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Chisholm TS, Hunter CA. A closer look at amyloid ligands, and what they tell us about protein aggregates. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:1354-1374. [PMID: 38116736 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00518f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
Abstract
The accumulation of amyloid fibrils is characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease. Detecting these fibrils with fluorescent or radiolabelled ligands is one strategy for diagnosing and better understanding these diseases. A vast number of amyloid-binding ligands have been reported in the literature as a result. To obtain a better understanding of how amyloid ligands bind, we have compiled a database of 3457 experimental dissociation constants for 2076 unique amyloid-binding ligands. These ligands target Aβ, tau, or αSyn fibrils, as well as relevant biological samples including AD brain homogenates. From this database significant variation in the reported dissociation constants of ligands was found, possibly due to differences in the morphology of the fibrils being studied. Ligands were also found to bind to Aβ(1-40) and Aβ(1-42) fibrils with similar affinities, whereas a greater difference was found for binding to Aβ and tau or αSyn fibrils. Next, the binding of ligands to fibrils was shown to be largely limited by the hydrophobic effect. Some Aβ ligands do not fit into this hydrophobicity-limited model, suggesting that polar interactions can play an important role when binding to this target. Finally several binding site models were outlined for amyloid fibrils that describe what ligands target what binding sites. These models provide a foundation for interpreting and designing site-specific binding assays.
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- Timothy S Chisholm
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1 EW, UK.
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1 EW, UK.
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Dai Y, Fang T, Xu Y, Jiang T, Qiao J. Multi-fluorine labeled indanone derivatives as potential MRI imaging probes for β-Amyloid plaques. Chem Biol Drug Des 2023; 101:650-661. [PMID: 36301043 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In order to realize the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), we designed and synthesized a series of multi-fluorine labeled indanone derivatives based on indanone which could target β-amyloid (Aβ). Through the in vitro staining experiment and affinity experiment, we selected 7d out, and then evaluated it through other in vivo and in vitro experiments. The staining of AD human brain adjacent sections revealed that compound 7d could bind to Aβ plaques with high affinity. In the in vitro binding assay, 7d showed a balanced affinity with Aβ1-40 (Kd = 367 ± 13) and Aβ1-42 (Kd = 384 ± 56). Also, 7d exhibited a low toxicity (LD50 > 50 mg/kg) and an excellent ability to pass through the blood-brain barrier (Log p = 3.87). The biodistribution experiment in mice showed that 7d reached the highest brain uptake after 1 h of tail vein injection and cleared after 24 h. A low concentration of 7d (1.875 mg/ml) showed a strong imaging ability (19F-weighted mode), and the imaging capability increased with the increasing of concentration. All the results showed that 7d could provide a feasible solution for the early diagnosis of AD under non-radioactive condition.
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- Yaqian Dai
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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Lazinski LM, Royal G, Robin M, Maresca M, Haudecoeur R. Bioactive Aurones, Indanones, and Other Hemiindigoid Scaffolds: Medicinal Chemistry and Photopharmacology Perspectives. J Med Chem 2022; 65:12594-12625. [PMID: 36126323 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hemiindigoids comprise a range of natural and synthetic scaffolds that share the same aromatic hydrocarbon backbone as well as promising biological and optical properties. The encouraging therapeutic potential of these scaffolds has been unraveled by many studies over the past years and uncovered representants with inspiring pharmacophoric features such as the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donezepil and the tubulin polymerization inhibitor indanocine. In this review, we summarize the last advances in the medicinal potential of hemiindigoids, with a special attention to molecular design, structure-activity relationship, ligand-target interactions, and mechanistic explanations covering their effects. As their strong fluorogenic potential and photoswitch behavior recently started to be highlighted and explored in biology, giving rise to the development of novel fluorescent probes and photopharmacological agents, we also discuss these properties in a medicinal chemistry perspective.
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- Leticia M Lazinski
- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS 5063, DPM, 38000 Grenoble, France.,Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS 5250, DCM, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS 5250, DCM, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Mediterranean Institute of Marine and Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE), Aix Marseille Université, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13397 Marseille, France
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Dai Y, Peng L, Liu Y, Xu Y, Qiao J. Melatonin binds with high affinity and specificity to beta-amyloid: LC-MS provides insight into Alzheimer's disease treatment. FEBS Open Bio 2021; 11:2800-2806. [PMID: 34428352 PMCID: PMC8487044 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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To study the potential relationship between melatonin and beta-amyloid (Abeta), we established a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method to quantitatively analyze melatonin, deuterated isotopes (melatonin-D4), and internal standard 6-iodo-2-(4'-dimethylamino-) phenyl-imidazo(1,2) pyridine (IMPY) under positive (+) mode. The gradient elution was set to 6 min, and the corresponding peak time of melatonin and its isotope melatonin-D4 was 3.14 min, while the peak time for the internal standard IMPY was 3.24 min. Next, we established and optimized the molecule receptor saturation binding assay based on LC-MS to determine the melatonin affinity for beta-amyloid (Abeta). Melatonin showed a high and specific binding for Abeta. The corresponding equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) of melatonin with Abeta 1-40 and Abeta 1-42 was 814.37 ± 36.62 and 628.33 ± 13.57 nmol·L-1 ; besides, the Kd of melatonin with mixed plaques (1-40 and 1-42) was 461.13 ± 45.37 nmol·L-1 . The results may suggest the potential mechanism of action of MT on Abeta and provide a theoretical basis for the improvement of MT treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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- Yaqian Dai
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Anqing Municipal Hospital, Anqing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract (Anhui Medical University), Hefei, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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Mozaffarnia S, Teimuri-Mofrad R, Rashidi MR. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 2,3-dihydro-5,6-dimethoxy-1H-inden-1-one and piperazinium salt hybrid derivatives as hAChE and hBuChE enzyme inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 191:112140. [PMID: 32088494 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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2,3-Dihydro-5,6-dimethoxy-2-[4-(4-alkyl-4-methylpiperazinium-1-yl)benzylidine]-1H-inden-1-one halide salt derivatives as a novel donepezil hybrid analogs with the property of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) enzyme inhibition were designed and synthesized via N-alkylation reaction of 2,3-dihydro-5,6-dimethoxy-2-[4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)benzylidene]-1H-inden-1-one with some alkyl halides. Biological tests demonstrated that most of the synthesized compounds have moderate to good inhibitory activities effect on cholinesterase enzymes. Among them, 10e showed the best profile as a selected compound for inhibition of hAChE (IC50 = 0.32) and hBuChE (IC50 = 0.43 μM) enzymes. Kinetic analysis and molecular docking led to a better understanding of this compound. Kinetic studies disclosed that 10e inhibited acetylcholinesterase in mixed-type and butyrylcholinesterase in non-competitive type. The toxicity results showed that 10e is less toxic than donepezil and has better inhibitory activity against hBuChE when compared to donepezil or Galantamine. Other performed experiments revealed that 10e has an anti-β amyloid effect which is capable of reducing ROS, LDH and MDA also possing positive effect on TAC. On the other hand, it has shown a good anti-inflammation effect.
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- Sakineh Mozaffarnia
- Department of Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran; Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Mozaffarnia S, Parsaee F, Payami E, Karami H, Soltani S, Rashidi M, Teimuri‐Mofrad R. Design, Synthesis and Biological Assessment of Novel 2‐(4‐Alkoxybenzylidine)‐2,3‐dihydro‐5,6‐dimethoxy‐1
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‐inden‐1‐one Derivatives as hAChE and hBuChE Enzyme Inhibitors. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201901973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Sakineh Mozaffarnia
- Department of Organic and BiochemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversity of Tabriz 51664 Tabriz, Iran Tabriz Iran
- Research Center for Pharmaceutical NanotechnologyTabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz Iran
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- Department of Organic and BiochemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversity of Tabriz 51664 Tabriz, Iran Tabriz Iran
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- Department of Organic and BiochemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversity of Tabriz 51664 Tabriz, Iran Tabriz Iran
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- Medicinal Chemistry DepartmentPharmacy FacultyTabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz
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- Medicinal Chemistry DepartmentPharmacy FacultyTabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical NanotechnologyTabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz Iran
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- Department of Organic and BiochemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversity of Tabriz 51664 Tabriz, Iran Tabriz Iran
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Jung HJ, Noh SG, Park Y, Kang D, Chun P, Chung HY, Moon HR. In vitro and in silico insights into tyrosinase inhibitors with ( E)-benzylidene-1-indanone derivatives. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2019; 17:1255-1264. [PMID: 31921392 PMCID: PMC6944710 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2019.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Tyrosinase is a key enzyme responsible for melanin biosynthesis and is effective in protecting skin damage caused by ultraviolet radiation. As part of ongoing efforts to discover potent tyrosinase inhibitors, we systematically designed and synthesized thirteen (E)-benzylidene-1-indanone derivatives (BID1–13) and determined their inhibitory activities against tyrosinase. Among the compounds evaluated, BID3 was the most potent inhibitor of mushroom tyrosinase (IC50 = 0.034 µM, monophenolase activity; IC50 = 1.39 µM, diphenolase activity). Kinetic studies revealed that BID3 demonstrated a mixed type of tyrosinase inhibition with Ki value of 2.4 µM using l-DOPA as a substrate. In silico molecular docking simulations demonstrated that BID3 can bind to the catalytic and allosteric sites of tyrosinase to inhibit enzyme activity which confirmed in vitro experimental studies between BID3 and tyrosinase. Furthermore, melanin contents decreased and cellular tyrosinase activity was inhibited after BID3 treatment. These observations revealed that BID3 is a potent tyrosinase inhibitor and potentially could be used as a whitening agent for the treatment of pigmentation-related disorders.
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- Hee Jin Jung
- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.,Longevity Life Science and Technology Institutes, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.,Aging Tissue Bank, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.,Longevity Life Science and Technology Institutes, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.,Aging Tissue Bank, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Inje University, Gimhae 47392, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.,Longevity Life Science and Technology Institutes, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.,Aging Tissue Bank, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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Wang CW, Nan DD, Wang XM, Ke ZJ, Chen GJ, Zhou JN. A peptide-based near-infrared fluorescence probe for dynamic monitoring senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease mouse model. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2017; 62:1593-1601. [PMID: 36659477 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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In vivo monitoring neuropathological changes in Alzheimer's disease (AD) animal model is critical for drug development. Here, by integrating blood-brain barrier penetrable peptide, we have developed a peptide probe which based on angiopep-2. Angiopep-based probe exhibited high binding affinity to Aβ aggregates and labeled senile plaques in vivo. Remarkably, the in vivo near-infrared imaging data revealed that fluorescence signals of this probe were nearly 3-fold higher in the brains of 16-month-old APP/PS1 transgenic mice compared to C57 mice and exhibited linear correlation with the senile plaques load process in 4-, 8-, 16-month-old APP/PS1 transgenic mice. Moreover, senile plaques load was detected in vivo as early as 4 months of age that even at the very beginning of plaques developed in APP/PS1 transgenic mice. Taken together, this novel peptide-based probe achieved dynamic monitoring senile plaques in APP/PS1 transgenic mice and have been ready to use in drug development in AD mouse model.
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- Chen-Wei Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurology, Chongqing 400016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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Xie X, Huang W, Peng C, Han B. Organocatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Six-Membered Carbocycle-Based Spiro Compounds. Adv Synth Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201700927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Xin Xie
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources; Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Chengdu 611137 People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy; Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Chengdu 611137 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources; Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Chengdu 611137 People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy; Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Chengdu 611137 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources; Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Chengdu 611137 People's Republic of China
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of curcumin analogs as β-amyloid imaging agents. Future Med Chem 2017; 9:1587-1596. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2017-0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aim: Detection of β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques in the brain is a very promising biomarker approach for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Materials & methods: A series of curcumin analogs (1,5-diphenyl-1,4-pentadien-3-one derivatives) were synthesized and evaluated. Specific binding to Aβ plaques was demonstrated in vitro using postmortem AD homogenates, and the fluorescent staining and autoradiography in vitro of postmortem AD brain sections were performed. Results: Some compounds showed high binding affinities with Aβ plaques. Fluorescent staining indicated that compound 4e clearly stained Aβ plaques within AD brain sections. In biodistribution, radioiodinated ligand [125I]4e exhibited high brain uptake and favorable clearance from the brain. Autoradiography in vitro further confirmed the high affinities of [125I]4e. Conclusion: The results strongly suggested that [125I]4e might be developed into potential amyloid imaging agent for the detection of senile plaques in AD. [Formula: see text]
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Patil SA, Patil R, Patil SA. Recent developments in biological activities of indanones. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 138:182-198. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2017] [Revised: 06/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Menezes JCJMDS. Arylidene indanone scaffold: medicinal chemistry and structure–activity relationship view. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra28613e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Arylidene indanone (AI) scaffolds are considered as the rigid cousins of chalcones, incorporating the α,β-unsaturated ketone system of chalcones forming a cyclic 5 membered ring.
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Nan DD, Gan CS, Wang CW, Qiao JP, Wang XM, Zhou JN. 6-Methoxy-indanone derivatives as potential probes for β-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 124:117-128. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.07.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Synthesis of new donepezil analogues and investigation of their effects on cholinesterase enzymes. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 124:1026-1040. [PMID: 27783974 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Donepezil (DNP), an acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor, is one of the most preferred choices in Alzheimer diseases (AD) therapy. In the present study, 38 new DNP analogues were synthesized. Structures of the synthesized compounds (1-38) were elucidated by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and HRMS spectroscopic methods and elemental analysis. Inhibitory potential of the compounds on cholinesterase enzymes was investigated. None of the compounds displayed significant activity on butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) enzyme. On the other hand, compounds 26-29 indicated important inhibitory activity on AChE enzyme. Kinetic studies were performed in order to observe the effects of the most active compounds on substrate-enzyme relationship. Cytotoxicity studies and theoretical calculation of pharmacokinetic properties were also carried out to get an information about toxicity and pharmacokinetic profiles of the compounds. The compounds 26-29 were found to be nontoxic at their effective concentrations against AChE. A good pharmacokinetic profile was predicted for these compounds. Docking studies were performed for the most active compounds 26-29 and interaction modes with enzyme active sites were determined. Docking studies revealed that there is a strong interaction between the active sites of AChE enzyme and analyzed compounds.
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Teimuri-Mofrad R, Nikbakht R, Gholamhosseini-Nazari M. A convenient and efficient method for the synthesis of new 2-(4-amino substituted benzilidine) indanone derivatives. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-016-2549-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gan C, Zhao Z, Nan DD, Yin B, Hu J. Homoisoflavonoids as potential imaging agents for β-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 76:125-31. [PMID: 24583352 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Revised: 12/31/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A series of homoisoflavonoids [(E)-3-benzylidenechroman-4-ones, 3a-l] as novel potential diagnostic imaging agents targeting β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD) were synthesized and evaluated. In vitro binding studies using Aβ₁₋₄₀ aggregates with [(125)I]IMPY as the reference ligand showed that these compounds demonstrated high to low binding affinities at the K(i) values ranged from 9.10 to 432.03 nM, depending on the substitution of the phenyl ring. Fluorescent staining in vitro indicated that one compound with a N,N-dimethylamino group intensely stained Aβ plaques within brain sections of postmortem AD patients. Biodistribution studies in normal mice after i.v. injection of the radioiodinated homoisoflavonoid displayed good initial brain uptake (2.61% ID/g at 2 min postinjection) and rapid clearance from the brain (0.18% ID/g at 60 min), which is desirable for amyloid imaging agents. The results strongly suggest that these derivatives are worthy of further study and may be useful amyloid imaging agents for early detection of amyloid plaques in the brain of AD.
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- Changsheng Gan
- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process of Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, PR China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process of Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process of Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process of Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, PR China
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Menezes JCJMDS, Cavaleiro JAS, Domingues MRM. Structural analysis of 2-arylidene-1-indanone derivatives by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2013; 27:2461-2471. [PMID: 24097403 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Revised: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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RATIONALE 2-arylidene-4-methoxy (or hydroxy)-7-methyl-1-indanone derivatives inspired from donepezil, the current drug used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease as inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), were studied for the first time by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Structurally, these arylidene-indanone compounds are considered as cyclic analogues of chalcones. METHODS ESI-MS and tandem mass spectra were acquired using a Q-TOF 2 instrument. Fragmentation patterns were analyzed by CID-MS(2-3) spectra acquired in a Q-TOF and in LXQ linear ion trap mass spectrometers using standard isolation and excitation procedures. RESULTS All the 2-arylidene indanones have shown a common fragmentation pathway leading to a (2(1), 1')A(+) product ion at m/z 187 and the retro-aldol product ion [(2, 2(1))B(+)] that allow to establish the substitution in the B ring. The effect of electron-donating and -withdrawing substituents on these fragmentation pathways was noticed. The presence of the OCH3, OH, NO2 and Br substituents gave typical fragmentation processes that allowed their unequivocal fingerprinting. The combined loss of the ortho substituent in the B-ring plus hydrogen (H, OCH3, Br and F) is proposed to form a stable cyclic ring product. CONCLUSIONS Arylidene indanones with different substituents on the B ring are associated with a specific fragmentation pattern. In addition, differentiation between isomers with substituents in B ring at ortho and para positions were achieved using ESI-MS/MS. These fragmentation pathways can be used to further identify and determine the fate of these molecules in all stages of drug discovery.
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