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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| author | Rongbiao Pi Xuexuan Mao Xiaojuan Chao Zhiyi Cheng Mengfei Liu Xiaolu Duan Mingzhong Ye Xiaohong Chen Zhengrong Mei Peiqing Liu Wenming Li Yifan Han |
| author_facet | Rongbiao Pi Xuexuan Mao Xiaojuan Chao Zhiyi Cheng Mengfei Liu Xiaolu Duan Mingzhong Ye Xiaohong Chen Zhengrong Mei Peiqing Liu Wenming Li Yifan Han |
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| description | 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 pharmacological activities for treating AD. Here we report for the first time that tacrine-6-ferulic acid (T6FA), one of these compounds, can prevent amyloid-β peptide (Aβ)-induced AD-associated pathological changes in vitro and in vivo. Our results showed that T6FA significantly inhibited auto- and acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-induced aggregation of Aβ(1-40)in vitro and blocked the cell death induced by Aβ(1-40) in PC12 cells. In an AD mouse model by the intracerebroventricular injection of Aβ(1-40), T6FA significantly improved the cognitive ability along with increasing choline acetyltransferase and superoxide dismutase activity, decreasing AChE activity and malondialdehyde level. Based on our findings, we conclude that T6FA may be a promising multifunctional drug candidate for AD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76a5bf60a31945a89aa949f50512bfac2022-12-22T00:13:13ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-0172e3192110.1371/journal.pone.0031921Tacrine-6-ferulic acid, a novel multifunctional dimer, inhibits amyloid-β-mediated Alzheimer's disease-associated pathogenesis in vitro and in vivo.Rongbiao PiXuexuan MaoXiaojuan ChaoZhiyi ChengMengfei LiuXiaolu DuanMingzhong YeXiaohong ChenZhengrong MeiPeiqing LiuWenming LiYifan HanWe 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 pharmacological activities for treating AD. Here we report for the first time that tacrine-6-ferulic acid (T6FA), one of these compounds, can prevent amyloid-β peptide (Aβ)-induced AD-associated pathological changes in vitro and in vivo. Our results showed that T6FA significantly inhibited auto- and acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-induced aggregation of Aβ(1-40)in vitro and blocked the cell death induced by Aβ(1-40) in PC12 cells. In an AD mouse model by the intracerebroventricular injection of Aβ(1-40), T6FA significantly improved the cognitive ability along with increasing choline acetyltransferase and superoxide dismutase activity, decreasing AChE activity and malondialdehyde level. Based on our findings, we conclude that T6FA may be a promising multifunctional drug candidate for AD.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3285653?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Rongbiao Pi Xuexuan Mao Xiaojuan Chao Zhiyi Cheng Mengfei Liu Xiaolu Duan Mingzhong Ye Xiaohong Chen Zhengrong Mei Peiqing Liu Wenming Li Yifan Han Tacrine-6-ferulic acid, a novel multifunctional dimer, inhibits amyloid-β-mediated Alzheimer's disease-associated pathogenesis in vitro and in vivo. PLoS ONE |
| title | Tacrine-6-ferulic acid, a novel multifunctional dimer, inhibits amyloid-β-mediated Alzheimer's disease-associated pathogenesis in vitro and in vivo. |
| title_full | Tacrine-6-ferulic acid, a novel multifunctional dimer, inhibits amyloid-β-mediated Alzheimer's disease-associated pathogenesis in vitro and in vivo. |
| title_fullStr | Tacrine-6-ferulic acid, a novel multifunctional dimer, inhibits amyloid-β-mediated Alzheimer's disease-associated pathogenesis in vitro and in vivo. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tacrine-6-ferulic acid, a novel multifunctional dimer, inhibits amyloid-β-mediated Alzheimer's disease-associated pathogenesis in vitro and in vivo. |
| title_short | Tacrine-6-ferulic acid, a novel multifunctional dimer, inhibits amyloid-β-mediated Alzheimer's disease-associated pathogenesis in vitro and in vivo. |
| title_sort | tacrine 6 ferulic acid a novel multifunctional dimer inhibits amyloid β mediated alzheimer s disease associated pathogenesis in vitro and in vivo |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3285653?pdf=render |
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