Acid-sensitive ion channels (ASICs) are sodium channels partially permeable to Ca2+ions, listed among putative targets in central nervous system (CNS) diseases in which a pH modification occurs. We targeted novel compounds able to modulate ASIC1 and to reduce the progression of ischemic brain injury. We rationally designed and synthesized several diminazene-inspired diaryl mono- and bis-guanyl hydrazones. A correlation between their predicted docking affinities for the acidic pocket (AcP site) in chicken ASIC1 and their inhibition of homo- and heteromeric hASIC1 channels in HEK-293 cells was found. Their activity on murine ASIC1a currents and their selectivity vs mASIC2a were assessed in engineered CHO-K1 cells, highlighting a limited isoform selectivity. Neuroprotective effects were confirmedin vitro, on primary rat cortical neurons exposed to oxygen-glucose deprivation followed by reoxygenation, andin vivo, in ischemic mice. Early lead 3b, showing a good selectivity for hASIC1 in human neurons, was neuroprotective against focal ischemia induced in mice.
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Mono- And Bis-Guanyl Hydrazones as Potent and Selective ASIC1 Inhibitors Able to Reduce Brain Ischemic Insult / Gornati, D.; Ciccone, R.; Vinciguerra, A.; Ippati, S.; Pannaccione, A.; Petrozziello, T.; Pizzi, E.; Hassan, A.; Colombo, E.; Barbini, S.; Milani, M.; Caccavone, C.; Randazzo, P.; Muzio, L.; Annunziato, L.; Menegon, A.; Secondo, A.; Mastrangelo, E.; Pignataro, G.; Seneci, P.. - In: JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0022-2623. - 64:12(2021), pp. 8333-8353. [10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00305]
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Mono- And Bis-Guanyl Hydrazones as Potent and Selective ASIC1 Inhibitors Able to Reduce Brain Ischemic Insult
Vinciguerra A.;
2021-01-01
Abstract
Acid-sensitive ion channels (ASICs) are sodium channels partially permeable to Ca2+ions, listed among putative targets in central nervous system (CNS) diseases in which a pH modification occurs. We targeted novel compounds able to modulate ASIC1 and to reduce the progression of ischemic brain injury. We rationally designed and synthesized several diminazene-inspired diaryl mono- and bis-guanyl hydrazones. A correlation between their predicted docking affinities for the acidic pocket (AcP site) in chicken ASIC1 and their inhibition of homo- and heteromeric hASIC1 channels in HEK-293 cells was found. Their activity on murine ASIC1a currents and their selectivity vs mASIC2a were assessed in engineered CHO-K1 cells, highlighting a limited isoform selectivity. Neuroprotective effects were confirmedin vitro, on primary rat cortical neurons exposed to oxygen-glucose deprivation followed by reoxygenation, andin vivo, in ischemic mice. Early lead 3b, showing a good selectivity for hASIC1 in human neurons, was neuroprotective against focal ischemia induced in mice.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
