Abstract |
Alzheimer's disease (AD) was first described by Alois Alzheimer in 1907. AD is the most prevalent dementia- related disease, affecting over 20 million individuals worldwide. Currently, however, only a handful of drugs are available and they are at best only able to offer some relief of symptoms. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors, antioxidants, metal chelators, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, anti-inflammatory drugs and NMDA inhibitors are usually used to attempt to cure this disease. AChE inhibitors are the most effective therapy for AD at present. Researchers have found that histamine H3 receptor antagonists decrease re-uptake of acetylcholine and the nervous transmitter substance acetylcholine increases. In this study, we designed compounds by using docking, de novo evolution and adsorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADMET) analysis to AChE inhibitors as well as histamine H3 receptor antagonists to forward drug research and investigate the potent compounds which can pass through the blood-brain barrier. The novel drugs may be useful for the treatment of AD, based on the results of this theoretical calculation study. We will subsequently examine them in future experiments.
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Authors | Po-Yuan Chen, Ching-Tsan Tsai, Che-Yen Ou, Wei-Tse Hsu, Mien-De Jhuo, Chieh-Hsi Wu, Tzu-Ching Shih, Tzu-Hurng Cheng, Jing-Gung Chung |
Journal | Molecular medicine reports
(Mol Med Rep)
Vol. 5
Issue 4
Pg. 1043-8
(Apr 2012)
ISSN: 1791-3004 [Electronic] Greece |
PMID | 22267207
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Cholinesterase Inhibitors
- Histamine H3 Antagonists
- Receptors, Histamine H3
- Acetylcholinesterase
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Topics |
- Acetylcholinesterase
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Alzheimer Disease
(drug therapy, enzymology, metabolism)
- Binding Sites
- Blood-Brain Barrier
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Cholinesterase Inhibitors
(chemistry, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Computational Biology
- Computer Simulation
- Drug Design
- Histamine H3 Antagonists
(chemistry, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Receptors, Histamine H3
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Software
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