Riluzole-Rasagiline Hybrids : Toward the Development of Multi-Target-Directed Ligands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Polypharmacology is a new trend in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) therapy and an effective way of addressing a multifactorial etiology involving excitotoxicity, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and microglial activation. Inspired by a reported clinical trial, we converted a riluzole (1)-rasagiline (2) combination into single-molecule multi-target-directed ligands. By a ligand-based approach, the highly structurally integrated hybrids 3-8 were designed and synthesized. Through a target- and phenotypic-based screening pipeline, we identified hit compound 6. It showed monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) inhibitory activity (IC50 = 6.9 μM) rationalized by in silico studies as well as in vitro brain permeability. By using neuronal and non-neuronal cell models, including ALS-patient-derived cells, we disclosed for 6 a neuroprotective/neuroinflammatory profile similar to that of the parent compounds and their combination. Furthermore, the unexpected MAO inhibitory activity of 1 (IC50 = 8.7 μM) might add a piece to the puzzle of its anti-ALS molecular profile.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

ACS chemical neuroscience - 13(2022), 15 vom: 03. Aug., Seite 2252-2260

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Albertini, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Salerno, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Atzeni, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Uliassi, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Massenzio, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Maruca, Annalisa [VerfasserIn]
Rocca, Roberta [VerfasserIn]
Mecava, Marko [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Filomena S G [VerfasserIn]
Mena, Débora [VerfasserIn]
Valente, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Duarte, Ana I [VerfasserIn]
Chavarria, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Bissaro, Maicol [VerfasserIn]
Moro, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Federico, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Spalluto, Giampiero [VerfasserIn]
Soukup, Ondřej [VerfasserIn]
Borges, Fernanda [VerfasserIn]
Alcaro, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Monti, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Oliveira, Paulo J [VerfasserIn]
Menéndez, Josè C [VerfasserIn]
Bolognesi, Maria Laura [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

003N66TS6T
7LJ087RS6F
ALS
Benzothiazoles
Indans
Journal Article
Ligands
MAO
MTDLs
Neuroprotective Agents
Polypharmacology
Rasagiline
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Riluzole

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Date Completed 04.08.2022

Date Revised 09.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00261

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343881993