Two statins and cromolyn as possible drugs against the cytotoxicity of Aβ(31–35) and Aβ(25–35) peptides: a comparative study by advanced computer simulation methods

Autor: Fredrik Blomgren, Alexander Rodin, Wojciech Chrobak, Dawid Wojciech Pacut, Jan Swenson, Inna Ermilova
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: RSC Advances. 12:13352-13366
ISSN: 2046-2069
DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01963a
Popis: In this work, possible effective mechanisms of cromolyn, atorvastatin and lovastatin on the cytotoxicity of Aβ(31-35) and Aβ(25-35) peptides were investigated by classical molecular dynamics and well-tempered metadynamics simulations. The results demonstrate that all the drugs affect the behavior of the peptides, such as their ability to aggregate, and alter their secondary structures and their affinity to a particular drug. Our findings from the computed properties suggest that the best drug candidate is lovastatin. This medicine inhibits peptide aggregation, adsorbs the peptides on the surface of the drug clusters, changes the secondary structure and binds to MET
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