Gamma secretase modulators: new Alzheimer's drugs on the horizon?

MG Bursavich, BA Harrison… - Journal of medicinal …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The rapidly aging population desperately requires new therapies for Alzheimer's disease.
Despite years of pharmaceutical research, limited clinical success has been realized, with …

Recent developments of small molecule γ-secretase modulators for Alzheimer's disease

S Mekala, G Nelson, YM Li - RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of progressive neurodegenerative
disorder, marked by memory loss and a decline in cognitive function. The major hallmarks of …

Function and toxicity of amyloid beta and recent therapeutic interventions targeting amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease

K Rajasekhar, M Chakrabarti… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Amyloidogenesis has been implicated in a broad spectrum of diseases in which amyloid
protein is invariably misfolded and deposited in cells and organs. Alzheimer's disease is one …

APP substrate ectodomain defines amyloid‐β peptide length by restraining γ‐secretase processivity and facilitating product release

M Koch, T Enzlein, SY Chen, D Petit, S Lismont… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Sequential proteolysis of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by γ‐secretases generates
amyloid‐β (Aβ) peptides and defines the proportion of short‐to‐long Aβ peptides, which is …

Qualitative changes in human γ-secretase underlie familial Alzheimer's disease

M Szaruga, S Veugelen, M Benurwar… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - rupress.org
Presenilin (PSEN) pathogenic mutations cause familial Alzheimer's disease (AD [FAD]) in an
autosomal-dominant manner. The extent to which the healthy and diseased alleles influence …

Extracellular interface between APP and Nicastrin regulates Aβ length and response to γ‐secretase modulators

D Petit, M Hitzenberger, S Lismont… - The EMBO …, 2019 - embopress.org
Abstract γ‐Secretase complexes (GSEC s) are multimeric membrane proteases involved in
a variety of physiological processes and linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Presenilin …

Alzheimer's disease in people with Down's syndrome: the prospects for and the challenges of developing preventative treatments

P Castro, S Zaman, A Holland - Journal of neurology, 2017 - Springer
People with Down's syndrome (DS) are at high risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD)
at a relatively young age. This increased risk is not observed in people with intellectual …

Selective Buchwald–Hartwig arylation of C-amino-1, 2, 4-triazoles and other coordinating aminoheterocycles enabled by bulky NHC ligands and TPEDO activator

AV Astakhov, AY Chernenko, VV Kutyrev… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
C-Amino-1, 2, 4-triazoles are challenging polynitrogen substrates for metal-catalyzed
arylation due to their multidentate character, enhanced coordinating ability and decreased …

Enzyme–substrate interface targeting by imidazole‐based γ‐secretase modulators activates γ‐secretase and stabilizes its interaction with APP

D Petit, M Hitzenberger, M Koch, S Lismont… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis has been linked to the accumulation of longer,
aggregation‐prone amyloid β (Aβ) peptides in the brain. Γ‐secretases generate Aβ peptides …

Heterocyclic scaffolds for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

A Martorana, V Giacalone, R Bonsignore… - Current …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are two of the most
urgent goals for research around the world. The cognitive decline is generally associated …