ application also increases the concentration of AChE in cultures and the simultaneous feeding of experimental animals with farnesene (a sesquiterpene) significantly reduces the enzyme concentration [162].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 5. Final Remarks and Future Prospects
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [162] Mehmet, E.A., Hasan, T., and Adil, M. (2020). In vitro neuroprotective effects of farnesene sesquiterpene on Alzheimer’s disease model of differentiated neuroblastoma cell line. Int. J. Neurosci., 1–10.
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“The described sesquiterpenes are supposed to act as novel compounds for the researchers willing to find some other alternatives than the existing ones for the possible treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, i.e., Alzheimer’s disease.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 5. Final Remarks and Future Prospects
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- Rests on an assumption: In vitro AChE inhibitory activity of sesquiterpenes predicts clinical efficacy in Alzheimer's disease.
- Rests on an assumption: Findings from animal models of AD translate to humans.
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“Moreover, the sesquiterpenes such as Farnesene, Bilabolide, and Jatamansone were found to exert a significant effect on different AD targets such as Aβ plaque, neuron excitability, and oxidative stress.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 6. Conclusions
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“Joshi and Parle [146] studied the ethanolic extract of Nardostachys jatmansi in mice to evaluate its memory enhancing property and found it capable of significantly improving the learning and memory at a dose of 200 mg/kg and also reversed the scopolamine (0.4 mg/kg, i.p.) and diazepam (1 mg/kg, i.p.) induced amnesia.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 3. Sesquiterpenes for Alternate AD Targets
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [146] Joshi, 2006, Nardostachysjatamansi improves learning and memory in mice, J. Med. Food source
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“In addition, the large number of formulations having extracts of Ginkgo biloba and Nardostachys jatamansi are mentioned in Table 2 and mainly prescribed as a nutraceutical for delaying symptoms (such as amnesia) of AD.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 4. Market Formulations to Alleviate AD Symptoms
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“Furthermore, the Galliardin, a guainolide-type sesquiterpene, possesses good AChE inhibitory potential, but it also has significant cytotoxic properties [123].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 5. Final Remarks and Future Prospects
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [123] Hajimehdipoor, 2014, Natural sesquiterpene lactones as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências source
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“In spite of the availability of bulk knowledge related to this progressive disorder, we have access only to symptomatic treatment, not to a complete cure.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 6. Conclusions
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“Hence, to be a potential candidate for Alzheimer’s therapy, a compound must pass the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and should be sufficiently bioavailable in the affected area of the brain.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 5. Final Remarks and Future Prospects
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“Sesquiterpenes such asBilabolide could help in achieving the equilibrium of excitatory and inhibitory transmission because it was reported as an antagonist to α1β2γ21 subunits of GABAA receptors that enhanced the excitability of neurons in hippocampal slices [139].”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 5. Final Remarks and Future Prospects
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [139] Huanga, 2003, Bilobalide, a sesquiterpene trilactone from Ginkgo biloba, is an antagonist at recombinant α1β2Ƴ2L GABAA receptors, Eur. J. Pharmacol. source
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“Moreover, Huperzine A is the only sesquiterpene alkaloid that is clinically established as an AChE inhibitor and receivedthe approval of USFDA to manage AD.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 4. Market Formulations to Alleviate AD Symptoms
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An IC50 below 9 μM is an appropriate threshold for considering a sesquiterpene a potential candidate for improving learning and memory.
“After data analysis, it was found that 12 compounds out of a total of 58 sesquiterpenes were reported to possess IC50 < 9 μM and can be considered as potential candidates for the improvement of learning and memory.”
The paper relies on this without support.
In vitro AChE inhibition by a sesquiterpene is sufficient to indicate potential for treating AD or improving learning and memory.
“The outcome of the review clearly states that sesquiterpenes (such as amberboin, lipidiol, etc.) from herbs could offer fresh, functional compounds for possible prevention and treatment of AD.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Molecular docking scores predict binding affinity and AChE inhibitory activity.
“Docking study of both compounds confirms the affinity of them towards the active sites of AChE, which indicated inhibitory activity against AChE at IC50 = 0.8 ± 0.03 µM and 0.5 ± 0.01 µM, respectively.”
The authors state this as an assumption.
AChE lyses acetylcholine at a very fast rate, up to 10,000 molecules per second.
“AChE is assumed to lyse the acetylcholine at a very fast rate (up to 10,000 molecules per second).”
The paper relies on this without support.
Structural features such as double bonds at C1–10, C3–4, and C11–12 with a ketone group at C2 increase AChE inhibitory activity.
“this property might be attributed to its structural configuration where two double bonds at C1–10 and C3–4 and C11–12with a ketone group at C2 are supposed to increase the inhibitory activity.”
The paper relies on this without support.
In vitro AChE inhibitory activity of sesquiterpenes predicts clinical efficacy in Alzheimer's disease.
“Therefore, it was observed that the agarofuran compounds isolated from the aerial parts of Maytenus disticha and seeds of Maytenus boaria have good signs for their further use in the treatment of AD or as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Agarofuran compounds have low toxicity.
“It was concluded from the above-cited examples that the selective inhibitory potential of agarofuran compounds for AChE and low toxicity might lead to the development of novel therapeutic agents for possible AD management.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Findings from animal models of AD translate to humans.
“This study confirmed that ARD, HDS, and PDA, the constituents of H. brasiliense, are efficient in inhibiting the cognitive deficits of animals and may be used in treating AD.”
The paper relies on this without support.
AChE inhibition is a valid therapeutic strategy that delays AD progression and relieves AD-associated symptoms.
“Improvement in cholinergic transmission by inhibiting the AChE was considered to delay the AD progression and relieve the AD-associated symptoms.”
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“Arya et al. [168] carried out an analysis of lipidiol and amberboin sesquiterpenes belonging to an important category of terpenoids found mainly in herbaceous plants and capable of causing inhibition in cholinesterases with an IC50 < 9 M, being potential candidates for learning and memory improvement in patients with AD, and possible preventive treatment for this neurodegenerative pathology.”
From Multi-Target Mechanisms of Phytochemicals in Alzheimer’s Disease: Effects on Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation and Protein Aggregation (2022) · cites this paper as [168]
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§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > Abstract
“World Health Organization (WHO) also revealed that the prevalence of this disease will enhance (upto double) significantly upto 2030.”
§ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Various Sesquiterpene Analogues for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy > 1. Introduction
“The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that there will be more than 100% growth of this number by the end of the year 2030.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Arya, A., Chahal, R., Rao, R., Rahman, M. H., Kaushik, D., Akhtar, M. F., Saleem, A., Khalifa, S. M. A., El-Seedi, H. R., Kamel, M., Albadrani, G. M., Abdel-Daim, M. M., & Mittal, V.
- Affiliations
- Maharshi Dayanand University (IN)
- Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (IN)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Riphah International University (PK)
- Government College University, Faisalabad (PK)
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Jiangsu University (CN)
- Cairo University (EG)
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
- Corresponding author
- Mittal, Vineet
- ORCID
- Venue
- Biomolecules
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2021-02-25
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 350
- ISSN
- 2218-273X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7996600
- OpenAlex
- W3133291488
- Semantic Scholar
- c774a72404128cca19bd1f2f1d48e529250d165d
- Cited by
- 111
- References
- 167
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 9
- FWCI
- 2.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Biomolecules (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Uppsala University Publications (Uppsala University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Deanship of Scientific Research at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (Fast-track Research Funding Program.)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
- Keywords
- sesquiterpenes, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, Alzheimer's disease, cholinergic neurotransmission, anticholinesterase activity, terpenoids, learning and memory, natural product drug candidates
- MeSH terms
- Rivastigmine, Acetylcholinesterase, Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Galantamine, Humans, Sesquiterpenes
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