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ReviewRSC advances2026

Isatin derivatives as potent cholinesterase inhibitors: recent developments and future challenges.

Muhammad Shahzad, Alia Mushtaq, Christophe Rochais, Muhammad Moazzam Naseer

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Review in RSC advances, 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Muhammad ShahzadDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad 45320 Pakistan moazzam@qau.edu.pk.
Alia MushtaqDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad 45320 Pakistan moazzam@qau.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9220-0370
Christophe RochaisUniversité de Caen Normandie, Normandie Univ. CERMN 14000 Caen France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7996-2082
Muhammad Moazzam NaseerDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad 45320 Pakistan moazzam@qau.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2788-2958

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline, memory impairment, and neuronal loss, primarily associated with β-amyloid plaque deposition, tau hyperphosphorylation, and cholinergic dysfunction. Since the disruption of cholinergic neurotransmission is a key pathological feature of AD, the cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitors targeting acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) remain the mainstay of symptomatic treatment by enhancing synaptic acetylcholine levels. However, the currently approved small molecules, including tacrine, donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine, are limited by their modest efficacy, poor selectivity, and adverse effects, necessitating the development of improved therapeutic agents. Among emerging scaffolds, isatin (1

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PMCPMC13588313

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