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Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are two devastating diseases that are currently incurable. Epidemiological, clinical and pathological evidence has confirmed the co-existence of these two disorders. Moreover, there has been promising progress made in the identification of the pathological linkage between T2DM and AD in the last decade. Hence, developing common treatment strategies for these diseases is important. Currently, enzyme targeting is a potential strategy to cure many diseases. In this communication, we tried to summarize the single enzymetargeted therapeutic approach for the treatment of AD and T2DM. This field of research continues to be active and progressive in identifying many promising enzymes that are involved in both diseases. Based on this review article, we also believe that enzyme inhibition is a promising and reliable strategy for the treatment of many incurable diseases. In the future, we expect that the scientific community will be able to develop common enzyme inhibitors for the treatment of both AD and T2DM.
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, enzymes, drug therapy, endocrine disorders.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Alzheimer’s and Type 2 Diabetes Treatment via Common Enzyme Targeting
Volume: 13 Issue: 2
Author(s): Nasimudeen R. Jabir, Mohammad A. Kamal, Adel Mohammad Abuzenadah, Siew Hua Gan, Mohammed Nabil Alama, Saleh S. Baeesa and Shams Tabrez
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Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, enzymes, drug therapy, endocrine disorders.
Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are two devastating diseases that are currently incurable. Epidemiological, clinical and pathological evidence has confirmed the co-existence of these two disorders. Moreover, there has been promising progress made in the identification of the pathological linkage between T2DM and AD in the last decade. Hence, developing common treatment strategies for these diseases is important. Currently, enzyme targeting is a potential strategy to cure many diseases. In this communication, we tried to summarize the single enzymetargeted therapeutic approach for the treatment of AD and T2DM. This field of research continues to be active and progressive in identifying many promising enzymes that are involved in both diseases. Based on this review article, we also believe that enzyme inhibition is a promising and reliable strategy for the treatment of many incurable diseases. In the future, we expect that the scientific community will be able to develop common enzyme inhibitors for the treatment of both AD and T2DM.
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Jabir R. Nasimudeen, Kamal A. Mohammad, Abuzenadah Mohammad Adel, Gan Hua Siew, Alama Nabil Mohammed, Baeesa S. Saleh and Tabrez Shams, Alzheimer’s and Type 2 Diabetes Treatment via Common Enzyme Targeting, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2014; 13 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/18715273113126660145
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/18715273113126660145 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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