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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2011

In silico theoretical molecular modeling for Alzheimer's disease: the nicotine-curcumin paradigm in neuroprotection and neurotherapy.

Pradeep Kumar, Viness Pillay, Yahya E Choonara, Girish Modi, Dinesh Naidoo, Lisa C du Toit

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pradeep KumarDepartment of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa; E-Mails: pradeep.kumar@students.wits.ac.za (P.K.); yahya.choonara@wits.ac.za (Y.E.C.); lisa.dutoit@wits.ac.za (L.C.d.-T.).
Viness Pillay
Yahya E Choonara
Girish Modi
Dinesh Naidoo
Lisa C du Toit
University of the Witwatersrand · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aggregation of the amyloid-β-peptide (AβP) into well-ordered fibrils has been considered as the key pathological marker of Alzheimer's disease. Molecular attributes related to the specific binding interactions, covalently and non-covalently, of a library of compounds targeting of conformational scaffolds were computed employing static lattice atomistic simulations and array constructions. A combinatorial approach using isobolographic analysis was stochastically modeled employing Artificial Neural Networks and a Design of Experiments approach, namely an orthogonal Face-Centered Central Composite Design for small molecules, such as curcumin and glycosylated nornicotine exhibiting concentration-dependent behavior on modulating AβP aggregation and oligomerization. This work provides a mathematical and in silico approach that constitutes a new frontier in providing neuroscientists with a template for in vitro and in vivo experimentation. In future this could potentially allow neuroscientists to adopt this in silico approach for the development of novel therapeutic interventions in the neuroprotection and neurotherapy of Alzheimer's disease. In addition, the neuroprotective entities identified in this study may also be valuable in this regard.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesComputational BiologyCurcuminHumansNeuroprotective AgentsNicotineAmyloid beta-PeptidesCurcuminNeuroprotective AgentsNicotinenornicotineAlzheimer‘s diseaseamyloid-β proteinartificial neural networkscentral composite designconstraint optimizationcurcumindockingisobolographic analysisligand-protein complexesmolecular mechanicsnicotinesynergism

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PMID21340009
PMCPMC3039975
OpenAlexW2005010996

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