Abstract
Tetrahydrohyperforin (IDN5706) is a semi-synthetic compound derived from hyperforin (IDN5522) and is the main active principle of St. John’s Wort. IDN5706 has shown numerous beneficial effects when administered to wild-type and double transgenic (APPswe/PSEN1ΔE9) mice that model Alzheimer’s disease. However, its mechanism of action is currently unknown. Toward this end, we analysed field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs) in mouse hippocampal slices incubated with IDN5706 and in the presence of the TRPC3/6/7 activator 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol (OAG), the TRPC channel blocker SKF96365, and neurotoxic amyloid β-protein (Aβ) oligomers. To study spatial memory, Morris water maze (MWM) behavioural tests were conducted on wild-type mice treated with IDN5706 and SKF96365. In silico studies were conducted to predict a potential pharmacophore. IDN5706 and OAG had a similar stimulating effect on fEPSPs, which was inhibited by SKF96365. IDN5706 protected from reduced fEPSPs induced by Aβ oligomers. IDN5706 improved spatial memory in wild-type mice, an effect that was counteracted by co-administration of SKF96365. Our in silico studies suggest strong pharmacophore similarity of IDN5706 and other reported TRPC6 activators (IDN5522, OAG and Hyp9). We propose that the effect of IDN5706 is mediated through activation of the TRPC3/6/7 channel subfamily. The unveiling of the drug’s mechanism of action is a necessary step toward the clinical use of IDN5706 in Alzheimer’s disease.
Keywords: Aβ oligomers, Alzheimer's Disease, neuroprotection, hippocampus, tetrahydrohyperforin, TRPC channels.
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Effects of Tetrahydrohyperforin in Mouse Hippocampal Slices: Neuroprotection, Long-term Potentiation and TRPC Channels
Volume: 21 Issue: 30
Author(s): C. Montecinos-Oliva, A. Schuller, J. Parodi, F. Melo and N.C. Inestrosa
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Keywords: Aβ oligomers, Alzheimer's Disease, neuroprotection, hippocampus, tetrahydrohyperforin, TRPC channels.
Abstract: Tetrahydrohyperforin (IDN5706) is a semi-synthetic compound derived from hyperforin (IDN5522) and is the main active principle of St. John’s Wort. IDN5706 has shown numerous beneficial effects when administered to wild-type and double transgenic (APPswe/PSEN1ΔE9) mice that model Alzheimer’s disease. However, its mechanism of action is currently unknown. Toward this end, we analysed field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs) in mouse hippocampal slices incubated with IDN5706 and in the presence of the TRPC3/6/7 activator 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol (OAG), the TRPC channel blocker SKF96365, and neurotoxic amyloid β-protein (Aβ) oligomers. To study spatial memory, Morris water maze (MWM) behavioural tests were conducted on wild-type mice treated with IDN5706 and SKF96365. In silico studies were conducted to predict a potential pharmacophore. IDN5706 and OAG had a similar stimulating effect on fEPSPs, which was inhibited by SKF96365. IDN5706 protected from reduced fEPSPs induced by Aβ oligomers. IDN5706 improved spatial memory in wild-type mice, an effect that was counteracted by co-administration of SKF96365. Our in silico studies suggest strong pharmacophore similarity of IDN5706 and other reported TRPC6 activators (IDN5522, OAG and Hyp9). We propose that the effect of IDN5706 is mediated through activation of the TRPC3/6/7 channel subfamily. The unveiling of the drug’s mechanism of action is a necessary step toward the clinical use of IDN5706 in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Montecinos-Oliva C., Schuller A., Parodi J., Melo F. and Inestrosa N.C., Effects of Tetrahydrohyperforin in Mouse Hippocampal Slices: Neuroprotection, Long-term Potentiation and TRPC Channels, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2014; 21 (30) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867321666140716091229
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