Rational design of multitarget-directed ligands: strategies and emerging paradigms

J Zhou, X Jiang, S He, H Jiang, F Feng… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Due to the complexity of multifactorial diseases, single-target drugs do not always exhibit
satisfactory efficacy. Recently, increasing evidence indicates that simultaneous modulation …

A review on cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease

P Anand, B Singh - Archives of pharmacal research, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is
characterized by the deficits in the cholinergic system and deposition of beta amyloid (Aβ) in …

A perspective on multi-target drug discovery and design for complex diseases

RR Ramsay, MR Popovic-Nikolic, K Nikolic… - Clinical and translational …, 2018 - Springer
Diseases of infection, of neurodegeneration (such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
diseases), and of malignancy (cancers) have complex and varied causative factors. Modern …

Recent advances in the multitarget‐directed ligands approach for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

R Leon, AG Garcia… - Medicinal research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
With 27 million cases worldwide documented in 2006, Alzheimer's disease (AD) constitutes
an overwhelming health, social, economic, and political problem to nations. Unless a new …

Blood–brain barrier models and their relevance for a successful development of CNS drug delivery systems: a review

J Bicker, G Alves, A Fortuna, A Falcão - European Journal of Pharmaceutics …, 2014 - Elsevier
During the research and development of new drugs directed at the central nervous system,
there is a considerable attrition rate caused by their hampered access to the brain by the …

Multifunctional compounds: Smart molecules for multifactorial diseases

Y Bansal, O Silakari - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Multifunctional compounds (MFCs) are designed broadly as hybrid or conjugated drugs or
as chimeric drugs from two or more pharmacophores/drugs having specific pharmacological …

The multifactorial nature of Alzheimer's disease for developing potential therapeutics

M Carmo Carreiras, E Mendes… - Current topics in …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimerβs disease (AD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder with several target
proteins contributing to its aetiology. Pathological, genetic, biochemical, and modeling …

New Tacrine–4-Oxo-4H-chromene Hybrids as Multifunctional Agents for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease, with Cholinergic, Antioxidant, and β-Amyloid …

MI Fernández-Bachiller, C Pérez… - Journal of medicinal …, 2012 - ACS Publications
By using fragments endowed with interesting and complementary properties for the
treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a new family of tacrine–4-oxo-4 H-chromene hybrids …

Novel tacrine− 8-hydroxyquinoline hybrids as multifunctional agents for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, with neuroprotective, cholinergic, antioxidant, and copper …

MI Fernández-Bachiller, C Pérez… - Journal of medicinal …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Tacrine and PBT2 (an 8-hydroxyquinoline derivative) are well-known drugs that inhibit
cholinesterases and decrease β-amyloid (Aβ) levels by complexation of redox-active metals …

Anti-cholinesterase hybrids as multi-target-directed ligands against Alzheimer's disease (1998–2018)

P Mishra, A Kumar, G Panda - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex, progressive and irreversible
neurodegenerative disorder of the brain which involves multiple associated etiological …