Issue 49, 2021

The recent development of donepezil structure-based hybrids as potential multifunctional anti-Alzheimer's agents: highlights from 2010 to 2020

Abstract

Dementia is a term used to define different brain disorders that affect memory, thinking, behavior, and emotion. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the second cause of dementia that is generated by the death of cholinergic neurons (especially acetylcholine (ACh)), which have a vital role in cognition. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEI) affect acetylcholine levels in the brain and are broadly used to treat Alzheimer's. Donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine, which are FDA-approved drugs for AD, are cholinesterase inhibitors. In addition, scientists are attempting to develop hybrid molecules and multi-target-directed ligands (MTDLs) that can simultaneously modulate multiple biological targets. This review highlights recent examples of MTDLs and fragment-based strategy in the rational design of new potential AD medications from 2010 onwards.

Graphical abstract: The recent development of donepezil structure-based hybrids as potential multifunctional anti-Alzheimer's agents: highlights from 2010 to 2020

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
12 5 2021
Accepted
14 8 2021
First published
16 9 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2021,11, 30781-30797

The recent development of donepezil structure-based hybrids as potential multifunctional anti-Alzheimer's agents: highlights from 2010 to 2020

R. T. Kareem, F. Abedinifar, E. A. Mahmood, A. G. Ebadi, F. Rajabi and E. Vessally, RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 30781 DOI: 10.1039/D1RA03718H

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