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Zhang Y, Bi K, Zhou L, Wang J, Huang L, Sun Y, Peng G, Wu W. Advances in Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease: Ultra-Sensitive Detection Technologies and Impact on Clinical Diagnosis. Degener Neurol Neuromuscul Dis 2024; 14:85-102. [PMID: 39100640 PMCID: PMC11297492 DOI: 10.2147/dnnd.s471174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease has escalated into a critical public health concern, marked by its neurodegenerative nature that progressively diminishes cognitive abilities. Recognized as a continuously advancing and presently incurable condition, AD underscores the necessity for early-stage diagnosis and interventions aimed at delaying the decline in mental function. Despite the proven efficacy of cerebrospinal fluid and positron emission tomography in diagnosing AD, their broader utility is constrained by significant costs and the invasive nature of these procedures. Consequently, the innovation of blood biomarkers such as Amyloid-beta, phosphorylated-tau, total-tau et al, distinguished by their high sensitivity, minimal invasiveness, accessibility, and cost-efficiency, emerges as a promising avenue for AD diagnosis. The advent of ultra-sensitive detection methodologies, including single-molecule enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry, has revolutionized the detection of AD plasma biomarkers, supplanting previous low-sensitivity techniques. This rapid advancement in detection technology facilitates the more accurate quantification of pathological brain proteins and AD-associated biomarkers in the bloodstream. This manuscript meticulously reviews the landscape of current research on immunological markers for AD, anchored in the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association AT(N) research framework. It highlights a selection of forefront ultra-sensitive detection technologies now integral to assessing AD blood immunological markers. Additionally, this review examines the crucial pre-analytical processing steps for AD blood samples that significantly impact research outcomes and addresses the practical challenges faced during clinical testing. These discussions are crucial for enhancing our comprehension and refining the diagnostic precision of AD using blood-based biomarkers. The review aims to shed light on potential avenues for innovation and improvement in the techniques employed for detecting and investigating AD, thereby contributing to the broader field of neurodegenerative disease research.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Critical Care Units, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Wang J, Zhang H, Hu H, Hu S, Ma L. An enzyme-responsive hydrogel of ferrocene-grafted carboxymethyl chitosan as a soft electrochemical sensor for MMP-9 detection. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 268:131582. [PMID: 38631589 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) plays an important role in wound healing. However, overexpression of MMP-9 leads to the degradation of the newly formed extracellular matrix, which delays wound healing, ultimately leading to chronic wounds. Therefore, timely monitoring of the MMP-9 activity using simple, cost-effective methods is important to prevent the formation of chronic wounds. In this work, ferrocene-modified MMP-9 cleavage peptide (Fc-MG) modified carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogels were prepared as electrochemical biosensors. In the presence of MMP-9, the peptide chain is sheared, and the electrochemically active ferrocene segment is released. Therefore, analyzing the electrochemical activity of hydrogels using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) can be used to determine MMP-9 activity. The results showed that the DPV peaks were correlated with the MMP-9 concentration in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.4) and Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM). Specifically, the corresponding coefficient of determination (R2) were 0.918 and 0.993. The limit of detections were 73.08 ng/mL and 131.71 ng/mL, respectively. Compared with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, the hydrogel biosensor determined the concentration of MMP-9 in solution with simpler steps. This study demonstrates a novel strategy based on Fc-MG-modified hydrogels to monitor MMP-9 activity in cell secretion samples and shows the potential application in chronic wounds.
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- Jinze Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; Key Laboratory of Reproductive Dysfunction Management of Zhejiang Province, Assisted Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
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Dewangan S, Mishra A, Halder B, Mishra A, Dhiman R, Chatterjee S. Unsymmetrically bi-functionalized 1,1’-ferrocenyl bi-hydrazone and hydrazone-cyanovinyl molecules as fluorescent “on-off” sensor: Synthesis, cytotoxicity and cancer cell imaging behavior. Inorganica Chim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2023.121511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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Solid state synthesis of bispyridyl-ferrocene conjugates with unusual site selective 1,4-Michael addition, as potential inhibitor and electrochemical probe for fibrillation in amyloidogenic protein. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Breaker peptides against amyloid-β aggregation: a potential therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease. Future Med Chem 2021; 13:1767-1794. [PMID: 34498978 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2021-0184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, for which blocking the early steps of extracellular misfolded amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation is a promising therapeutic approach. However, the pathological features of AD progression include the accumulation of intracellular tau protein, membrane-catalyzed cell death and the abnormal deposition of Aβ. Here, we focus on anti-amyloid breaker peptides derived from the Aβ sequence and non-Aβ-based peptides containing both natural and modified amino acids. Critical aspects of the breaker peptides include N-methylation, conformational restriction through cyclization, incorporation of unnatural amino acid, fluorinated molecules, polymeric nanoparticles and PEGylation. This review confers a general idea of such breaker peptides with in vitro and in vivo studies, which may advance our understanding of AD pathology and develop an effective treatment strategy against AD.
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Román T, Ramirez D, Fierro-Medina R, Santillan R, Farfán N. Ferrocene and Organotin (IV) Conjugates Containing Amino Acids and Peptides: A Promising Strategy for Searching New Therapeutic and Diagnostic Tools. CURR ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272824999201001154259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Organometallic complexes are an important class of synthetic reagents and are of
great interest due to their versatility and wide biological application. The cationic nature of the
coordination nucleus facilitates its interaction with biological molecules such as amino acids,
proteins, and nucleic acids. The functionalization of peptides or amino acids with organometallic
motifs is a novel strategy for the design and development of molecules with greater biological
activity, stability in biological environments, and selectivity for specific targets, which
make them valuable tools for designing and obtaining molecules with therapeutic applications.
The physicochemical properties of ferrocene make it ideal for drug development, due to its
structure, stability in aqueous solutions, redox properties, and low toxicity. In the same way,
organotin (IV) derivatives have great potential for drug development because of their multiple
biological activities, wide structural versatility, high degree of stability, and low toxicity.
However, the synthesis of these drugs based on organometallic molecules containing ferrocene or organotin (IV) is
quite complex and represents a challenge nowadays; for this reason, it is necessary to design and implement procedures
to obtain molecules with a high degree of purity, in sufficient quantities, and at low cost. This review describes
the strategies of synthesis used up to now for the preparation of organometallic amino acids and peptides
containing ferrocene or organotin (IV) derivates, as well as their impact on the development of therapeutic agents.
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- Tatiana Román
- Departamento de Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 # 26-85, Bogota D.C., Colombia
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- Departamento de Quimica. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 # 26-85, Bogota D.C., Colombia
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- Departamento de Quimica. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 # 26-85, Bogota D.C., Colombia
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- Departamento de Quimica, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Av Instituto Politecnico Nacional 2508, San Pedro Zacatenco, Gustavo A. Madero, 07360 Ciudad de Mexico, CDMX, Mexico
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- Facultad de Quimica, Departamento de Quimica Organica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Av. Universidad 3000, Circuito Exterior S/N Delegacion Coyoacan, C.P. 04510 Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de Mexico, CDMX, Mexico
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Liu C, You X, Lu D, Shi G, Deng J, Zhou T. Gelsolin Encountering Ag Nanorods/Triangles: An Aggregation-Based Colorimetric Sensor Array for in Vivo Monitoring the Cerebrospinal Aβ42% as an Indicator of Cd2+ Exposure-Related Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:7965-7973. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Chang Liu
- School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Process and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 3663 Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Process and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 3663 Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Process and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 3663 Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Process and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 3663 Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Process and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 3663 Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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Liu YW, Cheng HJ, Ruan BF, Hu Q. Synthesis, characterization and antitumor activity of (E)-2-methyl-3-ferrocenyl-N-acrylamide derivatives. J Organomet Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2019.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Goyal D, Shuaib S, Mann S, Goyal B. Rationally Designed Peptides and Peptidomimetics as Inhibitors of Amyloid-β (Aβ) Aggregation: Potential Therapeutics of Alzheimer's Disease. ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE 2017; 19:55-80. [PMID: 28045249 DOI: 10.1021/acscombsci.6b00116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with no clinically accepted treatment to cure or halt its progression. The worldwide effort to develop peptide-based inhibitors of amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation can be considered an unplanned combinatorial experiment. An understanding of what has been done and achieved may advance our understanding of AD pathology and the discovery of effective therapeutic agents. We review here the history of such peptide-based inhibitors, including those based on the Aβ sequence and those not derived from that sequence, containing both natural and unnatural amino acid building blocks. Peptide-based aggregation inhibitors hold significant promise for future AD therapy owing to their high selectivity, effectiveness, low toxicity, good tolerance, low accumulation in tissues, high chemical and biological diversity, possibility of rational design, and highly developed methods for analyzing their mode of action, proteolytic stability (modified peptides), and blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability.
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- Deepti Goyal
- Department of Chemistry,
School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib-140406, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry,
School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib-140406, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry,
School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib-140406, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry,
School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib-140406, Punjab, India
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Meola G, Braband H, Schmutz P, Benz M, Spingler B, Alberto R. Bis-Arene Complexes [Re(η6-arene)2]+ as Highly Stable Bioorganometallic Scaffolds. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:11131-11139. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Giuseppe Meola
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse
190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse
190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse
190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse
190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse
190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse
190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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Ren J, Wang S, Ni H, Yao R, Liao C, Ruan B. Synthesis, Characterization and Antitumor Activity of Novel Ferrocene-Based Amides Bearing Pyrazolyl Moiety. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-014-0056-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Madhavan S, Shanmugam P, Varma RL. Synthesis of novel ferrocenyl N/O-heterocycles, chiral P,N-ligand and α-dehydro-β-amino acid derived short peptides from Morita–Baylis–Hillman adducts of ferrocenealdehyde. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra02201g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The golden triangle of Fc, OH/NH, COO moieties created by classical/aza-MBH reaction of ferrocenealdehyde has been exploited for the first time for the synthesis of the title compounds.
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- Suchithra Madhavan
- Organic Chemistry Section
- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST)
- Trivandrum-695 019, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division
- Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI)
- Chennai-600020, India
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- Organic Chemistry Section
- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST)
- Trivandrum-695 019, India
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Cacabelos R, Cacabelos P, Torrellas C, Tellado I, Carril JC. Pharmacogenomics of Alzheimer's disease: novel therapeutic strategies for drug development. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1175:323-556. [PMID: 25150875 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0956-8_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major problem of health and disability, with a relevant economic impact on our society. Despite important advances in pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, its primary causes still remain elusive, accurate biomarkers are not well characterized, and the available pharmacological treatments are not cost-effective. As a complex disorder, AD is a polygenic and multifactorial clinical entity in which hundreds of defective genes distributed across the human genome may contribute to its pathogenesis. Diverse environmental factors, cerebrovascular dysfunction, and epigenetic phenomena, together with structural and functional genomic dysfunctions, lead to amyloid deposition, neurofibrillary tangle formation, and premature neuronal death, the major neuropathological hallmarks of AD. Future perspectives for the global management of AD predict that genomics and proteomics may help in the search for reliable biomarkers. In practical terms, the therapeutic response to conventional drugs (cholinesterase inhibitors, multifactorial strategies) is genotype-specific. Genomic factors potentially involved in AD pharmacogenomics include at least five categories of gene clusters: (1) genes associated with disease pathogenesis; (2) genes associated with the mechanism of action of drugs; (3) genes associated with drug metabolism (phase I and II reactions); (4) genes associated with drug transporters; and (5) pleiotropic genes involved in multifaceted cascades and metabolic reactions. The implementation of pharmacogenomic strategies will contribute to optimize drug development and therapeutics in AD and related disorders.
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- Ramón Cacabelos
- Chair of Genomic Medicine, Camilo José Cela University, 28692, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain,
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Chen W, Ou W, Wang L, Hao Y, Cheng J, Li J, Liu YN. Synthesis and biological evaluation of hydroxyl-substituted Schiff-bases containing ferrocenyl moieties. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:15678-86. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt51977e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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