Troxerutin flavonoid has neuroprotective properties and increases neurite outgrowth and migration of neural stem cells from the subventricular zone
PLOS ONE
Authors: Masood, Muhammad Irfan; Schaefer, Karl Herbert; Naseem, Mahrukh; Weyland, Maximilian; Meiser, Peter
Abstract
Troxerutin (TRX) is a water-soluble flavonoid which occurs commonly in the edible plants. Recent studies state that TRX improves the functionality of the nervous system and neutralizes Amyloid-ss induced neuronal toxicity. In this study, anin vitroassay based upon Neural stem cell (NSCs) isolated from the subventricular zone of the postnatal balb/c mice was established to explore the impact of TRX on individual neurogenesis processes in general and neuroprotective effect against ss-amyloid 1-42 (Ass42) induced inhibition in differentiation in particular. NSCs were identified exploiting immunostaining of the NSCs markers. Neurosphere clonogenic assay and BrdU/Ki67 immunostaining were employed to unravel the impact of TRX on proliferation. Differentiation experiments were carried out for a time span lasting from 48 h to 7 days utilizing ss-tubulin III and GFAP as neuronal and astrocyte marker respectively. Protective effects of TRX on Ass42 induced depression of NSCs differentiation were determined after 48 h of application. A neurosphere migration assay was carried out for 24 h in the presence and absence of TRX. Interestingly, TRX enhanced neuronal differentiation of NSCs in a dose-dependent manner after 48 h and 7 days of incubation and significantly enhanced neurite growth. A higher concentration of TRX also neutralized the inhibitory effects of Ass42 on neurite outgrowth and length after 48 h of incubation. TRX significantly stimulated cell migration. Overall, TRX not only promoted NSCs differentiation and migration but also neutralized the inhibitory effects of Ass42 on NSCs. TRX, therefore, offers an interesting lead structure from the perspective of drug design especially to promote neurogenesis in neurological disorders i.e. Alzheimer's disease.
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel HDAC inhibitors with improved pharmacokinetic profile in breast cancer
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Authors: Yao, Dahong; Li, Chenyang; Jiang, Jin; Huang, Jian; Wang, Jinhui; He, Zhendan; Zhang, Jin
Abstract
The dysfunction of histone deacetylase (HDACs) is closely related to tumorigenesis and development, which has been emerged as an attractive drug design target for cancer therapy. In the present study, we designed and synthesized a series of novel HDAC inhibitors using a substituted quinazoline as the capping group and attaching 3, 5-dimethylbenyl as a potential metabolic site protector. 23g and 23h were demonstrated potent HDAC inhibitory activities and anti-proliferative effects against MDA-MB-231 cells. In addition, 23g and 23h both could significantly increase the acetylation level of intracellular proteins, especially in alpha-Tubulin and HSP90. 23g and 23h displayed a slight different anti-tumor mechanism, 23g mainly induced apoptosis while 23h induced obviously ER-Stress. Furthermore, 23g and 23h both induced autophagy and migration inhibition. In pharmacokinetics assay, 23g showed a significant improvement of pharmacokinetic profile for oral administration. Additionally, 23g presented more potent anti-proliferation and anti-migration activity than SAHA in zebrafish MDA-MB-231 cell line-derived xenograft model. Together, these results demonstrate that 23g is a novel oral HDAC inhibitor with a potential capacity of treating breast cancer. (C) 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.