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ReviewPhysical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP2013

Alzheimer's disease: which type of amyloid-preventing drug agents to employ?

Hyunbum Jang, Laura Connelly, Fernando Teran Arce, Srinivasan Ramachandran, Ratnesh Lal, Bruce L Kagan, Ruth Nussinov

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Review in Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Membrane-dependent amyloid aggregation of human BAX α9 (173-192).Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2021
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  11. Small molecule NPT-440-1 inhibits ionic flux through AβNanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hyunbum JangCenter for Cancer Research, Nanobiology Program, Basic Science Program, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA.
Laura Connelly
Fernando Teran Arce
Srinivasan Ramachandran
Ratnesh Lal
Bruce L Kagan
Ruth Nussinov

Funding

Protein Structure, Stability, and Amyloid FormationZIABC010440 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI NUSSINOV, RUTH · 2009 to 2025
$11.8M
Amyloid ion channels to design therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseasesR01AG028709 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI LAL, RATNESHWAR · 2006 to 2018
$3.6M
CCR NIH HHS HHSN261200800001CIntramural NIH HHSNCI NIH HHS HHSN261200800001ENIA NIH HHS AG028709NIA NIH HHS R01 AG028709
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current paradigm in the amyloid hypothesis brands small β-amyloid (Aβ) oligomers as the toxic species in Alzheimer's disease (AD). These oligomers are fibril-like; contain β-sheet structure, and present exposed hydrophobic surface. Oligomers with this motif are capable of penetrating the cell membrane, gathering to form toxic ion channels. Current agents suppressing precursor Aβ cleavage have only met partial success; and to date, those targeting the peptides and their assemblies in the aqueous environment of the extracellular space largely fail in clinical trials. One possible reason is failure to reach membrane-embedded targets of disease-'infected' cells. Here we provide an overview, point to the need to account for the lipid environment when aiming to prevent the formation of toxic channels, and propose a combination therapy to target the species spectrum.

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Drug DiscoveryAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloidAnimalsHumansModels, MolecularAmyloid

Identifiers

PMID23450150
PMCPMC3663909

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