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New azepino[4,3-b]indole derivatives as nanomolar selective inhibitors of human butyrylcholinesterase showing protective effects?against NMDA-induced neurotoxicity
de Candia, Modesto,Zaetta, Giorgia,Denora, Nunzio,Tricarico, Domenico,Majellaro, Maria,Cellamare, Saverio,Altomare, Cosimo D.
, p. 288 - 298 (2017)
Several 6-substituted 3,4,5,6-tetrahydroazepino[4,3-b]indol-1(2H)-one (THAI) derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their activity as cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitors. The most potent inhibitors were identified among 6-(2-phenylethyl)-THAI derivatives, and in particular compounds 12b and 12d proved to be very active against human BChE (IC50?=?13 and 1.8?nM, respectively), with 1000-fold selectivity over AChE. Structure-activity relationships highlighted critical features (e.g., ring fusion [4,3-b], integrity of the lactam CONH function) and favorable physicochemical properties of the 6-(2-phenylethyl) group (i.e., optimal position, size and lipophilicity of phenyl substituents). The effects of a number of compounds against NMDA-induced SH-SY5Y neuronal cell injury were also evaluated. Treatment with 12b increased cell viability in SH-SY5Y cells pretreated with 250?μM NMDA, with significant effects (P??0.05) at concentrations between 0.5 and 5?μM. These findings suggest that THAI can be used as a scaffold for developing new drug leads for the treatment of Alzheimer-type neurodegeneration syndrome.