Effect of Aromatic Short-Chain Analogues of Ceramide on Axonal Growth in Hippocampal Neurons
作者:Ilse Van Overmeire、Swetlana A. Boldin、Filip Dumont、Serge Van Calenbergh、Guido Slegers、Denis De Keukeleire、Anthony H. Futerman、Piet Herdewijn
DOI:10.1021/jm990091e
日期:1999.7.1
A series of D-erythro- and L-threo-ceramide analogues was synthesized and investigated for their ability to reverse the inhibitory effects of fumonisin B-1 (FB1) on axonal growth in hippocampal neurons. The analogues contained either a C-7 Side chain or a phenyl group substituted for the C-13 residue present in naturally occurring ceramides, while the N-acyl chain length was reduced from C-16-C-24 to C-2-C-8. D-erythro-Ceramide 18a with a C-7 Side chain and an N-acetyl residue and D-erythro-ceramide 20c with an aromatic side chain and an N-hexanoyl residue were most active in reversing the inhibitory effects of FB1 on axonal growth, although the mechanism remains unclear.