Research Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 1

Biological activities and chemical moieties as scaffold for the design of pharmacological lead compounds for alzheimer's disease

  • Author:
  • Divya Sharma1, Akanksha Singh1, Himanshu Gupta1, Diksya Sharma1, Pooja Singh1, Arjun Singh2,*
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 48 to 51

1Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bhagwant University, Sikar Road, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305004, India

2Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States

*Corresponding Author E-mail: arjunphar@gmail.com

Online published on 4 May, 2024.

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major problem in today's societies. More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease in the United States, with the majority being 65 and older. According to the Alzheimer's Association Report, the number of persons affected by Alzheimer's disease in the United States would rise to fourteen million by 2060.Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by impaired synaptic transmission and brain atrophy, as well as the formation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. The condition is usually associated with cognitive, functional, and behavioural changes. Several pathophysiological paths for Alzheimer's disease have been hypothesized, some of which interact and influence one another. Current Alzheimer's disease treatment focuses on using therapeutic drugs to reduce symptoms in Alzheimer's patients. Because of the disease's complex nature, standard single-target therapeutic techniques frequently fail to have the desired impact. As a result, multi-target methods have been developed, with the goal of simultaneously targeting various targets involved in the development of AD. This paper provides an outline of the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease and current pharmacological therapy.

Keywords

Pathogenesis, Alzheimer's disease, Medication, Multi-target ligands, Polypharmacological