Synthesis of molecular hybrids derived from 4-quinolones as potential drug candidates to treat Alzheimer's Disease

• Grant number: 13/18203-5
• Support type: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: December 01, 2013 - February 29, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Pharmacy
• Principal Investigator: Wanda Pereira Almeida
• Grantee: Wanda Pereira Almeida
• Home Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this project is to identify potential drug candidates to treat Alzheimer´s disease (AD). In this way, we propose the synthesis of a series of N-acylhydrazone and piperazine derivatives of 3-carboethoxy-4-quinolone, as well the evaluation of their effects on the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity and aggregation of the beta-amyloid peptide, an important biomarker of AD. Our purpose is based on previous studies performed by our research group, which demonstrated that the cited quinolone inhibits the beta-amyloid aggregation and has a moderate effect on the AChE activity. Piperazine derivatives have a structural moiety smilar to donepezil, a known AChE inhibitor. In this drug, the mentioned subunit binds to the catalytic site of the enzyme. Regarding N-acylhydrazone derivatives, the hydrazone group is able to chelate metals and is part of several bioactive compounds. The activity of these compounds is related to the presence of N-acyl-hydrazone portion. Our synthetic strategy relies on a short step sequence, which has been employed in our laboratory to prepare a sort of substituted 4-quinolones. The biological evaluations will be done by following well-established protocols in the literature and in our research group. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

GOMES, RALPH C.; SAKATA, RENATA P.; ALMEIDA, WANDA P.; COELHO, FERNANDO. Spirocyclohexadienones as an Uncommon Scaffold for Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activity. Medicinal Chemistry, v. 15, n. 4, p. 373-382, 2019. Web of Science Citations: 1.

SAKATA, RENATA P.; FIGUEIRO, MICHELI; KAWANO, DANIEL F.; ALMEIDA, WANDA P. Effect on Acetylcholinesterase and Anti-oxidant Activity of Synthetic Chalcones having a Good Predicted Pharmacokinetic Profile. Medicinal Chemistry, v. 13, n. 7, p. 654-663, 2017. Web of Science Citations: 2.

DANIELA P. GOUVÊA; GABRIELE A. BERWALDT; PATRÍCIA D. NEUENFELDT; RICARDO J. NUNES; WANDA P. ALMEIDA; WILSON CUNICO. Synthesis of Novel 2-Aryl-3-(2-morpholinoethyl)-1,3-thiazinan-4-ones Via Ultrasound Irradiation. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 27, n. 6, p. 1109-1115, Jun. 2016. Web of Science Citations: 3.

DA SILVA, GISELE S.; FIGUEIRO, MICHELI; TORMENA, CLAUDIO F.; COELHO, FERNANDO; ALMEIDA, WANDA P. Effects of novel acylhydrazones derived from 4-quinolone on the acetylcholinesterase activity and A beta 42 peptide fibrils formation. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1464-1470, 2016. Web of Science Citations: 4.