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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1389-5575
ISSN (Online): 1875-5607

Lipoic Acid, a Lead Structure for Multi-Target-Directed Drugs for Neurodegeneration

Author(s): Maria L. Bolognesi, Anna Minarini, Vincenzo Tumiatti and Carlo Melchiorre

Volume 6, Issue 11, 2006

Page: [1269 - 1274] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/138955706778742731

Price: $65

Abstract

Nowadays, drug discovery based on a single-target-directed strategy seems inappropriate for the treatment of complex diseases that have multiple pathogenic factors. Recent research into new drugs, which are able to hit different targets, highlights the idea that a single molecule could be sufficient to treat multi-factorial diseases. In this review, examples of multi-target-directed compounds derived from lipoic acid are examined.

Keywords: Neurodegenerative diseases, Lipoic acid, Antioxidants, Multi-target-directed drugs, Reactive oxygen species


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