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ArticleChemical science2016

Identification of "sarsasapogenin-aglyconed" timosaponins as novel Aβ-lowering modulators of amyloid precursor protein processing.

Lai-King Sy, Chun-Nam Lok, Juan-Yu Wang, Yungen Liu, Lu Cheng, Pui-Ki Wan, Chi-Ting Leung, Bei Cao, Wai-Lun Kwong, Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang and 1 more

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Article in Chemical science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Lai-King SyDepartment of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Chemical Biology Centre , 8/F., The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam , Hong Kong , China . Email: cmche@hku.hk ; ; Tel: +852-28592154.
Chun-Nam LokDepartment of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Chemical Biology Centre , 8/F., The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam , Hong Kong , China . Email: cmche@hku.hk ; ; Tel: +852-28592154.
Juan-Yu WangDepartment of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Chemical Biology Centre , 8/F., The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam , Hong Kong , China . Email: cmche@hku.hk ; ; Tel: +852-28592154.
Yungen LiuDepartment of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Chemical Biology Centre , 8/F., The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam , Hong Kong , China . Email: cmche@hku.hk ; ; Tel: +852-28592154.
Lu ChengDepartment of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Chemical Biology Centre , 8/F., The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam , Hong Kong , China . Email: cmche@hku.hk ; ; Tel: +852-28592154.
Pui-Ki WanDepartment of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Chemical Biology Centre , 8/F., The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam , Hong Kong , China . Email: cmche@hku.hk ; ; Tel: +852-28592154.
Chi-Ting LeungDepartment of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Chemical Biology Centre , 8/F., The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam , Hong Kong , China . Email: cmche@hku.hk ; ; Tel: +852-28592154.
Bei CaoDepartment of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Chemical Biology Centre , 8/F., The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam , Hong Kong , China . Email: cmche@hku.hk ; ; Tel: +852-28592154.
Wai-Lun KwongDepartment of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Chemical Biology Centre , 8/F., The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam , Hong Kong , China . Email: cmche@hku.hk ; ; Tel: +852-28592154.
Raymond Chuen-Chung ChangNeurodegenerative Diseases Laboratory , School of Biomedical Sciences , LKS Faculty of Medicine , Research Centre of Heart, Brain and Hormone, and Healthy Aging , LKS Faculty of Medicine , State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences , The University of Hong Kong , China.
Chi-Ming CheDepartment of Chemistry , The University of Hong Kong , Chemical Biology Centre , 8/F., The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam , Hong Kong , China . Email: cmche@hku.hk ; ; Tel: +852-28592154.
University of Hong Kong · HKHong Kong Jockey Club · CNCzech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre · CZGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The inhibition of amyloid β (Aβ) peptide production is a key approach in the development of therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We have identified that timosaponins consisting of sarsasapogenin (SSG) as the aglycone can effectively lower the production of Aβ peptides and stimulate neurite outgrowth in neuronal cell cultures. Structure-activity relationship studies revealed that the

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