In Silico Evaluation of the Role of Phytochemicals in Alzheimer's Disease Through Wnt Signaling Modulation

Author(s):  
S. Manandhar ◽  
S. P Kabekkodu ◽  
K. S. R. Pai
Author(s):  
Nikita Kaushik

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia is a type of neurodegenerative disease, refers to a distinct arrival and certainly functional and mental decline which is linked with age which eventually leads to death. This current study was to demonstrate the role of pulegone against Glypican-1 for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease through an in-silico approach. Methods: All the information and studies were gleaned from molecular docking. With the use of docking software, Docking was implemented between the target protein GPC1 (PDB ID: 4YWT) and the entire ligands. We preferred GPC1 (PDB ID: 4YWT) as a target protein and several natural compounds such as Rosmarinic acid, Allo ocimene, and Pulegone as ligands. When the preparation of protein is done, in PyRx software we introduced the entire ligand for the process of virtual screening. As reported by the result of PyRx and Lipinski’s Rule of Five, the finest compound against GPC1 with its smallest amount of binding energy was Pulegone. Results: For the procedure of molecular docking between the receptor protein GPC1 (PDB ID: 4YWT) and Pulegone a software called AutoDock Vina was used. The outcome showed 9 poses with distinct binding energy, RMSD LB (Root means square deviation Lower Bound), RMSD UB (Root mean square deviation Upper Bound). Through PyMol (an open-access tool for the visualization of the molecule), the interaction amidst Pulegone and GPC1 can be visualized. Conclusion: The merely compound which can restrain the activity of GPC1 (PDB ID: 4YWT) was Pulegone, based on the in-silico approach. Therefore in the advanced studies, Pulegone can be a capable medicine acquired from natural sources for dealing with Alzheimer’s disease.


2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 302-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abuzer Ali ◽  
Amena Ali ◽  
Wasim Ahmad ◽  
Niyaz Ahmad ◽  
Sana Khan ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Lerche ◽  
M Willem ◽  
K Kleinknecht ◽  
C Romberg ◽  
U Konietzko ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayuri Shukla ◽  
Areechun Sotthibundhu ◽  
Piyarat Govitrapong

The revelation of adult brain exhibiting neurogenesis has established that the brain possesses great plasticity and that neurons could be spawned in the neurogenic zones where hippocampal adult neurogenesis attributes to learning and memory processes. With strong implications in brain functional homeostasis, aging and cognition, various aspects of adult neurogenesis reveal exuberant mechanistic associations thereby further aiding in facilitating the therapeutic approaches regarding the development of neurodegenerative processes in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Impaired neurogenesis has been significantly evident in AD with compromised hippocampal function and cognitive deficits. Melatonin the pineal indolamine augments neurogenesis and has been linked to AD development as its levels are compromised with disease progression. Here, in this review, we discuss and appraise the mechanisms via which melatonin regulates neurogenesis in pathophysiological conditions which would unravel the molecular basis in such conditions and its role in endogenous brain repair. Also, its components as key regulators of neural stem and progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation in the embryonic and adult brain would aid in accentuating the therapeutic implications of this indoleamine in line of prevention and treatment of AD.   


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