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Letters in Drug Design & Discovery

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ISSN (Print): 1570-1808
ISSN (Online): 1875-628X

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 5,6-Dihydro-benzo[c] acridin-7-ol Derivatives as Anti-Alzheimers Disease Drugs

Author(s): Jinpei Zhou, Xiaowen Hu, Huibin Zhang, Hai Qian, Wenlong Huang, Fan Qi and Yanchun Zhang

Volume 6, Issue 8, 2009

Page: [623 - 628] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/157018009789353527

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Abstract

The multifactorial pathogenesis of Alzheimers disease (AD) suggests that drug treatments with two or more mechanisms of action, acting in a complementary manner, could be more efficacious to patients suffering from the disease. In an effort to develop new therapies to treat AD, a series of 5,6-dihydro-benzo[c]acridin-7-ol derivatives (5a-5q) were synthesized and evaluated for their AchE-inhibition and neuron-protection effects. Preliminary biological tests suggested that these compounds exhibited mild AchE-inhibition and commendable neuroprotection activities. Compounds 5m, 5n, 5p had noticeable neuron-protection as compared with tacrine and nimodipine.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, Cholinesterase inhibitors, Neuroprotection


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