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ReviewMolecular medicine reports2019

Cholinesterase inhibitors as Alzheimer's therapeutics (Review).

Kamlesh Sharma

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Review in Molecular medicine reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 328 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

328 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Evidence of the Efficacy of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors inCNS & neurological disorders drug targets · 2026
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  18. Neuroprotective properties ofIBRO neuroscience reports · 2026
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  19. BPC-157 and Its Novel Hybrid Analogs as Inhibitors of Acetylcholinesterase.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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268 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Kamlesh SharmaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurugram, Haryana 122505, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common forms of dementia. AD is a chronic syndrome of the central nervous system that causes a decline in cognitive function and language ability. Cholinergic deficiency is associated with AD, and various cholinesterase inhibitors have been developed for the treatment of AD, including naturally‑derived inhibitors, synthetic analogues and hybrids. Currently, the available drugs for AD are predominantly cholinesterase inhibitors. However, the efficacy of these drugs is limited as they may cause adverse side effects and are not able to completely arrest the progression of the disease. Since AD is multifactorial disease, dual and multi‑target inhibitors have been developed. The clinical applications and the limitations of the inhibitors used to treat AD are discussed in the present review. Additionally, this review presents the current status and future directions for the development of novel drugs with reduced toxicity and preserved pharmacological activity.

Indexed as

AcetylcholinesteraseAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsCholineCholinesterase InhibitorsCognitionDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionHumansNootropic AgentsAcetylcholinesteraseCholineCholinesterase InhibitorsNootropic Agents

Identifiers

PMID31257471
PMCPMC6625431

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