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ArticleScientific reports2023

In silico and in vitro studies confirm Ondansetron as a novel acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitor.

Asma Gholami, Dariush Minai-Tehrani, Leif A Eriksson

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Design, Synthesis,ACS omega · 2026
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  3. Structural Bioinformatics Applied to Acetylcholinesterase Enzyme Inhibition.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Asma GholamiFaculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Dariush Minai-TehraniFaculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. d_mtehrani@sbu.ac.ir.
Leif A ErikssonDepartment of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden. leif.eriksson@chem.gu.se.
University of Gothenburg · SEShahid Beheshti University · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is growing rapidly among the elderly population around the world. Studies show that a lack of acetylcholine and butyrylcholine due to the overexpression of enzymes Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) may lead to reduced communication between neuron cells. As a result, seeking novel inhibitors targeting these enzymes might be vital for the future treatment of AD. Ondansetron is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy or radiation treatments and is herein shown to be a potent inhibitor of cholinesterase. Comparison is made between Ondansetron and FDA-approved cholinesterase inhibitors Rivastigmine and Tacrine. Molecular docking demonstrates that interactions between the studied ligand and aromatic residues in the peripheral region of the active site are important in binding. Molecular dynamics simulations and binding pose metadynamics show that Ondansetron is highly potent against both enzymes and far better than Rivastigmine. Inhibitor activities evaluated by in vitro studies confirm that the drug inhibits AChE and BChE by non-competitive and mixed inhibition, respectively, with IC

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Alzheimer DiseaseCholinesterase InhibitorsOndansetronAcetylcholinesteraseButyrylcholinesteraseHumansMolecular Docking SimulationRivastigmineStructure-Activity RelationshipTacrineAcetylcholinesteraseButyrylcholinesteraseCholinesterase InhibitorsOndansetronRivastigmineTacrine

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PMID36635365
PMCPMC9837033
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