Cited by 51Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsCholinesterase and Neurodegenerative DiseasesComputational Drug Discovery Methods

Perspectives for New and More Efficient Multifunctional Ligands for Alzheimer′s Disease Therapy

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Zagórska, Agnieszka, Jaromin, Anna·2020·Molecules

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Despite tremendous research efforts at every level, globally, there is still a lack of effective drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer′s disease (AD). The biochemical mechanisms of this devastating neurodegenerative disease are not yet clearly understood. This review analyses the relevance of multiple ligands in drug discovery for AD as a versatile toolbox for a polypharmacological approach to AD. Herein, we highlight major targets associated with AD, ranging from acetylcholine esterase (AChE), beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE-1), glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3β), N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, monoamine oxidases (MAOs), metal ions in the brain, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptors, the third subtype of histamine receptor (H3 receptor), to phosphodiesterases (PDEs), along with a summary of their respective relationship to the disease network. In addition, a multitarget strategy for AD is presented, based on reported milestones in this area and the recent progress that has been achieved with multitargeted-directed ligands (MTDLs). Finally, the latest publications referencing the enlarged panel of new biological targets for AD related to the microglia are highlighted. However, the question of how to find meaningful combinations of targets for an MTDLs approach remains unanswered.

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Authors
Zagórska, A., & Jaromin, A.
Affiliations
  • Jagiellonian University (PL)
  • University of Wrocław (PL)
Corresponding author
Zagórska, Agnieszka
Venue
Molecules
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-07-23
Volume
25
Issue
15
Pages
3337
ISSN
1420-3049 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3044136434
Cited by
51
References
222
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 1
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0.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Molecules (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Jagiellonian University Repository (Jagiellonian University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie (06/IDUB/2019/94)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Computational Drug Discovery Methods
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease, multi-target drugs, polypharmacology, acetylcholinesterase, BACE1, GSK3β, NMDA receptor, monoamine oxidase, serotonin receptors, histamine H3 receptor, phosphodiesterase, microglia, therapeutic target, Alzheimer's disease treatment
MeSH terms
Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta, Acetylcholinesterase, Alzheimer Disease, Clinical Trials as Topic, Enzyme Inhibitors, Humans, Ligands, Monoamine Oxidase, Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases, Receptors, Serotonin, Molecular Structure, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases, Receptors, Histamine H3, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, GPI-Linked Proteins, Polypharmacology

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