Tacrine-6-ferulic acid, a novel multifunctional dimer, inhibits amyloid-β-mediated Alzheimer's disease-associated pathogenesis in vitro and in vivo.

We have previously synthesized a series of hybrid compounds by linking ferulic acid to tacrine as multifunctional agents based on the hypotheses that Alzheimer's disease (AD) generates cholinergic deficiency and oxidative stress. Interestingly, we found that they may have potential pharmacologi...

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Main Authors: Rongbiao Pi, Xuexuan Mao, Xiaojuan Chao, Zhiyi Cheng, Mengfei Liu, Xiaolu Duan, Mingzhong Ye, Xiaohong Chen, Zhengrong Mei, Peiqing Liu, Wenming Li, Yifan Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3285653?pdf=render