Bivalent multifunctional Aβ oligomerization inhibitors (BMAOIs) that target multiple risk factors involved in Alzheimer's disease are provided. The BMAOIs are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer's disease, as well as for diagnostic imaging of Aβ plaques in brain tissue. The BMAOIs comprise i) an Aβ oligomer (ApO)-inhibitor moiety which may have antioxidant activity (e.g. curcumin, curcumin derivatives, curcumin hybrids, resveratrol, etc.); ii) a cell membrane/lipid raft (CM/LR) anchoring moiety (e.g. cholesterol, cholesterylamine, a steroid, etc.); and iii) a spacer or linker moiety that stably links i)
提供了针对多个阿尔茨海默病风险因素的二价多功能Aβ寡聚体化
抑制剂(
BMAOI)。
BMAOI对于阿尔茨海默病的治疗和/或预防以及Aβ斑块在脑组织中的诊断成像具有用途。
BMAOI包括:i)Aβ寡聚体(ApO)
抑制剂基团,可能具有抗氧化活性(例如
姜黄素,
姜黄素衍
生物,
姜黄素杂合物,
白藜芦醇等);ii)细胞膜/脂 rafts(CM / LR)锚定基团(例如
胆固醇,
胆固醇胺,类
固醇等);和iii)稳定连接i)和ii)的间隔或连接基团。