Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a type of neurodegenerative malady that is associated with the accumulation of amyloid plaques. Metal ions are critical for the development and upkeep of brain activity, but metal dyshomeostasis can contribute to the development of neurodegenerative diseases, including AD. This review highlights the association between metal dyshomeostasis and AD pathology, the feasibility of rebalancing metal homeostasis as a therapeutic strategy for AD, and a survey of current drugs that action via rebalancing metal homeostasis. Finally, we discuss the challenges that should be overcome by researchers in the future to enable the practical use of metal homeostasis rebalancing agents for clinical application.
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Abbreviations
- AD:
-
Alzheimer’s disease
- Aβ:
-
Amyloid-beta
- BBB:
-
Blood–brain barrier
- CNS:
-
Central nervous system
- APP:
-
Amyloid precursor protein
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
- 8HQ:
-
8-Hydroxyquinoline
- CQ:
-
Clioquinol
- DFP:
-
Deferiprone
- TETA:
-
Trientine
- DFO:
-
Desferrioxamine
- EGCG:
-
(−)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate
- BACE1:
-
β-Secretase
- AChE:
-
Acetylcholinesterase
- NMDA:
-
N-Methyl-d-aspartic acid
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This work is supported by Hong Kong Baptist University (FRG2/17-18/003, China), the Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF/14150561, China), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21575121 and 21775131, China), the Hong Kong Baptist University Century Club Sponsorship Scheme 2018 (China), the Interdisciplinary Research Matching Scheme (RC-IRMS/16-17/03, China), Interdisciplinary Research Clusters Matching Scheme (RC-IRCs/17-18/03, China), Collaborative Research Fund (C5026-16G, China), SKLEBA and HKBU Strategic Development Fund (SKLP_1718_P04, China), the Funded by The Science and Technology Development Fund, Macau SAR (File no. 077/2016/A2 and SKL-QRCM-2017-2019) and the University of Macau (MYRG2016-00151-ICMS-QRCM and MYRG2018-00187-ICMS, China).
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Yang, G., Liu, H., Ma, DL. et al. Rebalancing metal dyshomeostasis for Alzheimer’s disease therapy. J Biol Inorg Chem 24, 1159–1170 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-019-01712-y
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