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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2025

Exploration of the Neuromodulatory Properties of Fyn and GSK-3β Kinases Exploiting 7-Azaindole-Based Inhibitors.

Giambattista Marotta, Francesca Massenzio, Jose Ortega, Debora Russo, Ilaria Penna, Federico Falchi, Giorgia Babini, Sabrina Petralla, Rita Scarpelli, Elena Roggiolani and 6 more

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. 7-azaindole as privileged scaffold: Advances in drug design and structural modification.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2026
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16 authors.

Giambattista MarottaDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum─University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Francesca MassenzioDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum─University of Bologna, Via Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Jose OrtegaComputational and Chemical Biology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
Debora RussoD3 Pharma Chemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
Ilaria PennaMedicinal Chemistry and Technologies for Drug Discovery and Delivery Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
Federico FalchiDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum─University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7385-649X
Giorgia BabiniDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum─University of Bologna, Via Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Sabrina PetrallaInstitute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Rita ScarpelliMedicinal Chemistry and Technologies for Drug Discovery and Delivery Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2623-306X
Elena RoggiolaniDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum─University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Gert FrickerInstitute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3894-961X
Michela RosiniDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum─University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3750-2728
Andrea CavalliDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum─University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Barbara MontiDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum─University of Bologna, Via Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0330-482X
Anna MinariniDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum─University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4905-0944
Filippo BasagniDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum─University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0710-4251

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lack of efficient treatments and reliable biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases requires the development of a late-stage powerful therapy. To this aim, we focused on Fyn and GSK-3β because both kinases are strictly involved in regulating neurodevelopmental processes, besides orchestrating neurotoxic aggregates' deposition and neuroinflammatory processes development. Based on these premises, we developed dual kinase inhibitors to verify at the cellular level the suitability of Fyn and GSK-3β modulation in pursuing the recovery of neural trophism paired to the activation of a neuroprotective profile. Starting from the mild inhibitory potency of the 3-aminothiazole-7-azaindole scaffold, we identified nanomolar dual and selective inhibitors among the kinases of interest. In-depth biological evaluations were performed with the best compounds of the series to assess the neuroprotective and neuromodulatory properties, like enabling neurogenesis or glial polarization, as well as triggering immunomodulation with different patterns relating to their inhibitory profile, setting the stage for potential development of neuroregenerative treatments.

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Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaIndolesNeuroprotective AgentsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fynAnimalsHumansNeurogenesisStructure-Activity Relationship7-azaindole dimerFYN protein, humanGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaIndolesNeuroprotective AgentsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn

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PMCPMC12406253

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