Memory-Enhancing Drugs: A Molecular Perspective

Title: Memory-Enhancing Drugs: A Molecular Perspective

Volume: 9 Issue: 7

Author(s): Barbara Monti and Antonio Contestabile

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Keywords: Memory, neurodegenerative disease, acetylcholine, AMPA receptor, CREB, chromatin

Abstract: Neurodegenerative diseases associated with dementia are characterized by cognitive deficits and memory impairment, thus stimulating research for memory enhancing drugs. We survey here the state of the art of research and clinical trials on these drugs from cholinesterase inhibitors and drugs acting on neurotransmitter receptors to drugs acting on gene expression.

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Monti Barbara and Contestabile Antonio, Memory-Enhancing Drugs: A Molecular Perspective, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2009; 9 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955709788452621