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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Exploring Quinazoline as a Scaffold for Developing Novel Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease.

Qais Abualassal, Zead Abudayeh, Ala' Sirhan, Abdulrahman Mkia

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Discovery of quinazoline-based derivatives as novel autophagy inhibitors in pancreatic cancer.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Qais AbualassalDepartment of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Queen Alia International Airport Street, Amman 11622, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-6784-3147
Zead AbudayehDepartment of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Queen Alia International Airport Street, Amman 11622, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-4879-5634
Ala' SirhanDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Amman Arab University, Amman 11953, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-2656-5635
Abdulrahman MkiaDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.ORCID 0009-0005-7090-0770

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quinazoline, a privileged scaffold in medicinal chemistry, offers promising potential in the synthesis of anti-Alzheimer's disease (AD) drugs. This heterocyclic compound, characterized by its fused benzene and pyrimidine rings, enables the design of multifunctional agents targeting AD pathology. The drug-like aspects and pharmaceutical features of quinazoline derivatives have the potential to give rise to various therapeutic drugs. AD is a progressive neurodegenerative condition marked by memory decline, cognitive deterioration, and language disorders. Given its complexity and multifaceted nature, there is a pressing need to discover multi-target drugs to effectively address this debilitating disorder. A comprehensive literature review has demonstrated that quinazoline derivatives exhibit a wide range of therapeutic potential for AD. These compounds function as inhibitors of cholinesterases, β-amyloid aggregation, oxidative stress, and tau protein, among other protective effects. Here, we highlight the most significant and recent research on quinazoline-based anti-AD agents, aiming to support the development and discovery of novel treatments for AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseNeuroprotective AgentsQuinazolinesAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCholinesterase InhibitorsHumansOxidative Stresstau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesCholinesterase InhibitorsNeuroprotective AgentsQuinazolinestau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseasebeta-amyloid hypothesischolinergic hypothesisdrug discoveryquinazoline

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PMID39942659
PMCPMC11820472

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