Discovery of tetrasubstituted thiophenes as Cisd2 activators : A potential novel therapeutic option in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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Down-regulation of Cisd2 in the liver has been implicated in the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and increasing the level of Cisd2 is therefore a potential therapeutic approach to this group of diseases. Herein, we describe the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a series of Cisd2 activators, all thiophene analogs, based on a hit obtained using two-stage screening and prepared via either the Gewald reaction or by intramolecular aldol-type condensation of an N,S-acetal. Metabolic stability studies of the resulting potent Cisd2 activators suggest that thiophenes 4q and 6 are suitable for in vivo studies. The results from studies on 4q-treated and 6-treated Cisd2hKO-het mice, which carry a heterozygous hepatocyte-specific Cisd2 knockout, confirm that (1) there is a correlation between Cisd2 levels and NAFLD and (2) these compounds have the ability to prevent, without detectable toxicity, the development and progression of NAFLD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:258

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European journal of medicinal chemistry - 258(2023) vom: 05. Okt., Seite 115583

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yao, Chun-Hsu [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Zhao-Qing [VerfasserIn]
Rajan, Yesudoss Christu [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yu-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Chin-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jen-Shin [VerfasserIn]
Shiao, Hui-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Ke, Yi-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Yu-Shiou [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Chi-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Yeh, Teng-Kuang [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Ting-Fen [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jinq-Chyi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CISD2 protein, human
Cisd2 activator
Journal Article
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Tetrasubstituted thiophene
Thiophenes

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Date Completed 28.07.2023

Date Revised 28.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115583

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35895021X