Targeting leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) for the treatment of Parkinson's disease / Sofia Domingos, Teresa Duarte, Lucília Saraiva, Rita C Guedes, Rui Moreira

Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is a serine-threonine kinase involved in multiple cellular processes and signaling pathways.LRRK2mutations are associated with autosomal-inherited Parkinson's disease (PD), and evidence suggests that LRRK2 pathogenic variants generally increase kinase activity. Therefore, inhibition of LRRK2 kinase function is a promising therapeutic strategy for PD treatment. The search for drug-like molecules capable of reducing LRRK2 kinase activity in PD led to the design of selective LRRK2 inhibitors predicted to be within the CNS drug-like space. This review highlights the journey that translates chemical tools for interrogating the role of LRRK2 in PD into promising drug candidates, addressing the challenges in discovering selective and brain-penetrant LRRK2 modulators and exploring the structure–activity relationship of distinct LRRK2 inhibitors. LRRK2.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Future medicinal chemistry - 11(2019), 16, Seite 1953-

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Domingos, Sofia [VerfasserIn]
Duarte, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Saraiva, Lucília [VerfasserIn]
Guedes, Rita C [VerfasserIn]
Moreira, Rui [VerfasserIn]

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Umfang:

1 Online-Ressource (25 p)

doi:

10.4155/fmc-2018-0484

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

KFL001069748