209984-30-5Relevant articles and documents
New flurbiprofen derivatives: Synthesis, membrane affinity and evaluation of in vitro effect on β-amyloid levels
Sozio, Piera,Marinelli, Lisa,Cacciatore, Ivana,Fontana, Antonella,Tuerkez, Hasan,Giorgioni, Gianfabio,Ambrosini, Dario,Barbato, Francesco,Grumetto, Lucia,Pacella, Stephanie,Cataldi, Amelia,Di Stefano, Antonio
, p. 10747 - 10767 (2013/10/22)
Alzheimer′s disease (AD) is characterized by irreversible and progressive loss of memory and cognition and profound neuronal loss. Current therapeutic strategies for the treatment of AD have been directed to a variety of targets with the aim of reversing or preventing the disease but, unfortunately, the available treatments often produce no significant clinical benefits. During the last decades compounds that inhibit or modulate γ-secretase, reducing β amyloid (Aβ) levels, have been considered as potential therapeutics for AD. Among these the (R)-enantiomer of flurbiprofen (FLU) seems to be very promising, but it shows low brain penetration. In this study, in order to improve the properties of FLU against Alzheimer′s pathogenesis we synthesized some novel FLU lipophilic analogues. Lipophilicity of the new molecules has been characterized in terms of clogP, log KC18/W and log K IAM/W values. Permeability has been determined in both gastrointestinal PAMPA (PAMPA-GI) at different pH values and in brain blood barrier PAMPA (PAMPA-BBB) models. They were also tested for their ability to inhibit in vitro γ-secretase activity using rat CTXTNA2 astrocytes. Interestingly, the investigated molecules demonstrated to reduce Aβ 42 levels without affecting the amyloid precursor protein APP level in a clear concentrations-dependent manner.
Atropisomeric properties of 7-, 8-, and 9-membered-ring dibenzolactams: Conformation, thermal stability, and chemical reactivity
Tabata, Hidetsugu,Suzuki, Hiroyuki,Akiba, Kumi,Takahashi, Hideyo,Natsugari, Hideaki
experimental part, p. 5984 - 5993 (2010/11/05)
The atropisomeric enantiomers of 7-, 8-, and 9-membered-ring dibenzolactams were separated by using chiral HPLC, and their stereochemistries were clarified by using X-ray crystallographic analysis. The atropisomers showed high stereochemical stability with the 8-membered ring being the most stable. In 7- and 8-membered dibenzolactams, highly stereoselective C7-methylation proceeded from the lower side of the ring to provide the products with a C7-methyl group in the pseudoaxial orientation, which converted to thermodynamically more stable isomers with the pseudoequatorial C7-methyl group. In 9-membered dibenzolactam, C7-methylation occurred from the opposite (upper) side of the ring to provide a thermodynamically stable product with the pseudoequatorial C7-methyl group.
CYCLOALKYL, LACTAM, LACTONE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME, AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING BETA-AMYLOID PEPTIDE RELEASE AND/OR ITS SYNTHESIS BY USE OF SUCH COMPOUNDS
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Disclosed are compounds which inhibit beta -amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis, and, accordingly, have utility in treating Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound which inhibits beta -amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis as well as methods for treating Alzheimer's disease both prophylactically and therapeutically with such pharmaceutical compositions.