Natural isoquinoline alkaloids: Pharmacological features and multi-target potential for complex diseases

E Plazas, DR Muñoz - Pharmacological Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Complex diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders and cancer constitute a growing
public health problem due to the rising incidence and lack in effective therapies. Since …

Natural products against Alzheimer's disease: Pharmaco-therapeutics and biotechnological interventions

A Dey, R Bhattacharya, A Mukherjee… - Biotechnology advances, 2017 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a severe, chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease
associated with memory and cognition impairment ultimately leading to death. It is the …

Plant alkaloids as drug leads for Alzheimer's disease

YP Ng, TCT Or, NY Ip - Neurochemistry international, 2015 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative illness associated with dementia and is
most prevalent among the elderly population. Current medications can only treat symptoms …

[HTML][HTML] Role of plant derived alkaloids and their mechanism in neurodegenerative disorders

G Hussain, A Rasul, H Anwar, N Aziz… - … journal of biological …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neurodegenerative diseases are conventionally demarcated as disorders with selective loss
of neurons. Conventional as well as newer molecules have been tested but they offer just …

Emerging therapeutic potentials of dual‐acting MAO and AChE inhibitors in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

B Mathew, DGT Parambi, GE Mathew… - Archiv der …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
No drug has been approved to prevent neuronal cell loss in patients suffering from
Parkinson's disease (PD) or Alzheimer's disease (AD); despite increased comprehension of …

Phytochemicals from fern species: potential for medicine applications

H Cao, TT Chai, X Wang, MFB Morais-Braga… - Phytochemistry …, 2017 - Springer
Ferns are an important phytogenetic bridge between lower and higher plants. Historically
they have been used in many ways by humans, including as ornamental plants, domestic …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-Alzheimer's disease potential of traditional chinese medicinal herbs as inhibitors of BACE1 and AChE enzymes

R Dai, Y Sun, R Su, H Gao - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disease that often occurs in the
elderly population. At present, most drugs for AD on the market are single-target drugs …

Plant alkaloids: Structures and bioactive properties

EP Gutiérrez-Grijalva, LX López-Martínez… - Plant-derived bioactives …, 2020 - Springer
Alkaloids are nitrogen-containing natural products found in bacteria, fungi, animals, and
plants with complex and diverse structures. The widespread distribution of alkaloids along …

Cholinesterases and the fine line between poison and remedy

CN Pope, S Brimijoin - Biochemical pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Acetylcholinesterase (AChE, EC 3.1. 1.7) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE, EC 3.1.
1.8) are related enzymes found across the animal kingdom. The critical role of …

Deciphering the interactions of bioactive compounds in selected traditional medicinal plants against Alzheimer's diseases via pharmacophore modeling, auto-QSAR …

OA Ojo, AB Ojo, C Okolie, MAC Nwakama… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases, for example Alzheimer's, are perceived as driven by
hereditary, cellular, and multifaceted biochemical actions. Numerous plant products, for …