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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Antiglycative Properties of Anti-Dementia Drugs-In Vitro, In Silico Studies and a Systematic Literature Review.

Wiktor Orlof, Jerzy Robert Ladny, Daniel Michalak, Małgorzata Zendzian-Piotrowska, Anna Zalewska, Mateusz Maciejczyk

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Wiktor OrlofDepartment of Psychiatry, The Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, 2 Wolodyjowskiego Street, 15-272 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5147-7269
Jerzy Robert LadnyDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Disasters, Medical University of Bialystok, 37 Szpitalna Street, 15-767 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4167-1962
Daniel MichalakStudents Scientific Club "Biochemistry of Civilization Diseases", Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Medical University of Bialystok, 2c Mickiewicza Street, 15-233 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0009-0000-4056-2014
Małgorzata Zendzian-PiotrowskaDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Medical University of Bialystok, 2c Mickiewicza Street, 15-233 Bialystok, Poland.
Anna ZalewskaExperimental Dentistry Laboratory, Medical University of Bialystok, 24a M. Sklodowskiej-Curie Street, 15-274 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4562-0951
Mateusz MaciejczykDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Medical University of Bialystok, 2c Mickiewicza Street, 15-233 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5609-3187

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uniwersytet medyczny w białymstoku B.SUB.25.250
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein glycation and oxidation contribute to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. This study evaluated the antiglycative and antioxidative effects of donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine, memantine, lamotrigine, sodium valproate, and carbamazepine using bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a model protein. Glycation was induced with fructose, ribose, or methylglyoxal (MGO), and oxidation with chloramine T (ChT). Concentrations of glycation products-Amadori products (APs), amyloid cross-β structure (βA), argpyrimidine (ARG), crossline (CRO), vesperlysine (VES), pentosidine (PEN), total AGEs and glycoxidation products-dityrosine (DT), kynurenine (KN), N-formylkynurenine (NFK) as well as oxidation biomarkers, total thiols (TTs), protein carbonyls (PCs), and advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs), were determined via spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric methods. Molecular docking and a systematic literature review (PRISMA) complemented the experimental data. Lamotrigine showed the strongest antiglycative and antioxidative effects, surpassing aminoguanidine in reducing ARG, PEN, DT, and NFK levels. In contrast, donepezil markedly increased APs, βA, ARG, VES, DT, and PEN, suggesting proglycative and pro-oxidative activity. Docking revealed a high affinity of donepezil for RAGE (-7.2 kcal/mol), possibly explaining its impact on carbonyl stress. Overall, anti-dementia drugs showed weak to moderate antiglycative potential, with lamotrigine being the most effective.

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anti-dementia drugsantiepileptic drugsantiglycative activitycarbonyl stressprotein glycation

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PMCPMC12729660

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