Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are the most frequently prescribed anti-Alzheimer＇s drugs. A series of 5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acid ethyl ester derivatives as the novel acetylcholinesterase inhibito...Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are the most frequently prescribed anti-Alzheimer＇s drugs. A series of 5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acid ethyl ester derivatives as the novel acetylcholinesterase inhibitors was designed based on virtual screening methods. The target compounds were synthesized with Biginelli reaction and Hantzsch-type condensation of dihydropyrimidines with substituted phenacyl chlorides, and were characterized with elemental analysis, IR, MS, ^1H NMR, and ^13C NMR. The biological evaluation against human acetylcholinesterase in vitro indicated all the target compounds show more than 50% inhibition at 10μmol/L by means of the Ellman method. The results provide a starting point for the development of novel drugs to treat Alzheimer＇s disease and lay the foundation of searching for improved acetylcholinesterase inhibitors with the novel scaffolds.展开更多
Despite the many years of extensive research using rodent models to study Alzheimer＇s disease （AD）, no cure or disease halting drug exists. An increasing number of people are suffering from the disease and a therap...Despite the many years of extensive research using rodent models to study Alzheimer＇s disease （AD）, no cure or disease halting drug exists. An increasing number of people are suffering from the disease and a therapeutic intervention is needed. Therefore, it is necessary to have complementary models to aid in the drug discovery. The zebrafish animal model is emerging as a valuable model for the investigation of AD and neurodegenerative drug discovery. The main genes involved in human AD have homologous counter- parts in zebrafish and have conserved function. The basic brain structure of the zebrafish is also conserved when compared to the mammalian brain. Recently an AD model was established by administering okadaic acid to zebrafish. It was used to test the efficacy of a novel drug, lanthionine ketimine-5-ethyl ester, and to elucidate its mechanism of action. This demonstrated the ability of the okadaic acid-induced AD zebrafish model to be implemented in the drug discovery process for therapeutics against AD.展开更多
文摘Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are the most frequently prescribed anti-Alzheimer＇s drugs. A series of 5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acid ethyl ester derivatives as the novel acetylcholinesterase inhibitors was designed based on virtual screening methods. The target compounds were synthesized with Biginelli reaction and Hantzsch-type condensation of dihydropyrimidines with substituted phenacyl chlorides, and were characterized with elemental analysis, IR, MS, ^1H NMR, and ^13C NMR. The biological evaluation against human acetylcholinesterase in vitro indicated all the target compounds show more than 50% inhibition at 10μmol/L by means of the Ellman method. The results provide a starting point for the development of novel drugs to treat Alzheimer＇s disease and lay the foundation of searching for improved acetylcholinesterase inhibitors with the novel scaffolds.
文摘Despite the many years of extensive research using rodent models to study Alzheimer＇s disease （AD）, no cure or disease halting drug exists. An increasing number of people are suffering from the disease and a therapeutic intervention is needed. Therefore, it is necessary to have complementary models to aid in the drug discovery. The zebrafish animal model is emerging as a valuable model for the investigation of AD and neurodegenerative drug discovery. The main genes involved in human AD have homologous counter- parts in zebrafish and have conserved function. The basic brain structure of the zebrafish is also conserved when compared to the mammalian brain. Recently an AD model was established by administering okadaic acid to zebrafish. It was used to test the efficacy of a novel drug, lanthionine ketimine-5-ethyl ester, and to elucidate its mechanism of action. This demonstrated the ability of the okadaic acid-induced AD zebrafish model to be implemented in the drug discovery process for therapeutics against AD.
