Baiyun Dang , Hou Chen , Shiru Liu , Haijuan Liu , Zhiwen Kang , Zhen Yang , Weixia Yang , Jiadong Hu , Xin Chen
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Abstract
Recently, histone deacetylases 6 (HDAC6) has been extensively studied for involvement in pathogenesis of central nervous system (CNS) diseases, especially for Alzheimer's disease (AD). A lot of literatures have disclosed that HDAC6 inhibitors (HDAC6is) are effective and promising in AD treatment. Though many HDAC6is were reported, only a handful of them displayed appropriate in vivo activities in models of neurological diseases. BBB permeability and off-target toxicity are the major obstacle and challenge for the development of available HDAC6is. In this review, we summarized recent brain-permeable HDAC6is from drug design perspective, and discussed the challenges and structural modification attempts in developing HDAC6is with better blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability.
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Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters presents preliminary experimental or theoretical research results of outstanding significance and timeliness on all aspects of science at the interface of chemistry and biology and on major advances in drug design and development. The journal publishes articles in the form of communications reporting experimental or theoretical results of special interest, and strives to provide maximum dissemination to a large, international audience.