Current and future therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's disease: An overview of drug development bottlenecks

Y Peng, H Jin, Y Xue, Q Chen, S Yao, M Du… - Frontiers in aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common chronic neurodegenerative disease
worldwide. It causes cognitive dysfunction, such as aphasia and agnosia, and mental …

The role of 5 HT6-receptor antagonists in Alzheimer's disease: an update

R Khoury, N Grysman, J Gold, K Patel… - Expert opinion on …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Despite recent advances in Alzheimer's disease (AD) research, no
breakthrough treatments have been discovered. Cholinesterase inhibitors and the NMDA …

Increasing brain gamma activity improves episodic memory and restores cholinergic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

A Benussi, V Cantoni, M Grassi, L Brechet… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study aimed to assess whether non‐invasive brain stimulation with
transcranial alternating current stimulation at gamma‐frequency (γ‐tACS) applied over the …

Progress in investigational agents targeting serotonin-6 receptors for the treatment of brain disorders

R Nirogi, P Jayarajan, A Shinde, AR Mohammed… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Serotonin (5-HT) plays an important role in the regulation of several basic functions of the
central and peripheral nervous system. Among the 5-HT receptors, serotonin-6 (5-HT6) …

Enhancing therapeutic efficacy of donepezil by combined therapy: a comprehensive review

X Rong, L Jiang, M Qu, Z Liu - Current Pharmaceutical …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Combination therapy involving different therapeutic strategies mostly provides more rapid
and effective results as compared to monotherapy in diverse areas of clinical practice. The …

Antagonism of the 5-HT6 receptor–Preclinical rationale for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

IEM de Jong, A Mørk - Neuropharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
Antagonism of the 5-HT 6 receptor is a promising approach for the symptomatic treatment of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). There is compelling preclinical evidence for the procognitive …

The CNS-penetrant soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator CY6463 reveals its therapeutic potential in neurodegenerative diseases

SS Correia, RR Iyengar, P Germano, K Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases remain elusive and are critically
needed since the burden of these diseases increases across an aging global population …

M1/M4-Preferring Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptor Agonist Xanomeline Reverses Wake and Arousal Deficits in Nonpathologically Aged Mice

JK Russell, SM Ingram, LB Teal… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Degeneration of the cholinergic basal forebrain is implicated in the development of cognitive
deficits and sleep/wake architecture disturbances in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and …

Cannabinoids and sleep-wake cycle: the potential role of serotonin

S Vaseghi, S Arjmandi-Rad, M Nasehi… - Behavioural Brain …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cannabis sativa (Marijuana) has a long history as a medicinal plant and Δ9-
tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) is the most active component in this plant. Cannabinoids are …

2-Aminoimidazole-based antagonists of the 5-HT6 receptor–A new concept in aminergic GPCR ligand design

AS Hogendorf, A Hogendorf, R Kurczab… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
A new strategy in the design of aminergic GPCR ligands is proposed–the use of aromatic,
heterocyclic basic moieties in place of the evergreen piperazine or alicyclic and aliphatic …