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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Insights into the Effect of Curcumin and (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate on the Aggregation of Aβ(1-40) Monomers by Means of Molecular Dynamics.

Francesco Tavanti, Alfonso Pedone, Maria Cristina Menziani

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesco TavantiCNR-NANO Research Center S3, Via Campi 213/a, 41125 Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0594-5308
Alfonso PedoneDepartment of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy.
Maria Cristina MenzianiDepartment of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3428-5297
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

ANDROGEN REGULATION OF HUMAN SEBACEOUS GLANDSK08AR002018 · NIAMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI THIBOUTOT, DIANE M. · 1997 to 2001
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Università Degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emila FAR JUNIOR 2018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we compared the effects of two well-known natural compounds on the early step of the fibrillation process of amyloid-β (1-40), responsible for the formation of plaques in the brains of patients affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD). The use of extensive replica exchange simulations up to the µs scale allowed us to characterize the inhibition activity of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and curcumin (CUR) on unfolded amyloid fibrils. A reduced number of β-strands, characteristic of amyloid fibrils, and an increased distance between the amino acids that are responsible for the intra- and interprotein aggregations are observed. The central core region of the amyloid-β (Aβ(1-40)) fibril is found to have a high affinity to EGCG and CUR due to the presence of hydrophobic residues. Lastly, the free binding energy computed using the Poisson Boltzmann Surface Ares suggests that EGCG is more likely to bind to unfolded Aβ(1-40) fibrils and that this molecule can be a good candidate to develop new and more effective congeners to treat AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesBrainCatechinCurcuminHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsMolecular Dynamics SimulationPeptide FragmentsPlaque, AmyloidProtein AggregatesAmyloidAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-40)CatechinCurcuminepigallocatechin gallatePeptide FragmentsProtein AggregatesAlzheimeramyloidcomputational simulationcurcuminEGCG

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PMID32751722
PMCPMC7432714
OpenAlexW3046141292

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