Hybrids of polyphenolic/quinone acids, the potential preventive and therapeutic drugs for PD: Disaggregate α-Syn fibrils, inhibit inclusions, and repair damaged neurons in mice
Neurotoxic α-Syn fibers, the main components of Lewy bodies, play a key role in the development of PD characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons. Here, we designed and synthesized the hybrids of polyphenolic/quinone acids. The candidate compounds showed high α-Syn aggregation inhibitory activities in vitro with IC50 down to 1.6 μM. The inhibition went through the aggregation process by stabilizing