title: Cholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body spectrum disorders: the emerging pharmacogenetic story.
abstract: This review provides an update on the current state of pharmacogenetic research in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Lewy body disease (LBD) as it pertains to the use of cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEI). AD and LBD are first reviewed from clinical and pathophysiological perspectives. This is followed by a discussion of ChEIs used in the symptomatic treatment of these conditions, focusing on their unique and overlapping pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles, which can be used to identify candidate genes for pharmacogenetics studies. The literature published to date is then reviewed and limitations are discussed. This is followed by a discussion of potential endophenotypes which may help to refine future pharmacogenetic studies of response and adverse effects to ChEIs.
authors.affiliation: L.C. Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hollingdrake
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Sandra E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masellis
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D020961:Lewy Body Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010597:Pharmacogenetics
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors