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. 2014 Mar 5;54(4):1050–1060. doi: 10.1021/ci500004h

Table 2. Verification of Other Predicted Targets by Experiments for FDA-Approved AD Drugs.

drug target experimental potency ref
galantamine beta-secretase1 (BACE1) 44% decrease in BACE1 level/0.3 μM (74)
donepezil beta-secretase1 (BACE1) IC50 = 3.2 μM (75)
donepezil nitric oxide synthase, brain (NOS1) increase expression of NOS1/5 mg/kg in vivo (76)
donepezil glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK3B) decrease 77% in vivo/(1 mg/kg) (77)
memantine monoamine oxidase type B (MAO-B) inhibition of 64%/1 mM (78)
memantine Adenosine receptor A2a (AA2AR) increase 43% in vivo (25 mg/kg) (79)
memantine nitric oxide synthase, brain (NOS1) active in vivo (10 mg/kg) (80)
memantine metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 (GRM2) active/100 μM (81)
memantine glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK3B) inhibit GSK-3/100 μM (82)