Huprine–Tacrine Heterodimers as Anti-Amyloidogenic Compounds of Potential Interest against Alzheimer’s and Prion Diseases

Autor: Axel Bidon-Chanal, Elisabet Viayna, Miriam Ratia, Carles Galdeano, M. Victòria Clos, Vincenza Andrisano, Cristina Minguillón, Gema C. González-Muñoz, Júlia Relat, Pelayo Camps, Albert Badia, F. Javier Luque, Diego Muñoz-Torrero, Irene Sola, Manuela Bartolini, Francesca Mancini, Xavier Formosa, Mario Salmona, M. Isabel Rodríguez-Franco
Přispěvatelé: Galdeano C., Viayna E., Sola I., Formosa X., Camps P. Badia A., Clos M.V., Relat J., Ratia M., Bartolini M., Mancini F., Andrisano V., Salmona M., Minguillon C., Gonzalez-Munoz G. C., Rodriguez-Franco M. I., Bidon-Chanal A., Luque F. J., Munoz-Torrero D.
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 55:661-669
ISSN: 1520-4804
0022-2623
DOI: 10.1021/jm200840c
Popis: A family of huprine-tacrine heterodimers has been developed to simultaneously block the active and peripheral sites of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Their dual site binding for AChE, supported by kinetic and molecular modeling studies, results in a highly potent inhibition of the catalytic activity of human AChE and, more importantly, in the in vitro neutralization of the pathological chaperoning effect of AChE toward the aggregation of both the beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) and a prion peptide with a key role in the aggregation of the prion protein. Huprine-tacrine heterodimers take on added value in that they display a potent in vitro inhibitory activity toward human butyrylcholinesterase, self-induced Abeta aggregation, and beta-secretase. Finally, they are able to cross the blood-brain barrier, as predicted in an artificial membrane model assay and demonstrated in ex vivo experiments with OF1 mice, reaching their multiple biological targets in the central nervous system. Overall, these compounds are promising lead compounds for the treatment of Alzheimer's and prion diseases.
Databáze: OpenAIRE