College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China.
College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China.
Eur J Med Chem. 2019 Sep 15;178:726-739. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.06.026. Epub 2019 Jun 14.
To discover multifunctional agents for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a series of chalcone-O-carbamate derivatives was designed and synthesized based on the multitarget-directed ligands strategy. The in vitro biological activities were evaluated including AChE/BChE inhibition, MAO-A/MAO-B inhibition, antioxidant activities, Aβ aggregation inhibition, metal-chelating properties and neuroprotective effects against HO-induced PC12 cell injury. The results showed compounds 5b and 5h indicated highly selective BChE inhibitory activity with IC values of 3.1 μM and 1.2 μM, respectively and showed highly selective MAO-B inhibitory potency with IC values of 1.3 μM and 3.7 μM, respectively. In addition, compounds 5b and 5h could inhibit self-induced Aβ aggregation with 63.9% and 53.1% inhibition percent rate, respectively. Particularly, compound 5b was a potent antioxidant agent and neuroprotectant, as well as a selective metal chelator by chelating Cu and Al. Moreover, compound 5b could inhibit and disaggregate Cu-induced Aβ aggregation, which was further supported by the TEM images. Furthermore, compounds 5b and 5h could cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in vitro and conformed to the Lipinski's rule of five. Finally, the in vivo assay exhibited that compound 5b could improve scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment. Taken together, these results revealed that compound 5b might be a potential multifunctional agent for the treatment of AD, and deserved to do further structure optimization.
为了发现用于治疗阿尔茨海默病(AD)的多功能药物,我们基于多靶点导向配体策略设计并合成了一系列查尔酮-O-氨基甲酸酯衍生物。评估了它们的体外生物活性,包括乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)/丁酰胆碱酯酶(BChE)抑制活性、单胺氧化酶-A(MAO-A)/单胺氧化酶-B(MAO-B)抑制活性、抗氧化活性、Aβ 聚集抑制活性、金属螯合特性和对 HO 诱导的 PC12 细胞损伤的神经保护作用。结果表明,化合物 5b 和 5h 对 BChE 表现出高度选择性抑制活性,IC 值分别为 3.1 μM 和 1.2 μM,对 MAO-B 也表现出高度选择性抑制作用,IC 值分别为 1.3 μM 和 3.7 μM。此外,化合物 5b 和 5h 可以分别以 63.9%和 53.1%的抑制率抑制自身诱导的 Aβ 聚集。特别地,化合物 5b 是一种有效的抗氧化剂和神经保护剂,也是一种通过螯合 Cu 和 Al 选择性的金属螯合剂。此外,化合物 5b 可以抑制和解聚 Cu 诱导的 Aβ 聚集,电镜图像进一步证实了这一点。此外,化合物 5b 和 5h 可以在体外穿过血脑屏障(BBB),符合 Lipinski 的五规则。最后,体内实验表明,化合物 5b 可以改善东莨菪碱诱导的认知障碍。综上所述,这些结果表明化合物 5b 可能是一种有潜力的治疗 AD 的多功能药物,值得进一步进行结构优化。