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ArticleScientific reports2020

Hyaluronan-carnosine conjugates inhibit Aβ aggregation and toxicity.

Valentina Greco, Irina Naletova, Ikhlas M M Ahmed, Susanna Vaccaro, Luciano Messina, Diego La Mendola, Francesco Bellia, Sebastiano Sciuto, Cristina Satriano, Enrico Rizzarelli

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Valentina GrecoDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
Irina NaletovaInter-University Consortium for Research on the Chemistry of Metal Ions in Biological Systems, C. Ulpiani, 27, 70126, Bari, Italy.
Ikhlas M M AhmedInstitute of Crystallography, CNR, P. Gaifami 18, 95126, Catania, Italy.
Susanna VaccaroFidia Farmaceutici, 96017, Noto, SR, Italy.
Luciano MessinaFidia Farmaceutici, 96017, Noto, SR, Italy.
Diego La MendolaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pisa, Bonanno Pisano 12, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
Francesco BelliaInstitute of Crystallography, CNR, P. Gaifami 18, 95126, Catania, Italy. francesco.bellia@cnr.it.
Sebastiano SciutoDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy. ssciuto@unict.it.
Cristina SatrianoDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
Enrico RizzarelliDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
Institute of Crystallography · ITUniversity of Catania · ITFidia Farmaceutici (Italy) · ITConsorzio Interuniversitario Reattività Chimica e Catalisi · ITUniversity of Pisa · IT

Funding

Marie Curie INCIPIT-COFUND 665403
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder. Finding a pharmacological approach that cures and/or prevents the onset of this devastating disease represents an important challenge for researchers. According to the amyloid cascade hypothesis, increases in extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ) levels give rise to different aggregated species, such as protofibrils, fibrils and oligomers, with oligomers being the more toxic species for cells. Many efforts have recently been focused on multi-target ligands to address the multiple events that occur concurrently with toxic aggregation at the onset of the disease. Moreover, investigating the effect of endogenous compounds or a combination thereof is a promising approach to prevent the side effects of entirely synthetic drugs. In this work, we report the synthesis, structural characterization and Aβ antiaggregant ability of new derivatives of hyaluronic acid (Hy, 200 and 700 kDa) functionalized with carnosine (Car), a multi-functional natural dipeptide. The bioactive substances (HyCar) inhibit the formation of amyloid-type aggregates of Aβ

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesCarnosineCell LineHumansHyaluronic AcidModels, BiologicalMolecular StructureProtein AggregatesAmyloid beta-PeptidesCarnosineHyaluronic AcidProtein Aggregates

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PMID32994475
PMCPMC7524733
OpenAlexW3091143499

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