Recent advance on carbamate-based cholinesterase inhibitors as potential multifunctional agents against Alzheimer's disease

H Zhang, Y Wang, Y Wang, X Li, S Wang… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), as the fourth leading cause of death among the elderly
worldwide, has brought enormous challenge to the society. Due to its extremely complex …

Chalcone: a promising bioactive scaffold in medicinal chemistry

G Rajendran, D Bhanu, B Aruchamy, P Ramani… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chalcones are a class of privileged scaffolds with high medicinal significance due to the
presence of an α, β-unsaturated ketone functionality. Numerous functional modifications of …

Chalcone and its analogs: Therapeutic and diagnostic applications in Alzheimer's disease

P Thapa, SP Upadhyay, WZ Suo, V Singh, P Gurung… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Chalcone [(E)-1, 3-diphenyl-2-propene-1-one], a small molecule with α, β
unsaturated carbonyl group is a precursor or component of many natural flavonoids and …

The Keap1/Nrf2-ARE pathway as a pharmacological target for chalcones

M de Freitas Silva, L Pruccoli, F Morroni, G Sita… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Chalcones have shown a broad spectrum of biological activities with clinical potential
against various diseases. The biological activities are mainly attributed to the presence in …

Esculetin as a bifunctional antioxidant prevents and counteracts the oxidative stress and neuronal death induced by amyloid protein in SH-SY5Y cells

L Pruccoli, F Morroni, G Sita, P Hrelia, A Tarozzi - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress (OS) appears to be an important determinant during the different stages of
progression of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). In particular, impaired antioxidant defense …

An ongoing journey of chalcone analogues as single and multi-target ligands in the field of Alzheimer's disease: A review with structural aspects

P Sharma, M Singh - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic and irreversible neurodegenerative disorder with
progressive dementia and cognitive impairment. AD poses severe health challenge in …

Design and synthesis of H2S-donor hybrids: a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease?

S Sestito, L Pruccoli, M Runfola, V Citi, A Martelli… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S) is an endogenous gasotransmitter, largely known as a
pleiotropic mediator endowed with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, pro-autophagic, and …

Novel curcumin-diethyl fumarate hybrid as a dualistic GSK-3β inhibitor/Nrf2 inducer for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

RMC Di Martino, L Pruccoli, A Bisi… - ACS Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Common copathogenic factors, including oxidative stress and neuroinflammation, are found
to play a vital role in the development of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's …

Binding studies of potential amyloid-β inhibiting chalcone derivative with bovine serum albumin

S Daksh, C Gond, N Kumar, L Kaur, H Ojha… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Chalcones (α-phenyl-β-benzoylethylene) and their natural-source derivatives have
been investigated for their remarkable biological activities, like neuroprotective, anti …

Discovery of novel benzofuran-based compounds with neuroprotective and immunomodulatory properties for Alzheimer's disease treatment

S Montanari, AM Mahmoud, L Pruccoli… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
To address the multifactorial nature of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), a multi-target-directed
ligand approach was herein developed. As a follow-up of our previous studies, a small …