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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Indole-Based Compounds in the Development of Anti-Neurodegenerative Agents.

Elisabetta Barresi, Emma Baglini, Valeria Poggetti, Jacopo Castagnoli, Doralice Giorgini, Silvia Salerno, Sabrina Taliani, Federico Da Settimo

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. Bisindole Compounds-Synthesis and Medicinal Properties.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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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

8 authors.

Elisabetta BarresiDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9814-7195
Emma BagliniInstitute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council of Italy, CNR Research Area, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8378-4052
Valeria PoggettiDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Jacopo CastagnoliDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Doralice GiorginiDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy.
Silvia SalernoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6072-4698
Sabrina TalianiDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8675-939X
Federico Da SettimoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7897-7917

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegeneration is a gradual decay process leading to the depletion of neurons in both the central and peripheral nervous systems, ultimately resulting in cognitive dysfunctions and the deterioration of brain functions, alongside a decline in motor skills and behavioral capabilities. Neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) impose a substantial socio-economic strain on society, aggravated by the advancing age of the world population and the absence of effective remedies, predicting a negative future. In this context, the urgency of discovering viable therapies is critical and, despite significant efforts by medicinal chemists in developing potential drug candidates and exploring various small molecules as therapeutics, regrettably, a truly effective treatment is yet to be found. Nitrogen heterocyclic compounds, and particularly those containing the indole nucleus, which has emerged as privileged scaffold, have attracted particular attention for a variety of pharmacological applications. This review analyzes the rational design strategy adopted by different research groups for the development of anti-neurodegenerative indole-based compounds which have the potential to modulate various molecular targets involved in NDs, with reference to the most recent advances between 2018 and 2023.

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IndolesNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroprotective AgentsAnimalsHumansIndolesNeuroprotective Agentsindole nucleusmultifunctional compoundsneurodegeneration

Identifiers

PMID38731618
PMCPMC11085553

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