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ABSTRACT: Aims
Chemical entities containing mercapto group have been increasingly attractive in the therapy of central nerve system (CNS) diseases. In the recent study, we screened a series of mercapto-tacrine derivatives with synergistic neuropharmacological profiles in vitro.Methods
We investigated the effect and mechanism of ST09, a thioester derivative of tacrine containing a potential mercapto group, on the vascular dementia (VaD) model of rat induced by bilateral common carotid arteries occlusion (2-VO).Results
ST09 and its active metabolite ST10 retained excellent inhibition on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity. ST09 significantly attenuated the 2-VO-induced impairment in spatial acquisition performance and inhibited the 2-VO-induced rise of AChE activity. In the VaD model, ST09 attenuated the oxidative stress and decreased the apoptosis in the cortex and hippocampus. Compared with donepezil, ST09 exhibited a better effect on the regeneration of free thiols in 2-VO rats. Interestingly, ST09, not donepezil, greatly improved glucose metabolism in various brain regions of 2-VO rats using functional imaging of (18) F-labeled fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET).Conclusions
ST09 may serve as a more promising agent for the therapy of VaD than tacrine owing to the introduction of a potential mercapto group into the parent skeleton.
SUBMITTER: Liu JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6492856 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Jian-Min JM Wu Peng-Fei PF Rao Jing J Zhou Jun J Shen Zu-Cheng ZC Luo Han H Huang Jian-Geng JG Liang Xiao X Long Li-Hong LH Xie Qing-Guo QG Jiang Feng-Chao FC Wang Fang F Chen Jian-Guo JG
CNS neuroscience & therapeutics 20160127 3
<h4>Aims</h4>Chemical entities containing mercapto group have been increasingly attractive in the therapy of central nerve system (CNS) diseases. In the recent study, we screened a series of mercapto-tacrine derivatives with synergistic neuropharmacological profiles in vitro.<h4>Methods</h4>We investigated the effect and mechanism of ST09, a thioester derivative of tacrine containing a potential mercapto group, on the vascular dementia (VaD) model of rat induced by bilateral common carotid arter ...[more]