Title:Organoselenium Compounds as Potential Therapeutic Agents for Treating
Brain Disorders
Volume: 1
Author(s): Varsha Sarode, Lata Kothapalli*, Asha Thomas and Ritesh Bhole
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune,
Maharashtra 411018, India
Keywords:
Selenium, Organoselenium compound, Brain disorder, Neurodegenerative disorders, Anti-Alzheimer activity, Antioxidant activity, Antidepressant activity, Anticonvulsant activity.
Abstract: Among the inorganic elements, selenium is one of the essential entities required in trace amounts. Selenium (Se) has a vital role to play in brain
physiology. It is well demonstrated that an abnormal level of selenium is the cause of the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative diseases. As
selenium levels are age-dependent, deficiency of Se is well correlated with cognitive disability with aging, which further correlates with
Alzheimer’s disease. Organoselenium compounds are considered an essential therapeutic class of compounds as they have gained a wide spectrum
of applications in biotransformation and are well-studied by several researchers. In recent years, a detailed analysis of the effectiveness of
organoselenium compounds in attenuating disease are done. A literature search on PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases was done using the
keywords “organoselenium compounds, brain disorder, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's' disease, and neurodegenerative disorders. The introduction of
selenium as a functional group in aryl and heteroaryl compounds has given the lead for treating various brain ailments including Alzheimer's
disease, depression, anxiety, Parkinson’s disease, etc. The organoselenium compounds are also potent antioxidants and are promising chemical
entities for further studies.