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Abstract
The translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) is a crucial external mitochondrial protein involved in cholesterol translocation, which is essential for steroid production. As a primary marker of neuroinflammation, TSPO has been implicated in the development and progression of various neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. This review highlights the structural diversity of TSPO ligands, many of which have undergone modifications from selective central benzodiazepine receptor (CBR) ligands to enhance their affinity for TSPO. The paper discusses the significant advancements in the design of these ligands, emphasizing their binding efficacy and specificity. Additionally, it provides an update on the progress of several TSPO ligands that have advanced to clinical trials. The review aims to elucidate the structure-activity relationships (SAR) that govern the interaction between TSPO and its ligands, thereby offering insights into the development of new therapeutic agents targeting TSPO for the treatment of neuroinflammatory conditions. Overall, this work provided an update on previous finding and serves as a valuable resource for researchers in the field.
期刊介绍:
Molecular Diversity is a new publication forum for the rapid publication of refereed papers dedicated to describing the development, application and theory of molecular diversity and combinatorial chemistry in basic and applied research and drug discovery. The journal publishes both short and full papers, perspectives, news and reviews dealing with all aspects of the generation of molecular diversity, application of diversity for screening against alternative targets of all types (biological, biophysical, technological), analysis of results obtained and their application in various scientific disciplines/approaches including:
combinatorial chemistry and parallel synthesis;
small molecule libraries;
microwave synthesis;
flow synthesis;
fluorous synthesis;
diversity oriented synthesis (DOS);
nanoreactors;
click chemistry;
multiplex technologies;
fragment- and ligand-based design;
structure/function/SAR;
computational chemistry and molecular design;
chemoinformatics;
screening techniques and screening interfaces;
analytical and purification methods;
robotics, automation and miniaturization;
targeted libraries;
display libraries;
peptides and peptoids;
proteins;
oligonucleotides;
carbohydrates;
natural diversity;
new methods of library formulation and deconvolution;
directed evolution, origin of life and recombination;
search techniques, landscapes, random chemistry and more;