期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
卷 89, 期 -, 页码 467-479出版社
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.10.067
关键词
Neurodegenerative disease; Parkinson disease; MALDI-TOF imaging; Biological screening; Medicinal chemistry; Quinoxaline
资金
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
- CAPES-COFECUB (France/Brazil) [681/2010]
- ANR through ANTIPARK [ANR-201-EMMA-006]
- Medicen
- program Investissements d'avenir [ANR-10-IAIHU-06]
- ANR [ANR-10-LABX-33]
Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative disorder of aging, characterized by disabling motor symptoms resulting from the loss of midbrain dopaminergic neurons and the decrease of dopamine in the striatum. Current therapies are directed at treating the symptoms but there is presently no cure for the disease. In order to discover neuroprotective compounds with a therapeutical potential, our research team has established original and highly regioselective methods for the synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted 6-aminoquinoxalines. To evaluate the neuroprotective activity of these molecules, we used midbrain cultures and various experimental conditions that promote dopaminergic cell loss. Among a series of 11 molecules, only compound MPAQ (2-methyl-3-phenyl-6-aminoquinoxaline) afforded substantial protection in a paradigm where dopaminergic neurons die spontaneously and progressively as they mature. Prediction of blood brain barrier permeation by Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship studies (QSARs) suggested that MPAQ was able to reach the brain parenchyma with sufficient efficacy. HPLC-MS/MS quantification in brain homogenates and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry imaging on brain tissue sections performed in MPAQ-treated mice allowed us to confirm this prediction and to demonstrate, by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry imaging, that MPAQ was localized in areas containing vulnerable neurons and/or their terminals. Of interest, MPAQ also rescued dopaminergic neurons, which (i) acquired dependency on the trophic peptide GDNF for their survival or (ii) underwent oxidative stress-mediated insults mediated by catalytically active iron. In summary, MPAQ possesses an interesting pharmacological profile as it penetrates the brain parenchyma and counteracts mechanisms possibly contributive to dopaminergic cell death in Parkinson disease. (C) 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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