Title:Epileptic Targets and Drugs: A Mini-Review
Volume: 24
Issue: 3
关键词:
分子对接、AMPA、NMDA、GAT1、KCNQ、Cav、Nav和GABAA。
摘要:
Background: Epilepsy is a neurological disease affected by an imbalance of inhibitory
and excitatory signaling in the brain.
Introduction: In this disease, the targets are active in pathophysiology and thus can be used as a
focus for pharmacological treatment.
Methods: Several studies demonstrated the antiepileptic effect of drugs acting on the following targets:
N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
(AMPA) receptor, voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav), Gamma aminobutyric acid transporter type
1 (GAT1), voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav), voltage-gated potassium channel of the Q subfamily
(KCNQ) and Gamma aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receiver.
Results: These studies highlight the importance of molecular docking.
Conclusion: Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) and computer aided drug design
(CADD) in predicting of possible pharmacological activities of these targets.