title: Discovery of 3-Arylcoumarin-tetracyclic Tacrine Hybrids as Multifunctional Agents against Parkinson's Disease.
abstract: A series of multifunctional directed 3-arylcoumarin-tetracyclic tacrine derivatives was designed and synthesized for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). A number of derivatives (18, 19, 20, 21, and 24) demonstrated significant reduction of aggregation of "human" alpha-synuclein (α-synuclein) protein, expressing on transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) model NL5901. Moreover, compounds 16, 18, and 24 also exhibited good antioxidant properties and significantly increased the dopamine (DA) content in N2 and NL5901 strains of C. elegans. Interestingly, the protective efficacy of these hybrids seems to be mediated via activation of longevity promoting transcription factor DAF-16. In addition, molecular modeling studies have evidenced the exquisite interaction of most active compounds 18 and 24 with α-synuclein protein. Taken together, the data indicate that the derivatives may be useful leads against aging and age associated PD.
authors.affiliation: Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, and Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI) , BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
authors.forename: Koneni V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Sashidhara
authors.affiliation: Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, and Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI) , BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
authors.forename: Ram K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Modukuri
authors.affiliation: Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, and Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI) , BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
authors.forename: Pooja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jadiya
authors.affiliation: Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, and Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI) , BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
authors.forename: K Bhaskara
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, and Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI) , BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
authors.forename: Tanuj
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, and Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI) , BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
authors.forename: Rizwanul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.affiliation: Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, and Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI) , BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
authors.forename: Deependra Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, and Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI) , BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
authors.forename: Dibyendu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.affiliation: Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, and Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI) , BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
authors.forename: Mohammad Imran
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Siddiqi
authors.affiliation: Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, and Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI) , BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India.
authors.forename: Aamir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nazir
keywords: 3-Arylcoumarin; C. elegans; Parkinson’s disease; reactive oxygen species; tetracyclic tacrine; α-synuclein