Synthesis of Dithiolethiones and Identification of Potential Neuroprotective Agents via Activation of Nrf2-Driven Antioxidant Enzymes
摘要:
Oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of a wide variety of neurodegenerative disorders, and accordingly, dietary supplement of exogenous antioxidants or/and upregulation of the endogenous antioxidant defense system are promising for therapeutic intervention or chemoprevention of neurodegenerative diseases. Nrf2, a master regulator of the cellular antioxidant machinery, cardinally participates in the transcription of cytoprotective genes against oxidative/electrophilic stresses. Herein, we report the synthesis of 59 structurally diverse dithiolethiones and evaluation of their neuroprotection against 6-hydroxydopamine- or H2O2 -induced oxidative damages in PC12 cells, a neuron-like rat pheochromocytoma cell line. Initial screening identified compounds 10 and 11 having low cytotoxicity but conferring remarkable protection on PC12 cells from oxidative-mediated damages. Further studies demonstrated that both compounds upregulated a battery of antioxidant genes as well as corresponding genes' products. Significantly, silence of Nrf2 expression abolishes cytoprotection of 10 and 11, indicating targeting Nrf2 activation is pivotal for their cellular functions. Taken together, the two lead compounds discovered here with potent neuroprotective functions against oxidative stress via Nrf2 activation merit further development as therapeutic or chemopreventive candidates for neurodegenerative disorders.
Synthesis of Dithiolethiones and Identification of Potential Neuroprotective Agents via Activation of Nrf2-Driven Antioxidant Enzymes
摘要:
Oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of a wide variety of neurodegenerative disorders, and accordingly, dietary supplement of exogenous antioxidants or/and upregulation of the endogenous antioxidant defense system are promising for therapeutic intervention or chemoprevention of neurodegenerative diseases. Nrf2, a master regulator of the cellular antioxidant machinery, cardinally participates in the transcription of cytoprotective genes against oxidative/electrophilic stresses. Herein, we report the synthesis of 59 structurally diverse dithiolethiones and evaluation of their neuroprotection against 6-hydroxydopamine- or H2O2 -induced oxidative damages in PC12 cells, a neuron-like rat pheochromocytoma cell line. Initial screening identified compounds 10 and 11 having low cytotoxicity but conferring remarkable protection on PC12 cells from oxidative-mediated damages. Further studies demonstrated that both compounds upregulated a battery of antioxidant genes as well as corresponding genes' products. Significantly, silence of Nrf2 expression abolishes cytoprotection of 10 and 11, indicating targeting Nrf2 activation is pivotal for their cellular functions. Taken together, the two lead compounds discovered here with potent neuroprotective functions against oxidative stress via Nrf2 activation merit further development as therapeutic or chemopreventive candidates for neurodegenerative disorders.
Modular synthesis of 1,4-diketones through regioselective bis-acylation of olefins by merging NHC and photoredox catalysis
作者:Jun-Long Li、Si-Lin Yang、Qing-Song Dai、Hua Huang、Lu Jiang、Qing-Zhu Li、Qi-Wei Wang、Xiang Zhang、Bo Han
DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108271
日期:2023.3
Efficient and modular synthesis of structurally diverse 1,4-diketones from readily available building blocks represents an essential but challenging task in organic chemistry. Herein, we report a multi-component, regioselective bis-acylation of olefins by merging NHC organocatalysis and photoredox catalysis. With this protocol, a broad range of 1,4-diketones could be rapidly assembled using bench-stable
Energy-Transfer-Enabled Radical Acylation Using Free Alkyl Boronic Acids through Photo and NHC Dual Catalysis
作者:Wan-Cong Liu、Xiang Zhang、Lin Chen、Rong Zeng、Yuan-Hang Tian、En-Dian Ma、Ya-Peng Wang、Bin Zhang、Jun-Long Li
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.3c06027
日期:2024.3.1
for ketone synthesis. As an important coupling partner, bench-stable and commercially available alkyl boronicacids are widely used in transition metal catalysis, but they are rarely utilized as radical precursors for acylative coupling reactions. Herein, we reported an energy-transfer-enabled radical acylation using free alkyl boronicacids via NHC/photo dual catalysis. This protocol could efficiently