Synthesis and anti-prion aggregation activity of acylthiosemicarbazide analoguesopen access
- Authors
- Kim, Dong Hwan; Kim, Jaehyeon; Lee, Hakmin; Lee, Dongyun; Im, So Myoung; Kim, Ye Eun; Yoo, Miryeong; Cheon, Yong-Pil; Bartz, Jason C.; Son, Young-Jin; Choi, Eun-Kyoung; Kim, Yong-Sun; Jeon, Jae-Ho; Kim, Hyo Shin; Lee, Sungeun; Ryou, Chongsuk; Nam, Tae-gyu
- Issue Date
- Dec-2023
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Keywords
- Prion disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; prion aggregation formation assay; acylthiosemicarbazide
- Citation
- Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, v.38, no.1, pp 1 - 12
- Pages
- 12
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- Journal Title
- Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry
- Volume
- 38
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 12
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/112552
- DOI
- 10.1080/14756366.2023.2191164
- ISSN
- 1475-6366
1475-6374
- Abstract
- Prions are infectious protein particles known to cause prion diseases. The biochemical entity of the pathogen is the misfolded prion protein (PrPSc) that forms insoluble amyloids to impair brain function. PrPSc interacts with the non-pathogenic, cellular prion protein (PrPC) and facilitates conversion into a nascent misfolded isoform. Several small molecules have been reported to inhibit the aggregation of PrPSc but no pharmacological intervention was well established thus far. We, here, report that acylthiosemicarbazides inhibit the prion aggregation. Compounds 7x and 7y showed almost perfect inhibition (EC50 = 5 mu M) in prion aggregation formation assay. The activity was further confirmed by atomic force microscopy, semi-denaturing detergent agarose gel electrophoresis and real-time quaking induced conversion assay (EC50 = 0.9 and 2.8 mu M, respectively). These compounds also disaggregated pre-existing aggregates in vitro and one of them decreased the level of PrPSc in cultured cells with permanent prion infection, suggesting their potential as a treatment platform. In conclusion, hydroxy-2-naphthoylthiosemicarbazides can be an excellent scaffold for the discovery of anti-prion therapeutics.
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