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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2026

Dual Inhibitors of p38α Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and Butyrylcholinesterase for the Modulation of Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Dysfunction.

Damijan Knez, David Malinak, Anže Meden, Svit Ferjančič Benetik, Anja Pišlar, Zuzana Kohoutova, Iveta Vondrackova, Miroslav Psotka, Antonin Lycka, Lenka Pulkrabkova and 17 more

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Damijan KnezUniversity of Ljubljana , Faculty of Pharmacy, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-9917-1384
David MalinakUniversity Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Biomedical Research Centre, 500 05Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-0665-0667
Anže MedenUniversity of Ljubljana , Faculty of Pharmacy, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-3594-6579
Svit Ferjančič BenetikUniversity of Ljubljana , Faculty of Pharmacy, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Anja PišlarUniversity of Ljubljana , Faculty of Pharmacy, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Zuzana KohoutovaUniversity Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Biomedical Research Centre, 500 05Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Iveta VondrackovaUniversity Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Biomedical Research Centre, 500 05Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Miroslav PsotkaUniversity Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Biomedical Research Centre, 500 05Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Antonin LyckaUniversity of Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, 500 03Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Lenka PulkrabkovaUniversity Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Biomedical Research Centre, 500 05Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Ondrej SoukupUniversity Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Biomedical Research Centre, 500 05Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-6376-8701
Adam SkarkaUniversity of Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, 500 03Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Rudolf AndrysUniversity of Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, 500 03Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Xavier BrazzolottoDépartement de Toxicologie et Risques Chimiques, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny-sur-Orge91220, France.
Alexandre IgertDépartement de Toxicologie et Risques Chimiques, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny-sur-Orge91220, France.
José DiasDépartement de Toxicologie et Risques Chimiques, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny-sur-Orge91220, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7625-0618
Florian NachonDépartement de Toxicologie et Risques Chimiques, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny-sur-Orge91220, France.ORCID 0000-0003-0293-2429
Jan DetkaDepartment of Pharmacodynamics, Chair of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow30-688, Poland.
Filip TargosińskiDepartment of Pharmacodynamics, Chair of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow30-688, Poland.
Dziyana HliabovichDepartment of Pharmacodynamics, Chair of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow30-688, Poland.
Joseph S BrunzelleDepartment of Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois60611, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9197-0018
Ludmilla ShuvalovaDepartment of Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois60611, United States.
Kinga SałatDepartment of Pharmacodynamics, Chair of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow30-688, Poland.
Saktimayee Mitra RoyDepartment of Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois60611, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9096-0491
Daniel Martin WattersonDepartment of Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois60611, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7605-5866
Kamil MusílekUniversity Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Biomedical Research Centre, 500 05Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Stanislav GobecUniversity of Ljubljana , Faculty of Pharmacy, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-9678-3083

Funding

Preclinical Alzheimers Disease Drug Development of Novel MAPK InhibitorsU01AG043415 · NIA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI WATTERSON, DANIEL MARTIN · 2012 to 2016
$6.2M
Production and quality analysis of clinical drug for a novel CNS protein kinase inhibitor therapeutic candidateR42AG062095 · NIA · NEUROKINE THERAPEUTICS, LLC · PI WATTERSON, DANIEL MARTIN · 2018 to 2020
$3.2M
bilateral cooperation gran BI-FR/23-24-PROTEUS-002European Regional Development Fund NAGrantov? Agentura Cesk? Republiky GF23-42701LMinistarstvo za visoko ?olstvo, znanost in inovacije Republike Slovenije NAMinisterstvo Zdravotnictv? Cesk? Republiky UHHK, 00179906Minist?re des Arm?es NBC-5-C-2316Narodowe Centrum Nauki DEC-2021/43/I/NZ7/00342NIA NIH HHS AG043415NIA NIH HHS AG062095NIA NIH HHS R42 AG062095NIA NIH HHS U01 AG043415The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency N1-0277The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency P1-0208The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency P4-0127Univerza v Ljubljani NAUniverzita Hradec Kr?lov? 2206/2025-2026Uniwersytet Jagiellonski Collegium Medicum N42/DBS/000454
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic neuroinflammation and cholinergic dysfunction are major contributors to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease. Here, we report a series of pyridazine-based multitarget-directed ligands that simultaneously inhibit human butyrylcholinesterase (hBChE) and p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38α MAPK). Pyridazines 8 and 21 were identified as potent dual inhibitors with submicromolar inhibitory potencies against target enzymes and high selectivity over acetylcholinesterase. X-ray crystallographic analyses revealed the experimental binding modes of 8 and 21 in hBChE and p38α MAPK, and identified conserved π-π, π-cation, and hinge region interactions that rationalize dual-target engagement. Both compounds were blood-brain barrier permeable, exhibited low cytotoxicity, and significantly attenuated lipopolysaccharide-induced proinflammatory responses and apoptosis in BV2 microglia. In vivo, compound 21 enhanced cognitive performance in mouse models of scopolamine-induced amnesia and LPS-stimulated neuroinflammatory cognitive impairment. Collectively, these results document the potential of structure-assisted design to achieve selective dual-target pharmacology within a single molecular entity.

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ButyrylcholinesteraseCholinesterase InhibitorsCognitive DysfunctionMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 14Neuroinflammatory DiseasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyridazinesAmnesiaAnimalsCognitive EnhancementCrystallography, X-RayHumansLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMicrogliaButyrylcholinesteraseCholinesterase InhibitorsLipopolysaccharidesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 14Protein Kinase InhibitorsPyridazines

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PMID42679157
PMCPMC13528200

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