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Plant isoquinoline alkaloids as potential neurodrugs: A comparative study of the effects of benzo [c]phenanthridine and berberine-based compounds on β-amyloid aggregation

Journal

CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
Volume 334, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2020.109300

Keywords

Amyloid beta; Neurodrug; Amyloid aggregation; Alzheimer's disease; Chelerythrine; Sanguinarine; Coralyne; Berberine

Funding

  1. Campania Region, Italy [POR-FESR 2014-2020 project] [PON03PE_0060_4]
  2. Combattere la resistenza tumorale: piattaforma integrata multidisciplinare per un approccio tecnologico innovativo alle oncoterapieCampania Oncoterapie [B61G18000470007]
  3. ZonMw [733050304]
  4. Department of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam [07/2019/HD-KHCNTT]
  5. Narodowe Centrum Nauki (NCN) in Poland [2019/35/B/ST4/02086]

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Different isoquinoline alkaloids exhibit varying effects on beta-amyloid aggregation, with some compounds showing inhibitory effects and others showing promoting effects. Experimental results suggest that these compounds have the potential to serve as starting leads for the development of therapeutic strategies in neurodegenerative diseases.
Herein we present a comparative study of the effects of isoquinoline alkaloids belonging to benzo [c]phenanthridine and berberine families on beta-amyloid aggregation. Results obtained using a Thioflavine T (ThT) fluorescence assay and circular dichmism (CD) spectroscopy suggested that the benzo [c]phenanthridine nucleus, present in both sanguinarine and chelerythrine molecules, was directly involved in an inhibitory effect of A beta(1-)(42) aggregation. Conversely, coralyne, that contains the isomeric berberine nucleus, significantly increased propensity for A beta(1-)(42) to aggregate. Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) experiments provided quantitative estimation of these interactions: coralyne bound to A beta(1-)(42) with an affinity (K-D = 11.6 mu M) higher than benzo[c]phenanthridines. Molecular docking studies confirmed that all three compounds are able to recognize A beta(1-)(42) in different aggregation forms suggesting their effective capacity to modulate the A beta(1-)(42) self-recognition mechanism. Molecular dynamics simulations indicated that coralyne increased the beta-content of A beta(1-)(42), in early stages of aggregation, consistent with fluorescence-based promotion of the A beta(1-)(42) self-recognition mechanism by this alkaloid. At the same time, sanguinarine induced A beta(1-)(42) helical conformation corroborating its ability to delay aggregation as experimentally proved in vitro. The investigated compounds were shown to interfere with aggregation of A beta(1-)(42) demonstrating their potential as starting leads for the development of therapeutic strategies in neurodegenerative diseases.

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