Title:Computer Aided Drug Design Methodologies with Natural Products in the
Drug Research Against Alzheimer’s Disease
Volume: 20
Issue: 5
Author(s): Natália Ferreira de Sousa , Luciana Scotti *, Érika Paiva de Moura , Mayara dos Santos Maia, Gabriela Cristina Soares Rodrigues, Herbert Igor Rodrigues de Medeiros, Simone Mendes Lopes and Marcus Tullius Scotti
Affiliation:
- Postgraduate Program of Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (PgPNSB), Health Sciences Center, Federal University
of Paraíba, João Pessoa-PB, Brazil
- Lauro Wanderley University Hospital (HULW), Health Sciences Center,
Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa-PB, Brazil
Keywords:
Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid plaque, cholinergic impulse, in silico studies, natural products, oxigen-reactive species (ROS).
Abstract: Natural products are compounds isolated from plants that provide a variety of lead structures
for the development of new drugs by the pharmaceutical industry. The interest in these substances
increases because of their beneficial effects on human health. Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects
occur in about 80% of individuals aged 65 years. AD, the most common cause of dementia in
elderly people, is characterized by progressive neurodegenerative alterations, as decrease of cholinergic
impulse, increased toxic effects caused by reactive oxygen species and the inflammatory process
that the amyloid plaque participates. In silico studies is relevant in the process of drug discovery;
through technological advances in the areas of structural characterization of molecules, computational
science and molecular biology have contributed to the planning of new drugs used against
neurodegenerative diseases. Considering the social impairment caused by an increased incidence of
disease and that there is no chemotherapy treatment effective against AD; several compounds are
studied. In the researches for effective neuroprotectants as potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease,
natural products have been extensively studied in various AD models. This study aims to carry
out a literature review with articles that address the in silico studies of natural products aimed at potential
drugs against Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the period from 2015 to 2021.