Our previous studies showed that the natural compound berbamine, from Chinese herb Berberis amurensis, selectively induces apoptosis of imatinib (IM)-resistant-Bcr/Abl-expressing leukemia cells from the K562 cell line and CML patients. Here, a series of newberbamine derivatives were obtained by synthesis. In this series, high to very high activity in vitro has been found. Compounds 2e, 2g, 3f, 3k
Berbamine Analogs Exhibit Differential Protective Effects From Aminoglycoside-Induced Hair Cell Death
作者:Alexandria M. Hudson、Gavin M. Lockard、Ojas A. Namjoshi、Joseph W. Wilson、Katie S. Kindt、Bruce E. Blough、Allison B. Coffin
DOI:10.3389/fncel.2020.00234
日期:——
with permanent hearing loss in over 20% of patients requiring these life-sustaining antibiotics. There are currently no FDA-approved drugs that prevent hearing loss from aminoglycosides. A previous study by our group identified the plant alkaloid berbamine as a strong protectant of zebrafish lateral line hair cells from aminoglycoside damage. This effect is likely due to a block of the mechanotransduction