title: NS 1231, a novel compound with neurotrophic-like effects in vitro and in vivo.
abstract: NS 1231 [5-(4-chlorophenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolo-[3.2-h]naphthalene-2,3-dione-3-oxime] belongs to a chemical series of compounds, which exhibit neurotrophic-like activities. In vitro, NS 1231 rescued nerve growth factor (NGF)-differentiated PC12 cells from death induced by withdrawal of trophic factors. In addition, NS 1231 stimulated NGF-induced neurite outgrowth of undifferentiated PC12 cells. At the molecular level, NS 1231 enhanced NGF-induced signalling events, such as TrkA phosphorylation at the Shc-binding site Tyr490 as well as ERK activation in PC12 cells. Moreover, NS 1231 reduced NMDA-induced excitotoxicity in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. In a gerbil model of transient global ischaemia, treatment with NS 1231 reduced the delayed loss of neurons in the hippocampal CA1 layer. Furthermore, NS 1231 treatment resulted in a 43% reduction in total infarct volume in the mouse middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model. The present data thus implicate a therapeutic potential of NS 1231 or structural analogues in treatment of cerebral ischaemia.
authors.affiliation: NsGene, Ballerup, Denmark.
authors.forename: Lone
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dagø
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bonde
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Møller
authors.forename: Signe Farsø
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Bomholt
authors.forename: J Barbara P
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hartz
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Jørgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drejer
authors.forename: Mette
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grønborg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000633:toxicity; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016501:Neurites / Q000187:drug effects; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D010091:Oximes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016716:PC12 Cells; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D020917:Receptor, trkA / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; C459093:NS 1231; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010091:Oximes; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor; D020917:Receptor, trkA; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases