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ReviewBiomolecules2026

Artificial Intelligence for Natural Products Drug Discovery in Neurodegenerative Therapies: A Review.

Francesco Fontanella, Tiziana D'Alessandro, Emanuele Nardone, Claudio De Stefano, Caterina Vicidomini, Giovanni N Roviello

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Review in Biomolecules, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Francesco FontanellaDepartment of Electrical and Information Engineering "Maurizio Scarano", University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3242-0179
Tiziana D'AlessandroDepartment of Electrical and Information Engineering "Maurizio Scarano", University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-4340-7227
Emanuele NardoneDepartment of Electrical and Information Engineering "Maurizio Scarano", University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-8718-5435
Claudio De StefanoDepartment of Electrical and Information Engineering "Maurizio Scarano", University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7654-6849
Caterina VicidominiInstitute of Biostructures and Bioimaging-Italian National Council for Research (IBB-CNR), Via De Amicis 95, 80145 Naples, Italy.
Giovanni N RovielloInstitute of Biostructures and Bioimaging-Italian National Council for Research (IBB-CNR), Via De Amicis 95, 80145 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6065-2367

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review examines the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the discovery and optimisation of neuroprotective natural products (NPs) for neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), emphasising the transition from general computational drug discovery to AI-specific approaches designed to address the chemical complexity and bioactivity profiles of natural compounds. The discussion encompasses relevant datasets, AI models, illustrative case studies, and emerging protein and biological targets that may serve as potential points of intervention for the prevention and treatment of NDDs. The review is organised to guide the reader from foundational knowledge to applied strategies; it begins by outlining the chemical and biological principles underlying neuroprotective NPs, then presents AI-driven computational frameworks for NP discovery, followed by a detailed examination of recent case studies in NDDs. Subsequent sections address the key challenges, opportunities, and future directions in the field, concluding with an evaluation of prospects for interdisciplinary collaboration across medicinal chemistry, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

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Artificial IntelligenceBiological ProductsDrug DiscoveryNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroprotective AgentsAnimalsHumansBiological ProductsNeuroprotective Agentsartificial intelligencedrug discoverymachine learningneurodegenerative diseasesneuroprotectionNPs

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PMID41594669
PMCPMC12838884

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