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. 2021 May 19;6(21):13870–13887. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01526

Table 4. Literature Studies for Neuroprotective Functions of Potential Repurposing Candidates.

drug neuroprotective function references
afatinib inhibition of oxygen/glucose-induced neuroinflammation and EGFR activation (56)
erlotinib reduction in Aβ-induced memory loss in AD (57)
gefitinib improvement in cognition and memory functions (57)
  may improve AD pathogenesis by inhibiting the β-secretase activity (58)
imatinib inhibition of Aβ accumulation by the selective inhibition of BACE activity (59)
  promotes degradation of Aβ by inducing the activity of Aβ-degrading enzyme neprilysin (60)
  inhibition of brain c-Abl, reduction in circulating levels of Aβ, shifts APP processing to non-amyloidogenic pathway (61)
sunitinib provides neuroprotection by inhibiting NO production (62)
  inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity and attenuation of cognitive impairments in scopolamine-induced AD mice (63)
vandetanib may inhibit acetylcholinesterase activity in AD (64)