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ArticleBioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters2021

The structural simplification of lysergic acid as a natural lead for synthesizing novel anti-Alzheimer agents.

Muhammed Alzweiri, Amsha S Alsegiani, Endri Karaj, Daniyah A Almarghalani, Yahia Tabaza, Zahoor A Shah, L M Viranga Tillekeratne

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Article in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Muhammed AlzweiriDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Amsha S AlsegianiDepartment of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Endri KarajDepartment of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Daniyah A AlmarghalaniDepartment of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Yahia TabazaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Zahoor A ShahDepartment of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
L M Viranga TillekeratneDepartment of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA. Electronic address: ltillek@utnet.utoledo.edu.
University of Toledo · USUniversity of Jordan · JO

Funding

Cofilin Signaling in Hemorrhagic StrokeR01NS112642 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO HEALTH SCI CAMPUS · PI SHAH, ZAHOOR AHMAD · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
Novel Small Molecule Ferroptotic Compounds to Target Mesenchymal Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Stem CellsR15CA213185 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO · PI TILLEKERATNE, VIRANGA · 2018 to 2018
$449k
NCI NIH HHS R15 CA213185NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS112642
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, projected to be the second leading cause of mortality by 2040. AD is characterized by a progressive impairment of memory leading to dementia and loss of ability to carry out daily functions. In addition to the deficiency of acetylcholine release in synapse, there are other mechanisms explaining the etiology of the disease. The most disputing ones are associated with the accumulation of damaged proteins β-amyloid (Aβ) and hyperphosphorylated tau outside and inside neurons, respectively. Lysergic acid derivatives have been shown to possess promising anti-Alzheimer effect. Moreover, lysergic acid structure encompasses the general structural requirements for acetylcholinesterase inhibition. In this study, sixteen analogues, derived from lysergic acid structure, were synthesized. Heck and Mannich reactions were carried out to 4-bromo indole nucleus to generate potentially active analogues. Some of them were subsequently cyclized by nitromethane and zinc reduction procedures. Some of these compounds showed neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects stronger than the currently used anti-Alzheimer drug; donepezil. Some of the synthesized com-pounds showed a noticeable acetylcholinesterase inhibition. Twelve molecular targets attributed with AD etiology were tested versus the synthesized compounds by in silico modeling. Docking scores of modeling were plotted against in vitro activity of the compounds. The one afforded the strongest positive correlation was ULK-1 which has a significant role in autophagy.

Indexed as

AcetylcholinesteraseAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsBiological ProductsCell SurvivalCholinesterase InhibitorsDose-Response Relationship, DrugLysergic AcidMolecular StructureNeuroprotective AgentsPC12 CellsRatsStructure-Activity RelationshipAcetylcholinesteraseBiological ProductsCholinesterase InhibitorsLysergic AcidNeuroprotective AgentsAlzheimerLysergic acidNeuroprotectionStructural simplification

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PMID34139326
PMCPMC8349890
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