The expanding role of pyridine and dihydropyridine scaffolds in drug design

Y Ling, ZY Hao, D Liang, CL Zhang… - Drug design …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Pyridine-based ring systems are one of the most extensively used heterocycles in the field of
drug design, primarily due to their profound effect on pharmacological activity, which has led …

Chemo-physical Strategies to Advance the in Vivo Functionality of Targeted Nanomedicine: The Next Generation

J Li, K Kataoka - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020 - ACS Publications
The past few decades have witnessed an evolution of nanomedicine from biologically inert
entities to more smart systems, aimed at advancing in vivo functionality. However, we should …

Impact of natural compounds on neurodegenerative disorders: from preclinical to pharmacotherapeutics

M Sharifi-Rad, C Lankatillake, DA Dias… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Among the major neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and
Parkinson's disease (PD), are a huge socioeconomic burden. Over many centuries, people …

Neurodegenerative diseases and effective drug delivery: A review of challenges and novel therapeutics

A Akhtar, A Andleeb, TS Waris, M Bazzar… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
The central nervous system (CNS) encompasses the brain and spinal cord and is
considered the processing center and the most vital part of human body. The central …

Neurodegenerative diseases–is metabolic deficiency the root cause?

VR Muddapu, SAP Dharshini… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer, Parkinson, Huntington, and amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, are a prominent class of neurological diseases currently without a cure …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing autophagy in Alzheimer's disease through drug repositioning

M Eshraghi, M Ahmadi, S Afshar, S Lorzadeh… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the biggest human health threats due to increases in
aging of the global population. Unfortunately, drugs for treating AD have been largely …

Editorial of special issue 'dissecting neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases: Neurodegeneration and neuroprotection'

M Tanaka, L Vécsei - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This Special Issue has focused on dissecting the neuroprotective and neurodegenerative
components of neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, highlighting the latest advance …

Progress and challenges in targeted protein degradation for neurodegenerative disease therapy

Y Fang, J Wang, M Zhao, Q Zheng, C Ren… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are currently incurable diseases that cause progressive
degeneration of nerve cells. Many of the disease-causing proteins of NDs are “undruggable” …

Neurodegenerative diseases: Regenerative mechanisms and novel therapeutic approaches

R Hussain, H Zubair, S Pursell, M Shahab - Brain sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Regeneration refers to regrowth of tissue in the central nervous system. It includes
generation of new neurons, glia, myelin, and synapses, as well as the regaining of essential …

DHA/EPA (Omega-3) and LA/GLA (Omega-6) as bioactive molecules in neurodegenerative diseases

C Kousparou, M Fyrilla, A Stephanou… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by neuroinflammation, neuronal depletion
and oxidative stress. They coincide with subtle chronic or flaring inflammation, sometimes …