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Functionalized acridin-9-yl phenylamines protected neuronal HT22 cells from glutamate-induced cell death by reducing intracellular levels of free radical species
Nguyen, Thuy,Yang, Tianming,Go, Mei-Lin
supporting information, p. 1830 - 1838 (2015/03/14)
The in vitro neuronal cell death model based on the HT22 mouse hippocampal cell model is a convenient means of identifying compounds that protect against oxidative glutamate toxicity which plays a role in the development of certain neurodegenerative diseases. Functionalized acridin-9-yl-phenylamines were found to protect HT22 cells from glutamate challenge at submicromolar concentrations. The Aryl1-NHAryl2 scaffold that is embedded in these compounds was the minimal pharmacophore for activity. Mechanistically, protection against the endogenous oxidative stress generated by glutamate did not involve up-regulation of glutathione levels but attenuation of the late stage increases in mitochondrial ROS and intracellular calcium levels. The NH residue in the pharmacophore played a crucial role in this regard as seen from the loss of neuroprotection when it was structurally modified or replaced. That the same NH was essential for radical scavenging in cell-free and cell-based systems pointed to an antioxidant basis for the neuroprotective activities of these compounds.
