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  2. Synthesis and preliminary evaluation of neuroprotection of celastrol analogues in PC12 cells

Synthesis and preliminary evaluation of neuroprotection of celastrol analogues in PC12 cells

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 Jul 1;20(13):3844-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.05.066.
Hongli Sun 1 Lipeng Xu Pei Yu Jie Jiang Gaoxiao Zhang Yuqiang Wang
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Affiliation

  • 1 Institute of New Drug Research, Jinan University College of Pharmacy, Guangzhou, China.
Abstract

A series of celastrol analogues were synthesized, and their neuroprotective effect against t-BHP-induced cytotoxicity was investigated in neuronal PC12 cells. Their effects on HSP70 protein expression were quantified by Western blot analysis. The study found that compound CL12 is more effective than the parent celastrol against t-BHP-induced cytotoxicity. CL12 up-regulates HSP70 protein expression dose-dependently. These results suggest that CL12 is a potential candidate for the intervention of neurodegenerative diseases.

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