Small-molecule inhibitors/modulators of amyloid-β peptide aggregation and toxicity for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: A patent review (2010-2012)

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 581-596

  Belluti, Federica ^a   Rampa, Angela ^a   Gobbi, Silvia ^a   Bisi, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyloid ; Fibril; Modulation; Neurotoxicity; Oligomer; Small molecule

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHRYSAMINE G; CURCUMIN; DIAMINE; DONEPEZIL; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; HOMOTAURINE; INOSITOL; ISOACTEOSIDE; RESVERATROL; RS 0406; SCYLLO INOSITOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; IC 50; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PATENT; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; ANIMALS; DRUG DESIGN; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; PATENTS AS TOPIC; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84876586034     PISSN: 13543776     EISSN: 17447674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2013.772983     Document Type: Review

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