Targeting TDP‐43 proteinopathy with drugs and drug‐like small molecules

E Buratti - British Journal of Pharmacology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Following the discovery of the involvement of the ribonucleoprotein TDP‐43 in amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), a major research …

Mitochondria as a promising target for developing novel agents for treating Alzheimer's disease

EF Shevtsova, AV Maltsev… - Medicinal Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The mitochondria‐targeting drugs can be conventionally divided into the following groups:
those compensating for the energy deficit involved in neurodegeneration, including …

Cathepsin L-containing exosomes from α-synuclein-activated microglia induce neurotoxicity through the P2X7 receptor

T Jiang, C Xu, S Gao, J Zhang, J Zheng, X Wu… - NPJ Parkinson's …, 2022 - nature.com
Uncontrolled microglial activation is pivotal to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD),
which can secrete Cathepsin L (CTSL) to affect the survival of neurons in the PD patients; …

Conjugation of aminoadamantane and γ-carboline pharmacophores gives rise to unexpected properties of multifunctional ligands

SO Bachurin, GF Makhaeva, EF Shevtsova… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
A new series of conjugates of aminoadamantane and γ-carboline, which are basic scaffolds
of the known neuroactive agents, memantine and dimebon (Latrepirdine) was synthesized …

Cholinesterase and carboxylesterase inhibitors as pharmacological agents

GF Makhaeva, EV Rudakova, NV Kovaleva… - Russian Chemical …, 2019 - Springer
Literature data and authors' own results on the role of serine hydrolases,
acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), as drug targets for treatment …

Multipharmacophore strategy in medicinal chemistry for the design of drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's and some other neurodegenerative diseases

SO Bachurin, AY Aksinenko, GF Makhaeva… - Russian Chemical …, 2023 - Springer
A strategy for the design of potential drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
is considered. This strategy is based on multipharmacophore compounds combining several …

Overview of novel multifunctional agents based on conjugates of γ-carbolines, carbazoles, tetrahydrocarbazoles, phenothiazines, and aminoadamantanes for …

GF Makhaeva, EF Shevtsova, NP Boltneva… - Chemico-Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative process whose effective
treatment will require drugs that can act simultaneously on multiple pathogenic targets …

Conjugates of methylene blue with γ-carboline derivatives as new multifunctional agents for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

SO Bachurin, GF Makhaeva, EF Shevtsova… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
We studied the inhibitory activity of methylene blue (MB) γ-carbolines (gC) conjugates (MB-
gCs) against human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase (AChE), equine serum …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria as a therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease

J Wang, GJ Chen - Genes & Diseases, 2016 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains the most common neurodegenerative disease
characterized by β-amyloid protein (Aβ) deposition and memory loss. Studies have shown …

Mitochondrial function, dynamics, and permeability transition: a complex love triangle as a possible target for the treatment of brain aging and Alzheimer's disease

C Stockburger, S Eckert, GP Eckert… - Journal of …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Because of the failure of all amyloid-β directed treatment strategies for Alzheimer's disease
(AD), the concept of mitochondrial dysfunction as a major pathomechanism of the cognitive …