A novel natural product inspired scaffold with robust neurotrophic, neurogenic and neuroprotective action.
Sci Rep
; 5: 14134, 2015 Sep 21.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26388493
ABSTRACT
In search for drugs to treat neuropsychiatric disorders wherein neurotrophic and neurogenic properties are affected, two neurotrophically active small molecules specially crafted following natural product leads based on 2-oxa-spiro[5.5]-undecane scaffold, have been thoroughly evaluated for their neurotrophic, neurogenic and neuroprotective potential in ex vivo primary culture and in vivo zebrafish and mouse models. The outcome of in vivo investigations suggest that one of these molecules is more neurotrophic than neurogenic while the other one is more neurogenic than neurotrophic and the former exhibits remarkable neuroprotection in a mouse acute ischemic stroke model. The molecular mechanisms of action of these compounds appear to be through the TrkB-MEK-ERK-CREB-BDNF pathway as pre-treatment with neurotrophin receptor TrkB inhibitor ANA-12 and MEK inhibitor PD98059 attenuates the neurotrophic action of compounds.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Neuroprotective Agents
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Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Mental Disorders
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Nerve Growth Factors
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Sci Rep
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India