Prolyl oligopeptidase and its role in the organism: attention to the most promising and clinically relevant inhibitors

K Babkova, J Korabecny, O Soukup… - Future medicinal …, 2017 - Future Science
Prolyl oligopeptidase (POP), also called prolyl endopeptidase, is a cytosolic enzyme
investigated by several research groups. It has been proposed to play an important role in …

Low molecular weight inhibitors of Prolyl Oligopeptidase: a review of compounds patented from 2003 to 2010

A Lopez, T Tarrago, E Giralt - Expert opinion on therapeutic patents, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Prolyl Oligopeptidase (POP) is a serine peptidase that cleaves post-proline
bonds in short peptides. Besides the direct hydrolytic regulation function over peptides …

Inhibitors of prolyl oligopeptidases for the therapy of human diseases: defining diseases and inhibitors

J Lawandi, S Gerber-Lemaire… - Journal of medicinal …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The activity and lifetime of proteins or peptides in living organisms are highly dependent on
their processing by proteolytic enzymes also known as proteases. Proteases perform …

On the role of prolyl oligopeptidase in health and disease

JA García-Horsman, PT Männistö, JI Venäläinen - Neuropeptides, 2007 - Elsevier
Prolyl oligopeptidase (POP) is a serine peptidase which digests small peptide-like
hormones, neuroactive peptides, and various cellular factors. Therefore, this peptidase has …

Issues about the physiological functions of prolyl oligopeptidase based on its discordant spatial association with substrates and inconsistencies among mRNA, protein …

TT Myöhänen, JA García-Horsman… - … of Histochemistry & …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Prolyl oligopeptidase (POP) is a serine endopeptidase that hydrolyses proline-containing
peptides shorter than 30 amino acids. POP may be associated with cognitive functions …

Prolyl oligopeptidase: a potential target for the treatment of cognitive disorders.

PT Maennisto, J Venäläinen, A Jalkanen… - Drug news & …, 2007 - europepmc.org
Prolyl oligopeptidase (POP) is a ubiquitous post-proline cleaving enzyme that is highly
expressed in brain. Current knowledge about the biochemical features of POP and the …

Translational research on prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitors: the long road ahead

AM Lambeir - Expert opinion on therapeutic patents, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the fact that some have passed early phases of clinical trials, no prolyl
oligopeptidase inhibitors are currently on the market. Yet, since 2003, there has been a …

Novel benzimidazole derivatives as effective inhibitors of prolyl oligopeptidase: synthesis, in vitro and in silico analysis

A Shakoor, A Alam, F Jan, M Khan, M Ali… - Future Medicinal …, 2024 - Future Science
Background: This research aims to discover novel derivatives having potential therapeutic
applications in treating conditions related to prolyl oligopeptidase (POP) dysfunction …

Suggested functions for prolyl oligopeptidase: a puzzling paradox

I Brandt, S Scharpé, AM Lambeir - Clinica chimica acta, 2007 - Elsevier
Prolyl oligopeptidase (PO, EC 3.4. 21.26) is a post-proline cleaving enzyme with
endopeptidase activity towards peptides not longer than 30 amino acids. It has been purified …

Prolyl oligopeptidase: a rising star on the stage of neuroinflammation research

A Penttinen, J Tenorio-Laranga… - CNS & Neurological …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Inhibitors of prolyl oligopeptidase have been reported to be neuroprotective, especially in
memory loss caused by lesion or disease. This enzyme has also been implicated in …