Multi-target therapeutics for neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.

Journal: Drug discovery today

Volume: 21

Issue: 12

Year of Publication: 2018

Affiliated Institutions:  Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, York Road, Parktown , South Africa. Department of Neurology, Division of Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, York Road, Parktown , South Africa. Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, York Road, Parktown , South Africa. Electronic address: viness.pillay@wits.ac.za.

Abstract summary 

Historically, neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disease treatments focused on the 'magic bullet' concept; however multi-targeted strategies are increasingly attractive gauging from the escalating research in this area. Because these diseases are typically co-morbid, multi-targeted drugs capable of interacting with multiple targets will expand treatment to the co-morbid disease condition. Despite their theoretical efficacy, there are significant impediments to clinical success (e.g., difficulty titrating individual aspects of the drug and inconclusive pathophysiological mechanisms). The new and revised diagnostic frameworks along with studies detailing the endophenotypic characteristics of the diseases promise to provide the foundation for the circumvention of these impediments. This review serves to evaluate the various marketed and nonmarketed multi-targeted drugs with particular emphasis on their design strategy.

Authors & Co-authors:  Bawa Priya P Pradeep Priyamvada P Kumar Pradeep P Choonara Yahya E YE Modi Girish G Pillay Viness V

Study Outcome 

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Authors :  6
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1016/j.drudis.2016.08.001
SSN : 1878-5832
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Animals
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Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
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Publication Country
England