Bis-chalcones obtained via one-pot synthesis as the anti-neurodegenerative agents and their effect on the HT-22 cell line

Abstrakt

In the area of research on neurodegenerative diseases, the current challenge is to search for appropriate research methods that would detect these diseases at the earliest possible stage, but also new active structures that would reduce the rate of the disease progression and minimize the intensity of their symptoms experienced by the patient. The chalcones are considered in the context of candidates for new drugs dedicated to the fight against neurodegenerative diseases. The synthesis of bis-chalcone derivatives (3a-3d), as aim molecules was performed. Their structures were established by applying 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS, FT-IR and UV–Vis spectra. All bis- chalcones were synthesized from terephthalaldehyde and appropriate aromatic ketone as sub- strates in the Claisen-Schmidt condensation method and evaluated in the biological tests and in silico analysis. Compounds exerted antioxidant activity using the HORAC method (3a-3d) and decreased the activities of GPx, COX-2 (3b-3d), GR (3a-3c) and CAT (3a,3b). The high anti- neurodegenerative potential of all four bis-chalcones was observed by inhibition of acetyl- (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and a positive effect on the mouse hippocampal neuronal HT-22 cell line (LDH release and PGC-1α, PPARγ and GAPDH protein expression). TD- DFT method (computing a number of descriptors associated with HOMO–LUMO electron tran- sition: electronegativity, chemical hardness and potential, first ionization potential, electron af- finity) was employed to study the spectroscopic properties. This method showed that the first excited state of compounds was consistent with their maximum absorption in the computed UV–Vis spectra, which showed good agreement with the experimental spectrum using PBE1PBE functional. Using in silico approach, interactions of bis-chalcones with selected targets (aryl hy- drocarbon receptor (AhR) PAS-A Domain, ligand binding domain of human PPAR-γ, soman-aged human BChE-butyrylthiocholine complex, Torpedo californica AChE:N-piperidinopropyl- galanthamine complex and the COX-2-celecoxib complex) were characterized. Results obtained in in silico models were consistent with in vitro experiments.

Autorzy

Dorota Olender
Dorota Olender
Jacek Kujawski
Jacek Kujawski
Bartosz Skóra
Bartosz Skóra
Katarzyna Sowa-Kasprzak
Katarzyna Sowa-Kasprzak
Anna Pawełczyk
Anna Pawełczyk
Lucjusz Zaprutko
Lucjusz Zaprutko
Konrad. A. Szychowski
Konrad. A. Szychowski
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Angielski
2024
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37147
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