Synthesis and biological evaluation of 21-arylidenepregnenolone derivatives as neuroprotective agents

CS Jiang, XJ Guo, JX Gong, TT Zhu, HY Zhang…

Index: Jiang, Cheng-Shi; Guo, Xian-Jun; Gong, Jing-Xu; Zhu, Ting-Ting; Zhang, Hai-Yan; Guo, Yue-Wei Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2012 , vol. 22, # 6 p. 2226 - 2229

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Abstract

A series of 21-arylidenepregnenolone derivatives and their corresponding epoxides were synthesized. The neuroprotective effects of these steroidal compounds against amyloid-β25– 35 (Aβ25–35)-and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells, and oxygen–glucose deprivation (OGD)-induced neurotoxicity in SH-SY5Y cells were evaluated. The bioassay results indicated that several 3β-pregn-21-benzylidene-20-one derivatives ...