Discovery of Benzofuran Derivatives that Collaborate with Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) to Promote Neuroprotection
作者:Takeshi Wakabayashi、Norihito Tokunaga、Kazuyuki Tokumaru、Taiichi Ohra、Nobuyuki Koyama、Satoru Hayashi、Ryuji Yamada、Mikio Shirasaki、Yoshitaka Inui、Tetsuya Tsukamoto
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00191
日期:2016.5.26
A series of benzofuran derivatives with neuroprotective activity in collaboration with IGF-1 was discovered using a newly developed cell-based assay involving primary neural cells prepared from rat hippocampal and cerebral cortical tissues. A structure activity relationship study identified compound 8 as exhibiting potent activity and brain penetrability. An in vitro pharmacological study demonstrated that although IGF-1 and 8 individually exhibited the neuroprotective effect, the latter acted in collaboration with IGF-1 to enhance neuroprotective activity.