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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Exploring the Potential of Therapeutic Agents Targeted towards Mitigating the Events Associated with Amyloid-β Cascade in Alzheimer's Disease.

Tapan Behl, Ishnoor Kaur, Ovidiu Fratila, Roxana Brata, Simona Bungau

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Review 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 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tapan BehlDepartment of Pharmacology, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India.
Ishnoor KaurDepartment of Pharmacology, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India.
Ovidiu FratilaDepartment of Medical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Oradea 410073, Romania.
Roxana BrataDepartment of Medical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Oradea 410073, Romania.
Simona BungauDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Oradea 410028, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3236-1292
University of Oradea · ROChitkara University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the most commonly occurring neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease (AD), encompasses the loss of cognitive and memory potential, impaired learning, dementia and behavioral defects, and has been prevalent since the 1900s. The accelerating occurrence of AD is expected to reach 65.7 million by 2030. The disease results in neural atrophy and disrupted inter-neuronal connections. Amongst multiple AD pathogenesis hypotheses, the amyloid beta (Aβ) cascade is the most relevant and accepted form of the hypothesis, which suggests that Aβ monomers are formed as a result of the cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP), followed by the conversion of these monomers to toxic oligomers, which in turn develop β-sheets, fibrils and plaques. The review targets the events in the amyloid hypothesis and elaborates suitable therapeutic agents that function by hindering the steps of plaque formation and lowering Aβ levels in the brain. The authors discuss treatment possibilities, including the inhibition of β- and γ-secretase-mediated enzymatic cleavage of APP, the immune response generating active immunotherapy and passive immunotherapeutic approaches targeting monoclonal antibodies towards Aβ aggregates, the removal of amyloid aggregates by the activation of enzymatic pathways or the regulation of Aβ circulation, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-mediated curbed accumulation and the neurotoxic potential of Aβ aggregates, bapineuzumab-mediated vascular permeability alterations, statin-mediated Aβ peptide degradation, the potential role of ibuprofen and the significance of natural drugs and dyes in hindering the amyloid cascade events. Thus, the authors aim to highlight the treatment perspective, targeting the amyloid hypothesis, while simultaneously emphasizing the need to conduct further investigations, in order to provide an opportunity to neurologists to develop novel and reliable treatment therapies for the retardation of AD progression.

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Drug DiscoveryMolecular Targeted TherapyAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsCombined Modality TherapyDisease SusceptibilityHumansInflammationModels, BiologicalOxidative StressProtein AggregatesProtein Aggregation, PathologicalAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorProtein AggregatesAlzheimer’s disease (AD)amyloid beta (Aβ) cascadeamyloid precursor proteinimmune responsetoxic oligomers

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PMID33050199
PMCPMC7589257
OpenAlexW3092068962

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