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Synthesis of Dithiolethiones and Identification of Potential Neuroprotective Agents via Activation of Nrf2-Driven Antioxidant Enzymes
Bai, Feifei,Fang, Jianguo,Song, Zi-Long,Zhang, Baoxin
, p. 2214 - 2231 (2020/03/06)
Oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of a wide variety of neurodegenerative disorders, and accordingly, dietary supplement of exogenous antioxidants or/and upregulation of the endogenous antioxidant defense system are promising for therapeutic intervention or chemoprevention of neurodegenerative diseases. Nrf2, a master regulator of the cellular antioxidant machinery, cardinally participates in the transcription of cytoprotective genes against oxidative/electrophilic stresses. Herein, we report the synthesis of 59 structurally diverse dithiolethiones and evaluation of their neuroprotection against 6-hydroxydopamine-or H2O2-induced oxidative damages in PC12 cells, a neuron-like rat pheochromocytoma cell line. Initial screening identified compounds 10 and 11 having low cytotoxicity but conferring remarkable protection on PC12 cells from oxidative-mediated damages. Further studies demonstrated that both compounds upregulated a battery of antioxidant genes as well as corresponding genes' products. Significantly, silence of Nrf2 expression abolishes cytoprotection of 10 and 11, indicating targeting Nrf2 activation is pivotal for their cellular functions. Taken together, the two lead compounds discovered here with potent neuroprotective functions against oxidative stress via Nrf2 activation merit further development as therapeutic or chemopreventive candidates for neurodegenerative disorders.
3H-1,2-DITHIOCYCLOPENTENE-3-THIOKETONE COMPOUNDS AND APPLICATION THEREOF
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Paragraph 0029; 0030, (2015/07/15)
The present invention relates to the field of medicaments, and in particular relates to 3H-1,2-dithiocyclopentene-3-thione compounds and application thereof. 3H-1,2-dithiocyclopentene-3-thione compounds disclosed by the invention have new structures shown in formula I or formula II. Proved by experiments, 3H-1,2-dithiocyclopentene-3-thione compounds can directly protect neurons in a cellular model, and can significantly restrain excessive inflammatory responses of brain inflammatory cells; and by using 3H-1,2-dithiocyclopentene-3-thione, focal ischemic cerebral infarct volumes of mice can be remarkably reduced in an animal model. Therefore, the invention provides the application of 3H-1,2-dithiocyclopentene-3-thione compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in the preparation of medicaments for preventing or treating cerebral apoplexy diseases.
