Hetero-bifunctional molecules as possible therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Santini, Alan (2023) Hetero-bifunctional molecules as possible therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease., [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Scienza e cultura del benessere e degli stili di vita, 35 Ciclo.
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Abstract

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, currently affecting more than 50 million people worldwide. In recent years attention towards this disease has risen in search for discovery and development of a drug that can stop it. Indeed, therapies for AD provide only temporary symptomatic relief. The cause for the high attrition rate for AD drug discovery has been attributed to several factors, including the fact that the AD pathogenesis is not yet fully understood. Nevertheless, what is increasingly recognized is that AD is a multifactorial syndrome, characterized by many conditions which may lead to neuronal death. Given this, it is widely accepted that a molecule able to modulate more than one target would bring benefit to the therapy of AD. In the first chapter of this thesis, there are reported two projects regarding the design and synthesis of new series of GSK-3/HDAC dual inhibitors, two of the main enzymes involved in AD. Two different series of compounds were synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory activity towards the target enzymes. The best compounds of the series were selected for further biologic investigation to evaluate their properties. The second project focused on the design of non ATP-competitive GSK-3 inhibitors combined with HDAC inhibition properties. Also in this case, the best compounds of the series were selected for biologic investigation to further evaluate their properties. In chapter 2, the design and synthesis of a GSK-3-directed Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTAC), a new technology in drug discovery that act through degradation rather than inhibition, is reported. The design and synthesis of a small series of GSK-3-directed PROTACs was achieved. In vitro assays were performed to evaluate the GSK-3-degradation ability, the effective involvement of E3 ubiquitine ligase in the process and their neuroprotective abilities.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Santini, Alan
Supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Ciclo
35
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Settore disciplinare
Settore concorsuale
Parole chiave
Alzheimer, PROTACs, GSK, HDAC
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Data di discussione
5 Luglio 2023
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