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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Recent Advances in Polyoxometalates Targeting Proteins Associated with Alzheimer's Disease: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Applications.

Lijuan Zhang, Tinghao Lu, Ziqian Hua, Shiheng Peng, Haoming Du, Xiaoting Zhai, Zhiqiang Cai, Jiai Hua, Xiang Ma

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Lijuan ZhangChemistry and Chemical Engineering Department, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan 030008, China.
Tinghao LuChemistry and Chemical Engineering Department, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan 030008, China.
Ziqian HuaChemistry and Chemical Engineering Department, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan 030008, China.
Shiheng PengLaboratory of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan 030008, China.
Haoming DuChemistry and Chemical Engineering Department, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan 030008, China.
Xiaoting ZhaiChemistry and Chemical Engineering Department, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan 030008, China.
Zhiqiang CaiSchool of Petrochemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Liaoyang 111000, China.
Jiai HuaLaboratory of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan 030008, China.
Xiang MaChemistry and Chemical Engineering Department, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan 030008, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7679-5741

Funding

Research Project on Educational Reform of Postgraduate Education in Shanxi Province 2025JG175Shanxi Province Science Foundation 202303021211194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyoxometalates (POMs) exhibit significant potential for application in Alzheimer's disease (AD) therapeutics owing to their inherent chemical and physical properties and structural tunability. Through transition metal substitution, functional modification, and the construction of POMs-based nanocomposites, POMs can precisely recognize and effectively modulate various key pathogenic proteins involved in Alzheimer's disease. They can also intervene in disease progression through multiple mechanisms, including inhibition of Aβ aggregation, disaggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ), scavenging of reactive oxygen species (ROS), hydrolytic activity, and modulation of enzyme function. In addition, due to their outstanding physicochemical properties, the application of POMs in phototherapy has emerged as a significant direction in AD treatment research. This review systematically summarizes recent advances from 2011 to 2025 in POMs targeting key pathogenic proteins in AD, comprehensively analyzes their specific mechanisms of action across different therapeutic contexts, highlights their significant advantages and broad potential in AD treatment, and provides new insights for the future structural design, functional optimization, and clinical translation of POMs.

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Alzheimer DiseaseTungsten CompoundsAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsHumansPolyoxometalatesReactive Oxygen SpeciesAmyloid beta-Peptidespolyoxometalate IPolyoxometalatesReactive Oxygen SpeciesTungsten CompoundsAlzheimer’s diseaseenzyme inhibitionnanomedicinephotodynamic therapypolyoxometalatesprotein misfolding

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PMCPMC12898468

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