{"title":"Isatin Derivatives as Emerging Promising Anti-Alzheimer Agents: Focusing on Their Chemical Structure and Biological Targets.","authors":"Yasaman Tamaddon-Abibigloo, Siavoush Dastmalchi, Fardin Mahdipanah, Elham Asadi, Sadegh Khezrpour, Pardis Valizadeh, Javid Shahbazi-Mojarrad","doi":"10.2174/0115680266394265250828164308","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative disorder with a complex pathology. Until now, there is no generally effective treatment for AD. Isatin is a natural alkaloid whose derivatives have shown a wide spectrum of biological activities. This molecule is also the basic scaffold for several compounds with useful biological properties against AD. In this review, for the first time, we focus on the anti-AD properties of isatin derivatives. We tried to present comprehensive data about their structure and mechanism of action. Results showed that indirubins, isatin Schiff Bases, and spiro derivatives of isatin were the most studied molecules. The most studied targets were the glycogen synthase kinase-3, cholinesterases, and amyloid beta aggregation. It was concluded that isatin could be considered an important scaffold for the development of new anti-AD compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":11076,"journal":{"name":"Current topics in medicinal chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current topics in medicinal chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115680266394265250828164308","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative disorder with a complex pathology. Until now, there is no generally effective treatment for AD. Isatin is a natural alkaloid whose derivatives have shown a wide spectrum of biological activities. This molecule is also the basic scaffold for several compounds with useful biological properties against AD. In this review, for the first time, we focus on the anti-AD properties of isatin derivatives. We tried to present comprehensive data about their structure and mechanism of action. Results showed that indirubins, isatin Schiff Bases, and spiro derivatives of isatin were the most studied molecules. The most studied targets were the glycogen synthase kinase-3, cholinesterases, and amyloid beta aggregation. It was concluded that isatin could be considered an important scaffold for the development of new anti-AD compounds.
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Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry is a forum for the review of areas of keen and topical interest to medicinal chemists and others in the allied disciplines. Each issue is solely devoted to a specific topic, containing six to nine reviews, which provide the reader a comprehensive survey of that area. A Guest Editor who is an expert in the topic under review, will assemble each issue. The scope of Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry will cover all areas of medicinal chemistry, including current developments in rational drug design, synthetic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, high-throughput screening, combinatorial chemistry, compound diversity measurements, drug absorption, drug distribution, metabolism, new and emerging drug targets, natural products, pharmacogenomics, and structure-activity relationships. Medicinal chemistry is a rapidly maturing discipline. The study of how structure and function are related is absolutely essential to understanding the molecular basis of life. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry aims to contribute to the growth of scientific knowledge and insight, and facilitate the discovery and development of new therapeutic agents to treat debilitating human disorders. The journal is essential for every medicinal chemist who wishes to be kept informed and up-to-date with the latest and most important advances.